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To the Editors:
Henry Petroski's "In Memory of the Offprint" (January–February, Engineering) was a trip down memory lane. Many of us older scientists remember the days of requesting or receiving requests for reprints, another term for offprints. To make requests, I purchased post cards from the post office and had them printed so that I didn't have to lick stamps (stamps had to be licked in those days; no peel and stick). All I had to do was write in the article titles and address the card. But, as nostalgic as this is, some very positive things have occurred as a result of our evolution to electronic publishing.
From the 1970s until 2010, I acquired a library of reprints of important articles in my field. These were diligently cataloged, first on 3-by-5-inch index cards and then later in an electronic bibliographic database. The reprints themselves, or in the more recent years, printed copies of downloaded articles, were carefully filed in boxes on book shelves. In 2010 I had 60 linear feet of boxes containing reprints.
In 2010 I had a revelation: I no longer had room to expand my collection of reprints. With this revelation and the realization that I was downloading articles and printing them out, I am now paperless and use personal bibliographic software, which captures the citation data from articles to automatically populate my database. The software saves even more time when I am writing, because it electronically compiles my literature-cited section.
Besides saving postage, paper, and space, I save a lot of time because I no longer have to write requests, make bibliographic entries, and file the material.
To date, my bibliographic database contains about 30,000 items that I can now electronically search whenever I need to find an article, no matter where I am. What a saving.
I know this is by no means novel to younger professionals, but it is a real wow factor for someone who started when computers still required large rooms and when slide rules were hanging from the belt of every scientist.
Roger ApplegateAntioch, Tennessee
Henry J. Petroski ("In Memory of the Offprint," Engineering, January–February) and Katie L. Burke ("A Safety Net for Scientific Data," Spotlight, January–February) make valid and overlapping cases concerning data retrieval and access. A further problem is that the changes they describe can limit access to information if one is not (or is no longer) in an academic post.
In the past I could access journals and abstract materials (the latter such as the International Abstracts of Food Science and Technology) as hard copy in the library of the university where I was employed until retirement. Increasingly these are held in the virtual world, and the need to protect access for those currently studying and working at the University mean that access for other people has to be curtailed.
I also am aware that electronic searches are only as good as my ability to construct search terms, whereas working with printed materials could lead me into novel concepts. Thus, I find that my work (or hobby) in editing textbooks can be obstructed, and I do not know how anyone without even my restricted access to electronic sources can research a topic in detail. I hasten to add that at a personal level I have good and constructive relationships with former colleagues and the library's staff, but this cannot be abused by me, so I do feel rather restricted, particularly if I want to foray outside my normal comfort zone.
Brian J. B. WoodLenzie, Glasgow, Scotland
Editor's note:
The online data archives discussed in "A Safety Net for Scientific Data" are open to the public, so access would be limited only if a person did not have a computer or Internet.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/saving-paper/1
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


