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NFL Preview: The AFC North
Points come few and far between in the defensively-minded AFC North; will the Ravens repeat as divisional champs? Can the Steelers come back from injury? And can the young guns of the Bengals and Browns take their team to the top?
It's been over six months since anything even remotely resembling football has been on television (unless, of course, you live in Canada, where their bastardized rendition of the Great American Game starts in July, has three downs, 10 extra yards and literal acres of end zone). It's August and we're all tired of the 162-game baseball slog; it's time to start talking football again, and this week we're talking AFC North. Read the AFC East Preview.
Baltimore Ravens (12-4)
No team in the league plays a more traditional game of football than the Ravens; strong defense and secondary supported by an all-pro running back, a capable though decidedly average quarterback and a conservative pass attack that, if nothing else, keeps defenses honest. And what can we say, it works; the Ravens haven't missed the postseason in five years and show no signs of missing out in 2012.
That said, there are a few things worth noting. Coming into his fifth season, Joe Flacco simply hasn't evolved into the above-average quarterback he was advertised to be. That's at least in part the result of a conservative pass game (Baltimore has the highest run-to-pass ratio of any team in the past four years) but probably has something to do with a league-worst conversion rate inside the five (8 for 21, 4 TDs, 5 sacks and interception) and 20 fumbles in two years, good for second-worst in the league. Furthermore, that defensive line that's been so good for so long is also aging rapidly: Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs (shelved with an Achilles tear) have 38 years of experience between them, so expect them to lose at least a few steps.
2012 Expectations: It's fairly safe to assume the Ravens' offense has hit a wall; in each of the past three seasons the team has averaged exactly 227 passing yards per game to go along with 21, 25 and 21 touchdowns, respectively. It's what we might call a plateau, and with no new weapons at their disposal, we can expect much of the same in 2012. Which, in the defensively minded AFC North, is fine. 13-3, 1st in the AFC North.
Cincinnati Bengals (9-7)
To say the Bengals had a good year in 2011 is a bit of an understatement: they hit on two key draft picks at two key positions; picked up two more, dumping Carson Palmer on the Oakland Raiders; finished 9-7 and found what might be the best young offensive tandem in the league. QB Andy Dalton and WR A. J. Green look like the real deal, but the Bengals aren't quite out of the woods.
Three things stand out coming into 2012. Number one is the historical numbers, which sit at about 50/50 on whether a rookie QB who throws for 300+ pass attempts improves or regresses in year two, and Dalton set the bar high at 22 TDs and 212 yards per game. The second issue is RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who signed on for three years and $9M. He looked unreal last year playing in a Pats offense that has led the way in red zone–rushing TDs (56 in the last three seasons) but averaged only 3.7 yards per carry and probably makes this offense a little more one-dimensional than his inflated numbers would indicate. Finally, the Bengals play in a division that projects giving up just under 17 points per game and in turn have a schedule that averages out at just over 20; that is what you call a tough draw.
2012 Expectations: Even with a tough schedule, the Bengals figure to be in the mix for the postseason; between the Steelers' apparent attraction to injury and the Ravens' stalled offense scheme, the Bengals just might have the best attack in the North and could ride it to a Wild Card. 9-7, 2nd in the AFC North.
Cleveland Browns (4-12)
Sports have been unkind to the people of Cleveland for a long time; LeBron left, the Indians are permanently stuck in a state of mediocrity and the Browns are 4-12…
Here's a fun fact: Brandon Weeden is 48 days older than Aaron Rodgers. He's the oldest first-round pick in the history of the draft, three years older than the guy he's replacing (Colt McCoy, who's entering his third pro season) and was selected in the MLB draft alongside superstars such as Prince Fielder, Cole Hamels, Zack Greinke and Curtis Granderson. All that to say, Brandon Weeden is old and probably not cut out to be a pro football player.