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Activity note: Please note that if the group flight arrives after 5:30 PM, we will conduct the orientation the next morning so you can rest from your long journey.
Afternoon: Convene with your group leader to review program orientation. Orientation: The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. In addition to the program theme and logistics, we will review the up-to-date daily schedule and any changes, discuss responsibilities, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Please be aware that indicated times are approximate and that program activities and schedules could change due to local circumstances such as weather, traffic conditions, etc. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. During free time, the Group Leader will often be available for informal excursions, activities, or meals not included in the program. You are welcome to join if you wish, with any associated costs on your own, or may explore independently.
Dinner: Welcome dinner at the hotel.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Begin the morning with a presentation on the History of Vietnam. Then visit Ba Dinh Square where Ho Chi Minh himself read out the Declaration of Independence in 1945. Inside Ba Dinh Square revel at the simplicity of Ho Chi Minh's house. Visit the One Pillar Pagoda, constructed to celebrate the heiress Emperor Ly Thai Tong, who dreamt about receiving a son from the Buddhist goddess of mercy and compassion seated on a lotus flower.
Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Take a guided visit of the Museum of Ethnology and learn about the life and culture of the 54 ethnic groups that live in Vietnam. The remainder of the afternoon is free for you to explore on your own.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning, partake in a hands-on cooking class at Madam Tuyet's. Madame Tuyet became famous both locally and internationally when her Anh Tuyet Restaurant was visited in 2002 by American chef Anthony Bourdain. During class you will visit the local market and learn about Vietnamese ingredients and then proceed to learn how to prepare and cook true northern Vietnamese cuisine.
Lunch: Savor your Vietnamese creation.
Afternoon: Explore Hanoi's vibrant Old Quarter. First begin with a cyclo ride near Hoam Kiem lake and around the Old Quarters. Remnant of a bygone era, The Old Quarter has the original street layout and architecture of old Hanoi. At the beginning of the 20th century the city consisted of only about 36 streets, most of which are now part of the old quarter. Each street then had merchants and households specialized in a particular trade, such as silk traders, jewellery, etc. The street names nowadays still reflect these specializations, although few of them remain exclusively in their original commerce. Then continue on a walking discovery of the old quarters.
Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
Evening: Engage in a traditional northern Vietnamese Mua Roi Nuoc performance, or Water Puppet Show, that tells the story of day-to-day living in rural Vietnam and Vietnamese folk tales of harvest, fishing, and festivals.
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Drive to Halong Bay and board your traditional Vietnamese Junk for one night. "Ha Long" which means "Bay of Descending Dragons," is a stunning a site, famous for its scenic ocean karst topography and peaceful horizon. Along the way, learn about Northern Vietnamese life.
Lunch: Lunch on board the boat.
Afternoon: Explore the well-hidden Thien Canh Son cave, then relax on the white sandy beaches at Hon Co Island.
Dinner: Dinner on board the boat.
Breakfast: Brunch on board the boat.
Morning: After early snack is served, you have the option of visiting Vung Vieng fishing village in the early morning on rowing boats. At mid-morning, you will disembark the Vietnamese boat and transfer to the Hanoi airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). This will be about a 3 1/2 hour drive. Along the way, get a presentation on Vietnam after the open door policy by your Group Leader.
Lunch: Light snack at the airport.
Afternoon: Fly to Ho Chi Minh city and transfer to your hotel.
Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning participate in a presentation on Economic Development in the Mekong Delta. Then engage with university students to learn about higher education in Vietnam.
Lunch: Lunch at the local restaurant.
Afternoon: After lunch, take an excursion to Reunification Hall (the former Presidential Palace) built as a modern administrative center. Then take a walking discovery of Saigon and learn about Vietnamese history through the eyes of the local artists. Finish the walk with a drink at the historical Rex Hotel.
Dinner: On your own to explore what you like. Your Group Leader can offer suggestions.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning, experience the Cu Chi Tunnels - an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, and helped achieve ultimate military success.
Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Free afternoon for you to explore Saigon on your own.
Dinner: On your own to enjoy what you like.
Activity note: Participants must be comfortable enough to sit and stand and get in and out of small boats.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Depart for the Mekong Delta and begin your journey along the Mekong River. Along the way, stop in Cai Be and board small boats along the arms of the Mekong River, passing by villages and fruit farms.
Lunch: Lunch at an ancient house.
Afternoon: After lunch, continue your drive to Chau Doc. Along the way, learn about the changing culture of the Mekong Delta. Chau Doc sits at the junction of a tributary linking the Bassac and Mekong Rivers and the Bassac River itself. An incredibly friendly and bustling little city, it has a colour scheme to match its ambience, with bright pastel hues of green, blue and purple adorning many of the newer shopfronts.
Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning, take a field trip to Sam Mountain, the highest elevation on the Mekong provides a spectacular view of the region's Rice Paddies and canal system and the Cambodian border. Stop at a few spots to look at some of the temples such as Tay An Pagoda, the Temple of Lady Xu and the Tomb of Thoai Ngoc Hau.
Lunch: Explore and enjoy lunch on own.
Afternoon: Enjoy time to relax or explore on your own.
Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning transfer by speed boat to Cambodia. At the Vietnam Cambodia border, go through immigration, then proceed to Phnom Penh and check into your hotel.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Known once as the "Paris of the East," discover the charming capital city of Phnom Penh. First visit the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda and finish the afternoon at the National Museum. The National Museum in Phnom Penh is the most significant public repository of Khmer artifacts in the country, displaying many important Angkorian artifacts and rare pieces from later periods.
Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: This morning participate in a presentation on the current economic and political conditions of Cambodia. Then continue on a field trip to S-21, the interrogation center, and Choeung Ek Killing Fields Memorial. Though not for the weak hearted, seeing these three sites will help you understand the horrors and the legacy left by Pol Pot's regime who ruled Cambodia from1975 to 1979.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore Phnom Penh. Visit one of the local markets, walk the city streets, or just relax at your hotel.
Dinner: On your own to enjoy what you like.
Activity note: This will be an all day trip. First the drive will take place from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham which will take about 2 1/2 hours. Then there will be lunch and then we will continue to Siem Reap.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Rest and get ready to check out. Drive to Kampong Thom.
Lunch: At a silk farm where you learn about silk production from the warms to the dying to the weaving process.
Afternoon: Attend a presentation on the process of creating Cambodian silk. Then continue driving to Siem Reap.
Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.
Activity note: Long day. Participants must be able to get in and out of bus and sit and stand nearly the whole day in hot and humid weather.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Begin your introduction to the temples of Angkor with a visit to to visit Ta Prohm. Built at the height of the Khmer Empire by Jayavarman VII as a Buddhist monastery and center of learning, Ta Prohm has a traditional Khmer structure consisting of a series of gradually smaller enclosures, the largest of which is about 1000 by 650 meters. The sanctuary is centered around the huge, elevated stone face of Prajnaparamita, the personification of wisdom, whose features were modeled after those of the king's mother. Ta Prohm's popularity has soared in recent years along with the rest of the Angkor complex, but especially because of its appearance in the movie "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." Continue to Banteay Srei, the Citadel of Women, a pink sandstone temple, built in the latter half of the 10th century by Rajendravarman II and Jayavaraman V.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a traditional house setting.
Afternoon: Return to town. Free time this afternoon. For those interested join your group leader for a visit to the National Museum.
Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
Evening: Enjoy an 'Apsara Dance' preformance danced by a group of local artist that are working to preserve the traditional Cambodian classical arts. As evidenced in part by the innumerable apsaras (celestial dancers) that adorn the walls of Angkorian and pre-Angkorian temples, this dance has been a part of Khmer culture for more than a millennium.
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Immerse in the breathtaking beauty of Angkor Wat as it silhouettes in the sky during sunrise. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. As the best-preserved temple at the site, Angkor Wat, is the only temple to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation is Hindu - dedicated to the god Vishnu - then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. Also explore Angkor Thom, the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. Established in the late twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII, at the centre of the city is the mesmerising temple of Bayon.
Lunch: Lunch on own.
Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore Siem Reap on your own.
Dinner: Farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
Activity note: Safe travels! If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for the next program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Depart for Siem Reap airport for your return flight home.


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Video: Witness rips Boxer for racial condescension
posted at 12:57 pm on July 16, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Red meat by the slab, folks! Barbara Boxer wound up getting reamed by Harry Alford, the chair of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, after attempting to challenge his testimony on energy policy. When Boxer started waving position papers from the NAACP and the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Alford called it a "condescending" attack and complained about Boxer's focus on black people rather than science:
I just love it when white politicians set themselves up as arbiters of racial authenticity, especially when they try to scold minorities for drifting off the political reservation. It belies a "soft" bigotry, if you will, when Barbara Boxer assumes all black people think the same and hold the same opinions — or even worse, that they should.
Update: Duane "Generalissimo" Patterson says California has reclaimed the crown.
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Hope College senior Rebecca Timmer of Pella, Iowa has been named a GTE Academic All-American.
A cross country and track standout who has majored in
chemistry and Spanish, Timmer has been voted to the first team in
the Fall At-Large category which honors student-athletes in
several sports from NCAA Division II and III colleges throughout
the United States. She is being honored in cross country.
The GTE Academic All-America program is sponsored by the
College Sports Information Directors Association (COSIDA).
Timmer is the second Hope athlete to achieve GTE Academic
All-America distinction this fall. Senior David DeHommel was
honored in football last fall.
She becomes the 32nd GTE honoree from Hope since 1979 and
the fourth in cross country. The other GTE Academic All-
Americans in cross country were Tauna Jecmen (1987 & 1988), Marie
Matchett (1997) and Ellen Schultz (1998).
Timmer is a two-time NCAA Division III cross country All-
American. Last fall she finished 19th in a field of 180 runners
at the national championships. She was 29th at nationals in
1997. She is a three-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA) all-conference cross country runner.
She also runs the distance events in track and field. This
spring she has a provisional
qualifying time for nationals in the 5,000-meter run.
As a junior she was presented the 1998 Miner Stegenga Award
which is given to a Hope student in recognition of exemplary
performance in athletics enhanced by leadership qualities
consistent with the Christian life. She is a member of the
Mortar Board national honor society and was recently inducted
into the college's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
She has been active in the college chorus and college's
Gospel Choir, is a member of the pre-med honor society and has
served as a volunteer in a tutoring assistance and lifestyle
guidance program for elementary-age children.
At Hope she has achieved a 3.99 grade point average on a 4.0
point scale. She has been named to the college's Dean's List and
the Academic Honor Roll of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA) every year.
She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Timmer of Pella,
Iowa. She graduated from Pella Community High School in 1995.
Timmer is one of three student-athletes from the MIAA to be
named GTE at-large Academic All-Americans. The others, both from
Calvin, are Cara Jansen (soccer) and Andrea Clark (cross