Trent Richardson is. He's your prototypical short yardage, goal-line back with good hands who's big enough to break a tackle. Considering how heavily the Browns will rely on the rookie to move the offense, he'll probably be able to stretch out his run a little more as well.
2012 Expectations: The Browns actually play pretty well on the other side of the ball; they held opposing offenses to 19.2 points a game last season, but they struggle to even get to that point on offense. Trent Richardson will help, but, barring any miracles, this looks like another lost season. 4-12, 4th in the AFC North.
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
Word around the Steelers' camp is that Ben Roethlisberger is already dealing with a rotator cuff injury and Rashard Mendenhall is gonna be on the shelf for about six weeks with a torn ACL. Sound familiar?
The Steelers are picking up right where they left off: injured, and that makes for some tough football right out of the gate. Fact of the matter is Big Ben is more patient in the pocket than any other QB in the league and as such is more prone to punishment. He'll play through the pain but obviously the Steelers are a more effective offense when he's 100 percent. The upside for the Steelers is that their talented youth tend to live and excel in the shadows: RB Isaac Redman might be able to fill Mendenhall's role nicely (if we forget that he's an absolutely terrible receiver) and WR Antonio Brown has the advantage of running under protected routes as opposing defenses zero in on Mike Wallace. In fact, Brown caught 56 passes for 916 under-the-radar yards last year in only 11 games, so he could be an X-factor in this offense. On the other side of the ball, it's the same old story: Pittsburgh has one of the best defenses in the league, plain and simple.
2012 Expectations: We could actually see this being a reality check season in Pittsburgh: with Roethlisberger and Mendenhall shaky at best, this team might lose a lot of close games they normally would have won. Pittsburgh plays a possession game, piling series upon series of short drives and letting their defense take care of the rest. But we wonder whether the weapons are there this year to keep those kinds of drives alive? Maybe not. 8-8, 3rd in the AFC North.


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Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has branded TV show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo as the "worst thing that's ever happened" to civilisation.
The Moves Like Jagger singer has slammed the reality series - which follows seven-year-old beauty pageant contestant Alana Thompson and her family - for causing "decay" to society and insists its high viewing figures do not mean it has anything to offer.
He said: "Seriously, Honey Boo Boo is the decay of Western civilisation. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
"So many people witness atrocities and can't take their eyes away from them, but that doesn't mean they're good. That show is literally The. Worst. Thing. That's. Ever. Happened!"
The Voice coach also slammed the "despicable" parenting shown in the programme during an expletive-filled rant.
He said Thompson's parents were ignorant and despicable and repeatedly said "f**k those people".
"They're just the worst."
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For its fourth installment, the Carmel Art & Film Festival is looking to establish itself as a destination spot on the film festival circuit, while giving a nod to its recent history of showcasing street artist Mr. Brainwash.
Festival organizers Tom Burns and Erin Clark are excited by a strong film lineup, lead by the French film "Amour," which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and "The Sessions," an Oscar-buzz feature starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy.
A crop of strong documentary films is led by the Ken Burns project "Central Park 5," which the acclaimed documentarian directed with his daughter; and "Brooklyn Castles," which chronicles the highs and lows of an after-school chess program in Brooklyn, N.Y.
And in a return appearance from two years ago, street artist Thierry Guetta, better known as Mr. Brainwash, has designed the festival's official logo — an image of Clint Eastwood wielding an 8mm film camera ala Dirty Harry.
Really, that's just a fraction of the immense lineup of films, discussions, presentations, concerts and afterparties that will bring Hollywood to Carmel for the next four days.
"You're really going to have to choose between three great films playing at the same time," said Clark, the KSBW news anchor, who along with her husband Burns, helms the festival. "That's kind of what happens at (more established) film festivals. Even during the day, there's some great little films."
A complete list of film times and locations is available at www.montereyherald.com. Check back to the website beginning Friday for film reviews for a few of the festival screenings.
Burns said the festival's credibility has been elevated based on the films it received this year.
The biggest might be "The Sessions, " which screens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Lighthouse Cinemas in Pacific Grove.
Based on the autobiographical writings of California-based journalist and poet Mark O'Brien, the film follow's O'Brien's story as a man confined to an iron lung who is determined — at age 38 — to lose his virginity.
The film received the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival in January, while the cast earned a special jury prize for ensemble acting at the festival.
"We know the filmmakers. They talk about (the film) like it's changed their lives," said Clark. "It's one of those films that nobody knew it was going to resonate the way it did."
While "The Sessions" is the big draw for American films, "Amour" will formally open the festival with a red carpet screening at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night at the Sunset Center.
"Amour" was hailed as "brilliantly directed" by the New York Times, after winning the coveted Palme d'Or award in May at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
The story follows an octogenarian husband and wife facing their mortality.
The Times gushed over French actors Jean-Louise Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, noting their performances "left audiences stunned with its artistry and depth of feeling."
"There won't be a dry eye in the house," Clark predicted of the screening. "That's a bring-a-tissue-to-the-movies with you film."
The films are paramount to the festival, but a few discussions and events are worth checking out.
At 2 p.m. Friday at the Carmel High School Performing Arts Center, a 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps Presentation takes place. Congressman Sam Farr will be among those who participate in the event.
At 4 p.m. Friday, WNBA franchise owner, Black Entertainment Television co-founder and film producer Sheila Johnson will be the focus of a discussion with Clark at La Playa Hotel in Carmel.
At 7 p.m. Friday, ShyBoy and Griffin House will perform a concert at the Golden Bough Playhouse in Carmel.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, a Women in Film Panel features celebrities Cheryl Tiegs, Beverly Johnson and Cloris Leachman during a panel discussion. It's followed by a screening of "About Face: Supermodels, Then and Now."
At 2 p.m. Sunday, activist/filmmaker Chris Jordan will present his latest project, "Midway: Message from the Gyre," which weaves art and film with the devastating effects of human inattentiveness on the ocean.
And all of this is just a smokescreen in anticipation of Mr. Brainwash's arrival.
Brainwash is the eccentric street artist who first visited Carmel in 2010. His stencils are still up around town from that visit.
It's not known exactly what Brainwash will do when he hits town. He's confirmed for a Friday night afterparty for VIP pass holders, but not much else.
""People ask me what is he going to do at Carmel Art and Film Festival, and we say we don't know," said Clark. "He's going to show up with his entourage. He has a group of art assistants, and they will do something fun and fabulous and we're not entirely sure what it's going to be. We just have to go with the flow with him."
Adding to the mystery is Burns' revelation that the festival retained the rights to use local resident/Hollywood icon Doris Day's image.
"I gave those rights to Brainwash. Maybe he'll do something with it, or not," said Burns.
Which adds to the festival's mystique.
"We say that the festival would be a great reality show," said Clark. "There's a lot of drama."
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February 18, 2011, 08:47AM
A strenuous endurance workout demands careful nutrition planning to optimize athletic performance and minimize the gastrointestinal (GI) distress – cramps, bloating, abdominal pain, and generalized fatigue – that plagues many recreational and elite athletes. In an effort to avoid these unpleasant GI symptoms, many athletes have experimented with adopting a gluten-free diet. With scientific evidence lacking, the success (or not) of a gluten-free diet in improving athletic performance is theoretical and anecdotal. Nonetheless, if you are contemplating going gluten-free because you've heard it will improve your performance, first make sure that you understand the implications.
Historically (and scientifically) a gluten-free diet only has been considered necessary for people with a relatively rare, but debilitating disease known as celiac disease. Celiac disease affects almost one percent of the population and is characterized by an allergic response to gluten-containing foods. Gluten is a protein compound made up of two proteins called gliadin and glutenin that are found joined with starch in the grains wheat, rye and barley. Exposure to gliadin – the "toxic" component of gluten for people with celiac disease—causes the body to go into immunologic overdrive. One of the consequences is decreased nutrient absorption. When the gut is unable to absorb nutrients, anemia, weight loss, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and vitamin deficiencies may occur. The only definitive treatment for celiac disease is strict avoidance of gluten-containing foods.