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Location: Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research
Project Number: 3655-12630-003-03-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Aug 13, 2008
End Date: Jun 30, 2012
i) Evaluate the effectiveness of alternative forage production systems utilizing animal manures on long-term P and K nutrient budgets, N leaching losses and soil organic carbon dynamics; ii) evaluate alternative rotations that open windows for application of manure, and increase feed production for dairy operations; and iii) design improved organic grain rotations that include manure inputs and produce feed for organic dairy operations.
Improved management of dairy farms requires successful management of nutrient flows, both to maximize nutrient use by animals and crops in order to optimize profit, and to minimize nutrient loss to the environment in order to optimize sustainability. This SCA will continue to monitor long-term cropping systems trials (established 1990) that include three grain- and three forage-production systems. Of particular interest in this study, which includes the use of animal manures, is the comprehensive performance of these production systems. Specifically, participating scientists are not only interested in traditional agronomic measures of forage and grain production, but also in long-term P and K nutrient budgets, N leaching losses, and soil organic C dynamics. Another aspect of these studies seeks to develop conventional and organic crop-management strategies to facilitate the exchange of N, P, and K as manure and feed between neighboring dairy and cash-grain farms. This will be accomplished via on-station and on-farm trials. Finally, a grass ley concept that provides sites for summer manure applications onto perennial-forage sods will be evaluated in replicated plot trials, as well as through assessment of voluntary intake by replacement dairy heifers.


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Erased Hard-Drive
I have two PC's setup and I'm trying to dump one of the hard-drives to the point where there is no trace of how it was dumped and NO reverse engineering can be done to determine the cause. Is there a method? If so, would I also have to dump/clear the memory?
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Hi Everybody,
My dad has an ulcer on the side of the foot and third toe. He is going to the wound doctor; one doctor says the ulcers are arterial. The other doctor is much more hopeful. The wound doctor says ordinary honey is dangerous and the only safe honey is medi-honey. The current treatment is betadine with a dry dressing and the goal is status quo. The wound doctor says honey will not work with this problem. Of course we have used our own honey to treat skin tears.. with great results. Has anybody used honey for ulcers?
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Tackling Diet, Exercise Together Produces Best Results: Study
|Author: Ranjana. R
Date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
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Tackling Diet, Exercise Together Produces Best Results: Study
By -- Robert Preidt
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- If you're trying to get healthy, tackling both diet and exercise is better than trying to improve one lifestyle habit at a time, new research suggests.
The researchers did add that if you need to start with just one lifestyle change, choose exercise. They found that changing diet first may interfere with attempts to establish a regular exercise routine.
The study included 200 people, aged 45 and older, who were inactive and had poor diets. They were split into four groups: new diet and exercise habits at the same time; diet changes first and starting exercise a few months later; starting exercise first and making diet changes a few months later; and no diet or exercise changes.
The groups received telephone coaching and were tracked for a year. Those who made diet and exercise changes at the same time were most likely to meet U.S. guidelines for exercise (150 minutes per week) and nutrition (5 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables per day), and to keep calories from saturated fat at less than 10 percent of their total intake of calories.
The people who started with exercise first and diet changes a few months later also did a good job of meeting both the exercise and diet goals, but not quite as good as those who made exercise and diet changes at the same time, the Stanford University School of Medicine researchers said in a news release from Stanford.
The participants who made diet changes first and started exercise later did a good job of meeting the dietary goals but didn't meet their exercise targets. This may be because each type of change has unique characteristics, explained study author Abby King, a professor of health research and policy and of medicine.
"With dietary habits, you have no choice; you have to eat. You don't have to find extra time to eat because it's already in your schedule. So the focus is more on substituting the right kinds of food to eat," she said in the news release.
However, people with busy schedules may have difficulty finding time for exercise. King noted that even the people in the most successful group (diet and exercise changes at the same time) initially had trouble meeting their exercise goal, but did achieve it by the end of the study.
The study was published online April 21 in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
More information
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers tips for healthy living.
SOURCE: Stanford University, news release, April 21, 2013
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Read named as All Blacks captain
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New skipper, new players and a new style of play. It is all change for the All Blacks on Sunday as, for the first time, Kieran Read leads them into combat against Italy. There was natural acclaim for Read from his teammates and coaches with midfield back Ma'a Nonu weighing in with his approval. For the last three years Read had been a world class No 8, he was a leader in the forwards and had captained teams when his good buddy Richie McCaw was absent.


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My moneys on Vick
My moneys on Vick
Without a doubt, Vick.
[quote user="Drez"]Without a doubt, Vick.
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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Not that Vick will be shown the door first but will probably have a bad injury again causing the change. Romo is a good QB just not clutch which will keep him under center for awhile.
Vick, and the fact that he thinks he is "uncanny" is laughable. But I hope Philly keeps him around for a very long time to help their "Dream Team" out.
Yeah, Vick. Nick Foles is their quarterback.
Philly actually puts pressure on Vick. They've had good backups his entire time there. Dallas just picked up Orton, and before that, the only backup they had capable of unseating Romo was the 89 year old Jon Kitna.
Philly makes it apparent that if you don't play up to standards, they have other guys that will.
[quote user="BlueBlitzer"]My moneys on Vick[/quote]
The last 2 times I heard Jerry Jones respond to questions about the Playoff and SB drought, he made no bones about how little patience he has left for another failed season........so I say it will definitely be Romo!
John McKay, HC of the 1976 winless TB Buccaneers, when asked by a reporter, how McKay felt, about the execution of his offense.
Vick and it's not even close. Romo is too athletic and too smart and plays with a lot of pain. Yeah he's had some troubles with INT's and handling pressure from time to time but you could say the same thing of Eli before he won it all.
Romo is a dang good QB.
Gonna go out on a limb and say Mark Sanchez