Practical Tips to Prepare the Gut for Competition
Originally from Brouns F, Beckers E (1993). Is the gut an athletic organ? Sports Medicine, 15, 242-257. Cited in Murray R (2006). Training the gut for competition. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 5, 161-164.
Over the past several years, a growing number of people without diagnosed celiac disease have experimented with gluten-free diets. In some cases, people have adopted the diet in simple protest against the current American culture of overconsumption of heavily processed, nutritionally-poor foods as many fresh, wholesome foods like fruits and vegetables are gluten free. Other people report that symptoms like tiredness, abdominal pain and diarrhea or constipation are decreased after adopting a gluten-free diet. These people are said to have "gluten sensitivity." Gluten sensitivity is much more common, and less understood than celiac disease. It occurs when the body has a pronounced response to gluten-containing foods; it is not exactly clear what causes the symptoms or the body's actual response to the gluten. Anyone with gluten sensitivity should be tested for celiac disease before adopting a gluten-free diet. (Tests done after gluten has already been eliminated from the diet are unreliable.)
Whether or not adopting a gluten-free diet affects athletic performance hasn't been adequately studied to draw any concrete conclusions. Each athlete must weigh what is known about eating for optimal athletic performance with their individual experiences and discomforts during strenuous training. For example, many of the best sources of carbohydrate, the body's preferred energy source during intense exercise, contain gluten. Thus, anyone who adopts a gluten-free diet needs to be especially careful to make sure to eat enough gluten-free carbohydrates to fuel the exercise session. (The American Dietetic Association recommends about 30-60 grams of rapidly-absorbed carbohydrate per hour of intense activity.) Fortunately, there are many high-carbohydrate, gluten-free foods to choose from including rice, corn, soy, potato, tapioca, beans, quinoa, millet, buckwheat, flax, nut flours and uncontaminated oats. Other inherently gluten-free products include milk, butter, cheese, fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, beans and seeds.
If an athlete experiences GI symptoms during an endurance session, it is important to investigate other potential culprits in addition to (or instead of) gluten. For example, many high-carbohydrate products have large amounts of fiber. While fiber is a nutrient that most people need to eat a lot more of for optimal health, it is also a source of GI discomfort when consumed with or soon before strenuous exercise. Check out the sidebar for tips on how to minimize GI distress during exercise.
Ultimately, a conscientious and nutrition-savvy athlete could successfully adopt a gluten-free eating plan to meet nutritional needs. It may be helpful to think of a gluten-free diet the same way you might think of a vegan diet -- because the diet is highly restrictive, people who adhere to the eating plan face many potential nutrient deficits which could be detrimental to athletic performance. However, with appropriate planning, both vegan and gluten-free athletes can consume a balanced and complete diet that prepares them for peak performance. A registered dietitian with a focus on sports nutrition can help you adopt a well-designed and individualized gluten-free eating plan to fuel optimal health and athletic performance.
While gluten can be poison for a person with celiac disease, for most everyone else gluten itself is not inherently unhealthy. Perhaps the best way for many people who do not have celiac disease to feel better, adopt an overall healthier way of life and achieve athletic gains is to continue to focus on minimally-processed foods (gluten free or not), eat a diet rich in wholesome foods like fruits and vegetables, and adequately prepare the gut for competition.
Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD, FAAP is the Senior Advisor for Healthcare Solutions for the American Council on Exercise, a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, and ACE Certified Health Coach. She is the author of "Eat Your Vegetables and Other Mistakes Parents Make: Redefining How to Raise Healthy Eaters" and the textbook "Sports Nutrition for Health Professionals." She has been ACE certified since 1998.