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Jets fall apart in all phases during the first half
EAST RUTHERFORD -- It all fell apart so quickly.
So brutally. So pathetically.
The math for the Jets' first half was as ugly as it was decisive. Four turnovers and three secondary breakdowns equaled five second-quarter Patriots touchdowns.
It also added up to epic embarrassment Thursday night in New England's 49-19 blowout victory in front of a national TV audience and an angry MetLife Stadium crowd.
The comedy of errors included all phases. Offense. Defense. Special teams.
In a span of 6:03, the Patriots scored their first four touchdowns, all off turnovers. Three of the scores -- off three fumbles -- came in a 52-second span, including two returned by the New England defense for touchdowns.
of the scores -- off three fumbles -- came in a 52-second span.
Yes, three touchdowns in only 52 seconds.
The Patriots became just the third team to score that many in less than a minute since the 1970 merger. They led 35-3 at the half.
"I've never seen it before personally," New England running back Shane Vereen said.
"I'm sure I've seen it before, but it has been a while," Wes Welker said.
Rex Ryan was caught by an NBC camera spitting an obscenity of disbelief on the sideline after the fourth score.
Special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff waved his hand dismissively toward the field in utter disgust.
And boos rained down from the crowd, soon followed by the chant of "Te-BOW!, Te-BOW!, Te-BOW!" calling for backup quarterback Tim Tebow to enter the game. They did not call for him to save the season, but to provide a distraction as the Thanksgiving night crowd already had begun to thin.
"I thought it was almost impossible to score 35 points in a quarter, but they found a way to do it," Ryan said. "... 35 points in a quarter is ridiculous."
And they virtually ended the Jets playoff hopes at 4-7.
Play like a Jet, indeed.
"I can't explain it," Dustin Keller said of the string of turnovers/touchdowns. "It's just crazy to have that many turnovers the way that we had them. We're just killing ourselves. I couldn't tell you exactly what it is.
"But the offense, we just handed them points basically."
Here's the anatomy of the second-quarter debacle.
The seeds were planted in the first period when Mark Sanchez ended a promising drive with yet another interception -- this time a telegraphed pass to safety Steve Gregory.
Tom Brady took the gift and found a wide-open Welker -- corner Ellis Lankster was sort of in the neighborhood expecting help -- for a 3-yard touchdown and 7-0 lead.
The slaughter was on.
Touchdown No. 1, 7-0, 14:54 remaining in the half.
On the ensuing Jets drive, Shonn Greene fumbled on a 4th-and-1 from the Patriots' 31-yard-line.
Brady needed one play to again make the Jets pay, hitting Vereen for an 83-yard catch-and-run touchdown when Bart Scott got tangled up while in coverage.
Touchdown No. 2, 14-0, 9:43 remaining in the half.
Now it gets interesting.
Two plays into the next Jets possession, a botched handoff left Sanchez with the ball and nowhere to go. He ran directly into right guard Brandon Moore's backside -- you cannot make this up -- and was driven backward and fumbled.
Gregory -- who made the first-quarter interception and recovered Greene's fumble -- scooped up another loose ball and sprinted 32 yards for the score.
Greene said the play was designed to be a handoff to fullback Lex Hilliard. But Sanchez admitted he ran the wrong play.
"I was thinking a different play in my head," he said. "Just a mental error there. So as soon as I realized there was nobody to hand it to, I started to run toward the line and tried to cover it up and just get down, and I slid right into Brandon Moore."
Moore was in no mood to discuss the play.
"Why do I need to talk about that?" he said. "I don't understand why y'all keep asking about that play."
Touchdown No. 3, 21-0, 9:00 remaining in the half.
The Patriots point-after-touchdown unit barely had gotten off the field before they were called back.
Joe McKnight fumbled the ensuing kickoff after getting popped by St. Joseph product Devin McCourty. Julian Edelman picked it up and jogged 22 yards for another touchdown.
"You just can't have turnovers like that, especially in the red zone," Keller said. "That just kills us. There's no way you can win when you're doing that."
Touchdown No. 4, 28-0, 8:51 remaining in the half.
The Patriots then took a respite, likely too tired from celebrating to score for awhile.
But they eventually broke through again after a break of 5:43, when Brady found a wide open Edelman, who torched LaRon Landry on a 56-yard scoring pass.
Touchdown No. 5, 35-0, 3:08 remaining.
Time left in the Jets season: 0:00.
The only thing that slowed the torture even a little was Nick Folk's 32-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in the half that cut the Patriots lead to 35-3.


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Yep, the NRA has backed out. I don't belong to the NRA anymore as they keep calling at all hours begging for money. I would rejoin but just don't need the incessant interruptions.
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Looks like he's screwed. This is why I strongly suggest that people buy several firearms and lotsa ammo, then diversify by caching and stashing in several locations around the country. Never keep all your eggs in one basket. Now he will have to buy guns and ammo through private sales (off the books).


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The customary greeting between male relations and family members in Thompson's The Sixth Mile and Desert Slippers both created 2006 are profoundly moving in the intensely personal rituals revealed to an unaware public audience. Thompson inhabits many bodies – young, male, urban, Blak, androgynous, playful, mimic, and performative – always Bidjara.1
[The video work] presents the viewer with a very intimate, family ritual. We see the artist and his father involved in what could be interpreted as a greeting ceremony. Speaking in Bidjara, their bodies turned towards each other, the men are engrossed in acting out the same gestures repetitively. The non-Bidjara viewer, who can't understand what is being said, is nonetheless invited into this private space of communication and learning between father and son. The artist explains that this work follows on from earlier videos that similarly focused on Bidjara rituals, made visible by means of a Western visual language. It forms a response to the increasingly conservative government policies and, in particular, to the recent media coverage of dysfunction in Indigenous communities, something described by the artist as 'Aboriginal man-bashing.' Choosing video because of its potential for direct and intense audience engagement, Thompson offers insight into Indigenous rituals and notions of masculinity and father-child relationships in personal and challenging ways.
Marianne Riphagen, 'Intersections in the screen pit', RealTime, no.76, Dec–Jan, 2006, p.54.
1 The term 'Blak' was first used by Destiny Deacon in the exhibition Kudjeris at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, 1991, with one of her works titled Blak lik mi.