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text: I have frequented this board for years not really posting but reading and keeping up with news etc. In the past I could somewhat understand people agonizing after a loss but its reached new heights. "Do we depend on Eli TOO much"? "Trade half the team for a CB"? Umm...we just won 2 super bowls in 5 years. Our QB is breaking records. We pitched a defensive shutout at home in the playoffs. We have JPP and even haters can't deny how bright his future is. It's like you guys are looking for reasons to be miserable. We lost. Whoop dee do. No 16-0. Cry about it. Last 16-0 ended 18-1. Before that it was 1972 and no one else. Rocket, rocket. We lost to the REXskins...twice....and then won a super bowl. Were good. Were elite. We have some of the best players IN THE LEAGUE. Enjoy the good and accept the bad. It's football. So much can change in the snap of a finger. Thats it really. Just some perspective for the lost souls.


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|The Sun's Still Gonna Shine by Paul Bailey (88 bpm)
Single track available from: www.paulbaileymusic.co.uk
16 count intro - Dance rotates in CW direction
Scissor step. Kick-ball-cross. Quarter turn Left. Half turn Left. Quarter turn Left into Left chasse
1&2Step Right to Right side. Step Left beside Right. Cross Right over Left
3&4Kick Left forward. Step Left beside Right. Cross Right over Left
5 – 6Quarter turn Left stepping forward on Left. Half turn Left stepping back on Right
7&8Quarter turn Left stepping Left to Left. Step Right beside Left. Step Left to Left (Facing12 o'clock)
Cross rock & quarter turn Right. Quarter turn Right. Chasse Left. Half turn Left. Chasse Right. Left coaster step
1&2Cross rock Right over Left. Recover onto Left. Quarter turn Right stepping forward on Right
3&4Quarter turn Right stepping Left to Left. Step Right beside Left. Step Left to Left
5&6Half turn Left stepping Right to Right. Step Left beside Right. Step Right to Right Facing 12 o'clock)
7&8Step back on Left. Step Right beside Left. Step forward on Left
Forward rock. Shuffle half turn Right. Step. Pivot half turn Right. Step. Run forward x 3
1 – 2Rock forward on Right. Recover onto Left
3&4Shuffle half turn Right stepping Right. Left. Right
5&6Step forward on Left. Pivot half turn Right. Step forward on Left (Facing 12 o'clock)
7&8Run forward (small steps) stepping Right. Left. Right
Left forward Mambo. Right back Mambo. Step. Pivot quarter turn Right. Weave Right
1&2Rock forward on Left. Recover onto Right. Step back on Left
3&4Rock back on Right. Recover onto Left. Step forward on Right
5&6&Step forward on Left. Pivot quarter turn Right. Cross Left over Right. Step Right to Right
7&8Cross Left behind Right. Step Right to Right. Cross Left over Right (Facing 3 o'clock)
Start again
Optional ending: The song/dance ends during wall 8 (which starts on 9 o'clock wall).
Dance up to and including steps 5&6 of section 2 (Chasse Right – still facing 9 o'clock)
Then instead of the Coaster step at counts 7&8, Step Left behind Right. Quarter turn Right stepping forward on Right. Step forward on Left to finish facing front!


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The first thing you have to understand about how the Maine Legislature works is:
It doesn't.
And it isn't supposed to.
If it did and it was, legislators would pass even more boneheaded laws. Fortunately, the drafters of our state's Constitution were aware some 189 years ago of the tendency of alleged representatives of the popular will to demonstrate their commitment to the public welfare by overtaxing, over-regulating, and overcoming the restraints of common sense. To limit the potential damage from their elected leaders' susceptibility to stupidity, redundancy, and meddlesomeness, our founders wisely inserted clauses in our fundamental law that make it difficult for them to do much of anything.
For instance, buried in the language of Article IX, Section 4, Locker 3A, Deposit Box M-109C is this sentence:
"Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature shall never approve nor the Governor sign into law any bill, resolve, or expression of sentiment sponsored by clunkheads like Democratic state Representative Alan Casavant of Biddeford."
For many years, constitutional scholars debated the meaning of this passage, since neither Democrats nor Alan Casavant had been invented yet. The general consensus was that the authors of this great document had been engaging in a practice defined by the legal term "screwing off after having a few too many at Ye Olde Ale House."
Only in the 21st century can we see the wisdom that resided beneath those powdered wigs and lice-riddled scalps. For in 2009, the aforementioned Casavant introduced a measure titled "An Act to Prohibit the Force-feeding of Birds."
Until now, it had never occurred to me to force-feed a bird. But faced with the possible loss of my God-given right to do so, I raced into the yard, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and jammed them down the throat of the nearest sparrow.
It felt good to live in a free country.
More so for me than the sparrow, who showed a distinct lack of appreciation for such an unfettered display of liberty.
It was only later that I discovered Casavant's bill is actually intended to prevent the production of foie gras, which is a gunk-like substance sold in expensive restaurants and served at the point in a meal when less refined diners normally open their second beer and a can of mixed nuts. Foie gras results from force-feeding geese, causing their internal organs to get all weird. You can't make it using sparrows and sunflower seeds. Although engaging in forcing the latter into the former still might cause you to run afoul (or is that — heh heh — "a fowl") of the law.
Nowhere in the proposed legislation does it explain why those who object to this practice (many of them, no doubt, geese) could not achieve their objective simply by refusing to purchase foie gras and boycotting establishments that sell it. This method has already proved effective in keeping menus in Maine free of roast tenderloin of dog or braised cat chops in a garlic-cream reduction.
The new Legislature will also have to confront a bill that conflicts with the constitutional provision found in Meat Locker 3, Compartment Y2K, Package X and which reads, "What is it with those people from Biddeford, anyway?" Democratic state Representative Paulette Beaudoin of that city has introduced legislation titled "An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Public Rest Rooms," which prohibits the force-feeding of birds in bathrooms.
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People decide to return to school for a variety of different reasons. You may want to complete a bachelor's degree to be more competitive in the job market. Or to take a course or two for the sheer love of learning. Whatever your educational goals, as an adult you have issues larger than "just" academic preparation. Concerns may include balancing school and employment, child care, health insurance, and potential distance education options. The links below contain detailed information on how to choose your best academic path and how to fit it into your other responsibilities.
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The One Way B.C. Will Get a "Fair Share" of the Pipeline
Joel Wood | Posted 12.02.2012 | Canada Politics
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Domestic provincial considerations have complicated the viability of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project. One major barrier to the development of the Northern Gateway pipeline is the parochial interests of B.C.'s premier, Christy Clark who has demanded a "fair share" of the benefits from the pipeline. Lifting the moratorium on offshore oil and gas activity on Canada's west coast has the potential to resolve inter-provincial in-fighting over pipelines by ensuring British Columbia is a larger beneficiary of Canada's energy renaissance.


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Young Professionals of Haywood to host Open Book Management Breakfast
The Haywood Chamber's Young Professionals of Haywood (YPH) will host a Professional Development Breakfast, June 27th, 8 am at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Speaker Russ Seagle of Seagle Management Consulting will provide an informative session on "Open Book Management – Turning your business financials into a game everyone can play to win."
Happy people don't leave happy places. In survey after survey over the last forty years, employees have said more control over their job - not more money - is the key to keeping them motivated, engaged, and happy enough to stay. But here's the problem: Over those forty years, management style hasn't really changed all that much. Employees today are smart, creative, and savvy. And they want the ability to call an audible every now and then.
The key to letting them do that successfully is to teach them to understand the way you keep score in your business. Chances are they know just what to do and how to do it. But do they know why? Do they understand how your business makes money? Do they fully grasp how their daily performance affects your bottom line?