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Flip and Blend: Lorena Barba
BU mechanical engineering professor Lorena Barba has used several new technologies to transform the classroom experience, integrating iTunes, digital inking, screen casting, and blogging. Her classes often "flip" the classroom – that is, they deliver course content outside of class and refocus in-classroom time on discussion and activity – and allow a blended learning experience, where discussion and activity also happens on the Internet as well as in class.
Using a USB connected graphical tablet and her laptop, Barba was able to annotate her Keynote & Powerpoint slides to derive, in real time, solutions to complex mathematical operations. Further, using a screen capture application and a simple microphone, she recorded the lectures which were then posted for download through iTunes. Lectures for Fluid Mechanics (ME303), Bio-aerial Locomotion (EK131/132), and Computation Fluid Dynamics (ME702) can be subscribed to and downloaded from Boston University's iTunes U page via iTunes or the iTunes U mobile app. Barba's innovative courses were recognized among the Top 30 iTunes U Engineering Courses by the Degree Central (2010). Some of her courses have student blogs that allow dialogue about the course materials, screencasts, and Skype interviews.
At the First Annual Instructional Innovation Conference, Barba presented a paper describing the technology and techniques used for Digital Inking and Lecture Screencasts, which can be watched via screencast on YouTube. More information about Barba can be found via her people site, her research group, and at the BU:ENG-Mechanical Engineering website.


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The U.S. Department of Education, in coordination with other federal agencies, is hosting the Sustainability Education Summit: Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy at the Washington Plaza Hotel on Sept. 20—21, 2010. The summit will be a working meeting to discuss elements of an agenda and possible action steps for education, business and industry, government and the environmental community to promote the transition to a sustainable, green economy. Sets of sector-specific action steps will be considered as part of a broad national approach, centering on higher education and the education system in general. The dual themes of "citizenship" and "pathways" indicate that sustainability is valued in education both as a motivator for responsible behavior and as preparation for tomorrow's workforce in the context of the economic imperatives for sustainable industries. The summit will bring together national leaders from education, business and industry, government and NGOs to form shared visions and strategies for education's role in building a sustainable, green economy. Among those on the agenda are: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Under Secretary of Energy Kristina Johnson; Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University; and Chad Holliday, chairman of the board of Bank of America and former CEO of DuPont.
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Innovative Program at Connecticut's Sound School
"Capturing student interest and energy is the key to engaging students and motivating them to stay in school—and it is the philosophy behind The Sound School," says Steven Pynn, the school's principal. The Sound School is designed to engage high school students in both academic education and "real-world" contexts reinforcing the relevance of Student Success Plans (a.k.a. Programs of Study) to meet education and career goals. This Regional Vocational Aquaculture Center is part of the New Haven Connecticut Public School System. Students at The Sound School are studying finfish (i.e., fish with fins), harvesting oysters, farming lobsters, and participating in marine science and research.
The Sound School is the first full-time center in Connecticut to concentrate in the study of aquaculture and marine trades. The science laboratories are among the most advanced in the country and were designed to industry standards. The school maintains a fleet of vessels including a 50 ft. research vessel. That vessel is operated by students who are involved in research studies in partnership with Yale University, the University of New Haven, Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University, Southern Connecticut State University, and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Solid training in mathematics, science and the marine trades allows students to pursue further education in college and the technical trades, or to apply their vocational and personal skills directly in the job market.


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They're collectible at higher prices because of their relative rarity.
Bosnian 2 rib mags run $30-ish for well-used mags.
Russian blued slab-side run $60-100
Chinese bakelites run in the $80 range
etc etc - not because of how good they are but because of their relative low numbers in the U.S. Bulgarian mags are great, but it's a "normal" import. Since Soviet and Chinese parts can't generally be imported, their perceived value is higher.


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How much do you guys think this will affect him.
How much do you guys think this will affect him.
This seems to happen at this time every year. Can't say I'm surprised. He still has a lot of tests and interviews coming up so if he can say the right things, then you never know how this will affect his stock. I have a feeling if he's apologetic and then goes out and kills it at the combine....teams may be inclined to look the other way. Or it could be the complete opposite.
I don't think it will hurt him too bad. These kinds of mistakes have happened to a lot young athletes in the past. College kids make mistakes.
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"You killed my family, and I don't like that kind of thing."
No longer on the giants draft board would be my guess.
Giants simply do not and have not touched a prospect with any red flags in the first round.
He may fall to 2nd round now..I dunno who messed up more to have the draft stock fall, but i gotta believe teo..vs alabama he couldn't even get off blocks..i wouldn;t touch him..but i'd risk it with ogletree in the 2nd . Similar to orson charkes aklso from georgia last season..a top TE who's stock dropped after DUI
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It most definitely affects his stock mainly with the Giants... We don't seem to take people with off-field issues, but if we do is because they fell a lot and it's a value that we can't just pass. I believe Ogletree would've been there on #19, but now with the DUI I doubt we take him.
His stock will rise after the Combine though, no worries


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Nov. 22, 1963: Bend residents recall fateful events
'I just wish it never happened'
BEND, Ore. - The shockwaves of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy a half-century ago were felt across the country, including here in Bend. Jim Peterson, who is 94, remembers where he was on one of the most infamous days in U.S. history.
"I was at this store in Beaverton and somebody said, 'Kennedy has been shot,' and boy, that is a shock to your system, because everything changes right quick," Peterson said Friday.
Peggy Schwarz remembers it being a sad day in her neighborhood in New Jersey, where she lived at the time. She really identified with the president, because of his faith.
"I was very upset, because he was the first Catholic president. I'm Catholic, and it was a senseless assassination, as far as I'm concerned," Schwarz said. "I just wish it never happened."
Bill Ruiter, who was a college sophomore on that day, said he believes the landscape of the times would have been completely different if JFK wasn't killed.
"I don't think we would have stayed in Vietnam. I think after the election in 1964, he would have brought the advisors home, and I think that really would have changed the world," Ruiter said.
Even after the assassination, Kennedy's legacy continues to live on. Peggy Barnett said his administration symbolized youth and change, something we strive for today.
"He was really popular for a president," Barnett said, "I thought it was really a shame, because everybody was enthused about a young president and the way the country would go."
Ruiter said he still remembers crying and saying a prayer for Kennedy after hearing the news. Fifty years later, he still has the same reaction.
"This morning, when it was on the news, my dog and I went for a walk and I heard it at 7 o'clock," Ruiter said, "I still get tears in my eyes. He was a good president."