Russ Seagle will share how he practiced Open Book Management in his business before he even knew there was a name for the concept. He'll also share how he's helped other companies over the years learn how to keep score. You'll learn a few simple principles that will help you pull your team together, make better decisions, move faster, and overtake your competition.
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Maybell Referendum Petition Available to Download and Sign
Original post made by Maybell Referendum, Green Acres, on Jul 7, 2013
I am involved in a community effort to qualify two referendums to be put on a ballot for voting by the citizens of Palo Alto. I care about these referendums because they go to the heart of over-development in Palo Alto, leading to traffic congestion, lack of parking, densification of neighborhoods, downgrade of quality of life in Palo Alto, and other symptoms of poor land use planning.
1. Download the referendum packet Here: Web Link
2. Sign the petition, and gather any signatures from your friends and neighbors who are registered voters in Palo Alto.
3. Sign the circulator declaration at the bottom of each page.
4. Mail right away or drop off to:
Diane Lee
4132 Willmar Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94306
OR email
firstname.lastname@example.com and request that a signature gatherer come pick up your packet.
Thank you very much for your support. This referendum will be the first step in stopping the wave of overdevelopment that the city council is forcing on Palo Alto!
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 7, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Thanks for posting this. I plan to find and will see what I can do about getting my neighbors too. Great work referendum team! Best of luck.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 5:27 pm
This is important! It is important not just for Barron Park and Green Acres residents, but everyone in Palo Alto. The high density housing problem will hurt us all over time. City counsel has gone out of control, ramrodding this unit, where it does not fit and affects child safety -- they have been sneaky, almost dishonest.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 7, 2013 at 5:28 pm
Thank you Diane for taking the lead! This is so important for our neighborhood. I'm getting signatures from my whole block and Palo Alto friends.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 7, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Your signature on the petition means that you agree that the decision to rezone residential property should go to the voters.
This is NOT a fight against senior housing. It's about rezoning residential neighborhoods to allow stack & pack housing. Go to Google maps and take a look at the satellite view of Maybell & Clemo. You'll see Juane Briones Park right next to the site. You'll see a sea of single-family homes. It is not the place to put a 4-story 60-unit apartment block plus 12 single-family homes.
PC "planned community" is zoning that has no density limits, no setback limits, no height limits, no daylight plane limits. Under PC zoning, the developer does not have to follow all the rules that you and I as homeowners have to follow.
Your neighborhood could be the next target for rezoning. This project sets a dangerous precedent.
Signing the petition puts the decision in the hands of the voters, thus providing a check on the city council.
Maybell is a "safe route to school" for Juana Briones Elementary, Terman Jr. High, Bowman International and Gunn. Yet the City Council voted to approve the high density PC rezone without a comprehensive traffic study taking into account bicycles and pedestrians.
Traffic is already a disaster. The Arastradero "road diet" caused huge problems.
The traffic count at Maybell and Pena rose significantly from 2,700 vehicles to 3,348 daily since the Arastradero road changes, according to a city study. That's a 24% increase!
Daily Post 7-5-13: 2 council members said early on that traffic would be a problem. Back in September 2012, Councilman Espinosa said, "I suspect that my colleagues will have concerns … about the continuity with the neighborhood and with the street's traffic in particular. We really need to think about kids and pedestrians …"
Councilwoman Price said, "There's a lot of sensitivity to the current traffic conditions on Maybell now."
Yet the council still voted for the project.
The city says most seniors won't drive, so traffic impact will be minimal. PAHC accepts people into senior housing if they are 62 or older, and they can have younger family members living with them. How many 62-year-olds do not have cars?
Parking will also be a problem. The project only has 47 parking spots for 60 units, staff, and visitors.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the video of Maybell traffic must be worth a million: Web Link
The city gave the Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC) $5.8 million in loans to help buy the property and approved a "planned community" zoning change to enable it to build 72 units on a site that was zoned for 34 units.
THEN the city then approved the project of 60-unit apartment complex and 12 single-family homes, some 3-stories.