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Paul Bunyan State Trail now a geocaching Mecca
Minnesota's Paul Bunyan State Trail is becoming a geocaching Mecca.
Geocaching is a free outdoor treasure hunt where players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using a smartphone or GPS. They can then share their experiences online.
This rapidly growing sport is for those who love technology, nature and adventure. Participants of all ages navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.
The 110-mile paved Paul Bunyan State Trail originally connected the towns along its length by the train that traveled the distance regularly. About 1993, the rail-to-trail conversion resulted in a multi-use recreational trail that has been predominately used by snowmobilers and bicyclists.
Recently, nearly 900 geocaches were added by members of the NorthStar GeoSeekers Club.
Geocaching, the creators of the geocaching sport, Geoaching apps and the website www.geocaching.com have as a mission: to inspire outdoor play using location-based technology that supports outdoor recreational areas and brings online communities together in physical locations.
The GeoTourism concept provided a great opportunity for the trail town tourism organizations of Visit Bemidji, Leech Lake Chamber-Walker, Pine River Chamber, Brainerd Lakes Chamber-Pequot Lakes, Nisswa Chamber and Visit Brainerd, with support from Explore Minnesota Tourism, to unite in marketing the area to visitors from around the globe.
The Paul Bunyan GeoTour stretches the length of the 110-mile rail-to-trail Paul Bunyan State Trail. Local geocachers have placed so many geocaches along it that it is known in the geocaching community as a "power trail."
While geocaching can be an all-season sport, the best seasons for this GeoTour are spring, summer and fall.
For more information, go to www.geocaching.com/adventures/geotours/paul-bunyan.


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San Bernardino County's housing market saw a 12 percent drop in sales in December when compared to a year ago, according to a report released Tuesday.
As sales declined, home prices climbed in the region.
Southern California's median home price jumped 20 percent in December from a year ago, according to La Jolla-based DataQuick, driven by strong investment activity, a record number of cash buyers and a continued shift to mid- and high-end sales.
But industry professionals say the lower rate of sales in the Inland Empire was not so surprising.
"It does not surprise me that sales are down," said Michael Carney, who runs the Real Estate Research Council of Southern California and is a professor at Cal Poly Pomona. "There's clearly a supply constraint. Realtors will tell you they want more inventory. They're sure they could sell more houses if someone would just put them on the market."
This report, he says, shows the increase in San Bernardino and Riverside counties' home values is greater than the other four counties - Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange and Ventura - and those are the biggest of the six counties.
The Southern California average is heavily influenced by Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Carney said.
In San Bernardino County, the median price increased to $180,000 from $150,000 a year ago. The median made double- digit percentage gains in all six counties.
Riverside County's median price rose to $231,000 from $194,000, while in Los Angeles County, the median price increased to $323,000 from $270,000 a year earlier.
The median made double-digit percentage gains in all six counties studied by DataQuick.
"The question when the year started was, would the market find a (price) bottom? I think there are far fewer people worried now about prices falling and significantly more concerned about prices going up," said DataQuick analyst Andrew LePage.
"We've answered the question: Yeah, we found a bottom."
For all of Southern California, sales of new and previously owned houses and condominiums increased to 20,274 last month from 19,247 in December 2011.
Riverside and San Bernardino counties were the only ones with declining sales, DataQuick said.
"I wouldn't be too concerned about it," Carney said. "Likely in the next few months we'll see those sales come back up again. I have no doubt if you average activity in the past six months for all of those counties, (the six counties) will come out about the same."
For the full year, sales increased 10 percent to 235,119 properties from 214,362 in 2011.
"The housing market had more to offer in 2012 than many anticipated. A lot of markets ... started to see their first meaningful gains in nearly two years," DataQuick President John Walsh says in a statement.
Buyers were drawn back into the market by record or near record low mortgage rates and a brighter job outlook, he says.
"Last year should also be remembered as the year the move-up market awoke. If these upward trends hold, which requires a sustained economic recovery, we should eventually see more inventory hit the market," Walsh said.
Rising prices would also bring more sellers into the market.
Distressed properties continue to have a diminished role in the market.
In December, foreclosure resales accounted for 15 percent of the Southland sales, flat from November and down from 32 percent a year ago.
Last month's level was the lowest since foreclosure resales had 14 percent of the resale market in September 2007. In the current cycle, foreclosure resales hit a high of 57 percent in February 2009.
Short sales - transactions where the sale price fell short of what was owed on the property - made up an estimated 26 percent of resales last month. That was also flat from November and a year ago.
A separate report from the California Association of Realtors shows a similar trend. (The association calculates sales on an annualized rate and does not include transaction numbers.)
During December, sales of previously owned houses increased 1 percent to an annualized rate of 522,510 units, the Los Angeles-based group said.
Sales fell 15 percent in San Bernardino County and 9 percent in Riverside County. In Los Angeles County, sales increased 5 percent.
The association also showed prices increasing by double-digit percentages across Southern California from a year earlier.


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I'm becoming a hick.
Or so I'm being told more and more lately.
I'm not alone. I know other people, online and in real life, who came to Maine from large urban centers and have shared with me how their family and friends back in the cities and sprawling suburbs cannot grasp why we live in places like Saco-Biddeford, Lewiston-Auburn, Sanford, or Bangor. Or even Portland.
But in the final analysis, are we really missing anything? Or do we add to the diversity of Maine and at the same time learn a lot from living here?
Aside from a serious dearth of Mexican restaurants, a paucity of all-day breakfasts at diners, and a lack of 24-hour dining options, I have no complaints in terms of cuisine choices. And while museums may not abound, we have a thriving arts community and I can readily visit nature in its real form instead of seeing it mounted and stuffed in dioramas. There may not be the plethora of exotic ingredients in stores to which I was once accustomed, but I can get locally produced vegetables, fruits, meats, and dairy simply by driving 10 miles out of the city I live in.
Still, I and the other urban transplants I know are pitied. Our friends and family ask "When are you moving back to civilization?" or "You must really be pining for theaters and concerts and real culture?" or "How do you keep from getting bored out of your skull?"
This attitude of bewilderment that we would choose to live in Maine strikes me as classism, which I've always found at least as detrimental to diversity as racism. It's an attitude that says "The less frenetic the place you live, and the less dense the population, the less cool you are." Its perpetrators seem to want to shame us into moving back into the big cities.
There is, of course, nothing wrong with liking big-city life. But neither is leaving it a bad choice. Some people live in dense urban areas all their lives, some people live in rural areas all their lives, and some leave one for the other.
But rather than seeing the decision to live in Maine or someplace like it as a valid and willing choice — as an expression of diversity, even — our critics see it as tragic that we would willingly live outside Chicago, New York, Atlanta, or wherever.
Instead of seeing us as people who have found the space that best fits us, many of the loyal city dwellers we know instead see us as people who "couldn't hack city life" or wonder why we are "shutting ourselves off from the real world."
Never mind that much of the "real world" actually lives in rural or semi-rural America. Never mind that Netflix delivers movies to me just as effectively as they do to my Chicago brethren. Never mind that we have libraries here, too, with past and modern classics of literature. Never mind that we have NPR radio stations, too, and all the same cable channels and Internet access that keep us connected, whether urban or rural.
Somehow, people in a more rural state are seen as shut down and cut off.
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McNeese State University was a "big winner" at Thursday's meeting of the State Bond Commission, said House Speaker Chuck Kleckley.
The commission approved $12 million in McNeese projects.
Included in that is $4.4 million for the renovation of the Sherman Fine Arts Building; $1 million for a Health and Human Performance Education Complex; $2 million for the renovation of Frazar Memorial Library; and $4.2 million for the Contraband Bayou erosion retaining wall.
There is also $500,000 designated for Alpha Hall renovations. The dorm, recently renamed Chozen Hall, will serve as a "one-stop shop" for admissions and recruiting, said McNeese spokeswoman Candace Townsend.
"These projects will benefit McNeese students for years to come and will enhance our recruiting and student retention efforts," McNeese President Philip Williams said in a statement. "We are grateful to Speaker Kleckley and the Southwest Louisiana delegation for their support of McNeese."
Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, also praised the area's delegation, saying that with its work, "Southwest Louisiana has done very well. We're excited for McNeese and for all these projects. We got everything that we asked for."
The Port of Lake Charles was allocated money for three projects, including $5 million for an access road.
Westlake and Vinton were both allocated money for street improvements, while $9 million was set aside for the relocation of the Lake Charles Wildlife and Fisheries office.
There was $300,000 allocated for the National Hurricane Museum and Science Center and $1.05 million for a new city hall in DeQuincy.
In Vernon Parish, $9.04 million was allocated toward the Fort Polk Thoroughfare.
The bond commission approved more than $179 million in state construction projects.
Members of the commission, including lawmakers, leaders in Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration and statewide elected officials, questioned little of the spending Thursday.
Among the handful of inquiries, Treasurer John Kennedy asked why the state was spending money on new mental health clinic space in New Orleans after shutting down a state-run mental hospital in the city.
"Why wouldn't we, rather than build new ones, move the mental health facilities in the old one?" Kennedy said.
Jindal's top budget adviser, Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols, said the construction plans are for smaller mental health clinics, with outpatient beds.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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I have a nice one. PM sent.
I'm also looking for a kit if you're on this thread...
Prefer fixed stock, but flexible.
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i dunno if those flats would be legal cause they are bent, even though they aint complete, im not sure but you may wanna check.
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Volunteers plant trees in tornado-damaged areas
GLADE SPRING, Va. - Volunteers came together Friday morning across Washington and Smyth Counties to plant lasting reminders of the recovery process that are designed to grow with the communities.
United Way Virginia Highlands and the Long Term Recovery Project teamed up to plant trees in several areas as reminders of the rebuilding from the 2011 storms.
We wanted to learn more on how these trees are being looked at as more than just plants, but as a significant statement about the recovery.
Damaged trees still stand tangled together behind Glade Middle School, a constant reminder of how the community changed forever April 27, 2011.
Eighth grader Sarah O'Bryan lost her home. "It's a day I made it through something that I shouldn't have," she told us.
One day shy of the two-year anniversary of the storms, Sarah O'Bryan and her classmates are just a few of the volunteers digging in to help keep the recovery process going. Volunteers spent Friday planting 41 trees across Washington and Smyth Counties.
Glade Spring arborist Kevin Sigmon helped out on the project. "With these tree plantings what we are trying to do is trying to get the landscape back to its normal condition, back to what it was pre-April 27, 2011," he told us.
Anastasia Thomas heard about the project going on in the Glade Town Square and wanted to know how her family could get involved. "When we were affected by the tornado it hurt a lot of people," she said. "It's good for people to come together and do this."
About 20 years from now when these trees are fully grown like some of the other trees in town, folks can come back with future generations and talk about the tornado of 2011 and how the community came together to help each other.
The 41 trees are just a fraction of the number of trees lost during the storm but organizers hope this gives residents a feeling that the recovery has not stopped. "People don't see these scared trees, they see the new trees and realize Glade is recovering, Glade is moving on," Sigmon said.
Sarah O'Bryan told us life will never be the same again, but the storm's anniversary is a chance to remember how far the community has recovered. "We are getting used to everything being gone, and we are a stronger community. We know we can make it through almost anything," she said.
Close to 100 volunteers came out to help plant the trees today at nine different locations across Washington and Smyth Counties. The trees were paid for through a Department of Forestry grant.
The effort is being coordinated by United Way Virginia Highlands and the Washington County Long Term Recovery Group.
Click here to view photos of the volunteers at work.
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OWNER: Van Buren Township (Mich.) Department of Public Works Water & Sewer Division
AEC FIRM: Wade Trim
COST: $11 million
PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD: Design-bid-build
COMPLETED: July 1, 2011
The projects we select every year for this special section must have been completed in the previous calendar year, so (technically) this one doesn't qualify. But because this cash-strapped township in the nation's most cash-strapped state is advancing improvements that will maintain quality of life for decades to come, we're making an exception.
Property values in some neighborhoods have increased recently, but this year's general budget is still 16% less than two years ago. Having anticipated shortfalls, elected officials and township employees have found ways to support planned enhancements designed to offset lackluster property tax revenues by tempting new business into the community.
So although this article focuses on a series of drinking water initiatives that had been in the Water and Sewer System Master Plan since 2004, other public works managers are equally busy: coordinating stormwater pollution prevention with regional colleagues, using Community Development Block Grants to build sidewalks, designing award-winning park upgrades, and equalizing the sewer system by diverting rain to a 1.3-million-gallon basin until the treatment plant can accept the extra water.
The water system had similar equalization challenges as well as no back-up connection for a 2-square-mile area. In addition, Public Works Director Thomas MacDonald wanted to lower expenses by renegotiating his contract with wholesale supplier Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD). With no source of its own, the township buys 1 billion gallons annually. Their goal was to "peak-shave": buy water between the lower-priced hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and store it until it's needed.
To that end, ongoing engineering consultant Wade Trim recommended building a 2-million-gallon tower with windows to complement internal lighting of future workspace inside. The composite structure – a concrete base supporting a welded steel tank – was the first one with windows that Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. has built.
To streamline the flow of water between source and consumer, five miles of pipe were installed or enlarged to close loops and six meter pits were built or upgraded to integrate new parts of the distribution system with the township's Wonderware control software. Pamar Enterprises Inc. handled this portion of the project.
The biggest challenge here was linking the north and south parts of the system, which were separated by a lake. On one end, 8-inch ductile iron pipe was burst and replaced with 12-inch PVC that was then connected to 18-inch HDPE (high-density poly-ethylene). 1,500 feet of the HDPE pipe was installed under the lake via a single continuous directional drill. Bore length, 50 feet of elevation change, and varied ground conditions expanded bore time from one to three months.
Meanwhile, Detroit had installed a main that put a township road out of commission for more than a year. MacDonald and Wade Trim Project Manager David Nummer had planned to add a meter pit at that location, but rather than tear up the road again they asked DWSD to install a flange connection near the tower so they could link to Detroit's system there instead.
Adding the actual controls also pushed the November 2010 completion date into this year.
Bidding requirements related to the federally backed revolving loan precluded the township from awarding installation to the company — Utilities Instrumentation Service Inc. — that was already providing SCADA services, so the township removed that work from the project and awarded it to the company using all local funds. This required the team to coordinate the work of various contractors, which delayed things somewhat. But by the time you read this, the system will be online.
MacDonald and Nummer spent almost two years putting together financing, but the effort paid off. Initially expecting to finance $11 million with a 20-year, 2.5% state revolving loan, 40% of that amount qualified for principal forgiveness — turning the loan into a grant — through the stimulus package. That left the township needing to borrow $6.6 million, which will be repaid through the Water & Sewer Division's capital improvement fund.
And here's another reason we're highlighting this project. Given the financial state of all levels of government, this team embodies the problem-solving skills all public agencies need to continue providing cost-effective service. Van Buren Township will pay 27% less for water this year and, if it wants, can pay off its loan within seven years.
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[quote user="Neverend"]I'd have to respectfully disagree about Allen being more quick off the line than Fleener. I think if Fleener participated more at the combine he would have absolutely had a faster 10-yrd dash than any TE not named Orson Charles. Allen has good quickness off the line but it seems like defenders have success when they hit him at the line and get physical him (for arguments sake, that could be more of a technique thing). If he were so quick I'd like to see him elude press coverage more often.[/quote] Allen has great seperation skills, and ESPN"s Scouts Inc broke down all the TOP players at there positons and Dwayne Allen was 3rd in Seperation Skills, which is instrumental when your qb needs to get rid of the ball quickly...

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ESPN's Scouts Inc. broke down the top NFL prospects at each offensive position heading into the NFL combine, and it looks like the ACC could have some stars at wide receiver and/or tight end.
When it comes to ball skills, former Virginia Tech receiver Danny Coale ranked among the top five receivers at the combine. Scouts Inc. also ranked the receivers by their big-play abilities, and Georgia Tech's Stephen Hill ranked No. 4, followed by Miami's Travis Benjamin, who was tied for fifth.
Former Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen was No. 3 in the "separation skills" category, while Miami's Chase Ford was No. 3 in big-play abilities, and NC State's George Bryan was No. 2 in competitiveness.
Two of the ACC's offensive linemen were also featured, as Florida State's Zebrie Sanders was the No. 3 tackle in run blocking, and Wake's Joe Looney was the No. 2 guard in awareness.


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nahh man i cant, gotta pull a LT. i posted on saturday i couldnt make itbecause my girlfriend has a stupid ****in artshow in bk at 630. what dumb ****in school has an artshow on a saturday?! but yea she told me "if you dont ****in come im gonna murder you and your family." exact words. hey ibb, remember when i said i loved my girlfriend........................................ ......................lol

BUT I PROMISE, YOU ALL WILL BE BLESSED WITH MY PRESENCE(EXCEPT YOU, LT) AT GIANTS STADIUM COME OCT.11.
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It's not my fault we got a family party on Oct. 11... I tried to get out of it, but no...


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AB is way past his prime. get our young bucks in there. we Definitely need to get some offensive lineman. that's our weak spot.
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AB is way past his prime. get our young bucks in there. we Definitely need to get some offensive lineman. that's our weak spot.
He isn't past his prime, he just has no patience and does not press the hole. Dude left mad yards on the field by cutting back. Brown needs to start.
Bradshaw is an avg RB and thus easily replaceable, hopefully Wilson (if he improves) will be our starter next year
Its not like Brown did any better yesterday, but with more carries who knows.
They ran behind the same line against the same D and got the same results - squat.
I'be heard the commentators, not that I like commentators, his running style is odd. Odd as it may be.. but his running style is an issue. average RB's lifespan is 5 years
Eli is the SHOW, not Bradshaw, keep with the program people. And there's no way in hell Andre Brown show will ever overtake Eli show.
I don't necessarily think he's past his prime, but he's not as indispensable as some people may think... His feet worry me quite a bit, and he's due a pretty good chunk of money if he stays next season, so ultimately that may seal his fate with the team.
He needs to stop dancing around back there and just hit the holes!
Bradshaw is mediocre at best at this point. Why they gave him the ball on 3rd and 1 is beyond explanation.


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Hawthorne appeared in 11 games with 10 starts at multiple linebacker positions in his first season in New Orleans, recording 43 tackles (20 solo) despite missing five contests due to an injured hamstring. The former Texas Christian standout came to New Orleans following a breakout 2011 campaign with the Seattle Seahawks where he was originally signed as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Overall, Hawthorne has played in 72 games with 51 starts and has totaled 379 tackles (260 solo), six sacks, seven interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, 15 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 15 special teams tackles. He looks to return healthy to the Saints linebacker unit and contribute in the club's new 3-4 defensive alignment in 2013.
Richard Alfred Absher, Jr. (born April 19, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is a former American football linebacker (and sometimes kicker) in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Eagles.
Absher played for the New Orleans Saints when Tom Dempsey made his record breaking kick of 63 yards against the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970.
He was the Saints' leading tackler from 1981 to 1984 and was named as the Saints' Most Valuable Player in 1983, He continued to play in the NFL while attending medical school during the off-season.
Kovach earned a B.S. in biology (cum laude) in 1978 and an M.D. with distinction from UK in 1984 before getting a law degree at Stanford University four years later ("I just thought getting a law degree would be an interesting thing to do").
He was voted an All-SEC linebacker in 1978.
I'll never forget that first play as a pro. We were playing the Falcons in the Superdome in front of 82,000 people. Absolute chaos, total pandemonium. And from the first step the kicker took until the end of the play a few seconds later, everything was locked in slow motion. I know this sounds like a cliché, but that's how I experienced it."
I've decided to start my own company." Called Swivel Scientific Services, the company will provide software and services designed to help physicians and patients cope with the explosion of genetic data caused by the human genome project and the discovery of disease-associated genes....
Kovach's new company also has a UK connection. "I remember Coach Charlie Bailey saying to us in practice, 'You've got to keep your head on a swivel,'" Kovach says. "And since this company's focus will rotate from medicine to law to technology and back, this seemed like an appropriate name."
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