Putting that dense project in a quiet residential neighborhood would completely change its character.
Palo Alto Weekly editorial: "The appropriateness and legality of the council making a financial commitment to the project, which needed the zoning change to be viable, before it had approved the zoning change raised serious questions about the council's bias and ability to impartially hear concerns of the neighborhood."
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 7, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Post above was copied from Web Link
"Barron Park survey shows strong support for referendum on Maybell development"
Many more comments there.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 5:48 pm
I did it! Thanks for posting! I want our voices to be heard about the shape of Palo Alto development. I saw the map on www.paloaltoville.com (Rezoning tab) showing the 31 applications for high density development................. WOAH! Everybody, Please download this petition and sign it. We need to put the brakes on this and have a conversation.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm
I am looking forward to a city wide discussion of hyper dense housing, suitable locations for low income housing, the relationship between PAHC and city Hall and other forces that are leading to Palo Alto rezoning so much of the city in order to build unsightly and regrettable dense housing.
Thanks so much for posting this.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Please post the URL for the web site for this effort.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Please work to stop this rezoning travesty!!
a resident of Juana Briones School
on Jul 7, 2013 at 6:55 pm
I have lived on Orme St. for over 40 years, and am very, to say the least, concerned about the over building and density that is happening all around us. We do not want to be a mini New York City. The character of our cities are being totally changed.
It seems that the developers are in charge, not the city council, I am surprised by some of the council people who went along with this who voted for this Maybell/Clemo development. Changing the zoning without consulting our residents seems very non-democratic, and is suspicious.
No one is against senior housing, but the high density, heavy traffic, even more effects the residents in this area. Making these decisions, changing zoning, having a traffic report that was not taken at peak hours, plus the idea that people in their 60s do not drive are all questionable to say the least.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 7, 2013 at 7:52 pm
We're long time residents of this neighborhood and are appalled at the action the City Council has taken to rezone Maybell/Clemo in light of all of the oppostion that the residents of our neighborhood have registered. Our claims are valid ones!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 7, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Don't sign a petition based on the inaccurate information that supporters like Pat from Midtown and resident of Greenacres keep repeating!
Pat, a couple questions for you:
* When describing what's surrounding the 567 Maybell project, was there a reason you did not mention that none of this parcel was zoned R-1? Or that the immediate neighbors (sharing the south and east borders of the property) are the Tan Plaza (8 stories, I believe), and the large parcel of multistory low income apartments?
Yes, the neighbors across the street on Maybell are zoned R-1, but your hyperbole is very misleading. Nor do you even mention the City Council action to reduce the number of units fronting Maybell to 7, along with other setback and lot width and compatibility requirements. Also missing is mention that review of the final design for the units on Maybell would be required -- something that would not happen if housing on this site were built under the previous zoning on the site. These are all important safeguards built into the approved project by Council action as far as ensuring that what is built on the street frontage will be compatible. Your "trouble right here in River City" insinuations about what could happen with a PC in other areas currently zoned R-1 are not supported by the facts of the actual situation.
* Question: Why did you not mention that the affordable senior housing units would be 600 square feet each -- nowhere near the image that a reader would derive from the inflammatory "60 unit apartment block" language you keep using. Or that data was presented in the documents and at the hearings about similar PAHC projects in Palo Alto demonstrate unequivocally that the vehicle trips generated by this type of housing, and the parking demand, will be lower than the standard ITE estimates regardless of which edition is used? This includes counting any deliveries, vans provided by the PAHC to take seniors to medical appts or other errands, etc.
And, since you shared the video of what Maybell looks like during the school commute, and implied that this was somehow caused by changes on Arastradero, here's a video made by one of the council members at the same time of day after school was out.
Web Link
The point is: let's deal with recent increases in peak period traffic during the school year by working on solutions with the PAUSD and the immediate schools. The PAHC project did not create the existing conditions and it would have very minimal traffic impact than the alternative to this project that could built without need of _any_ approvals from anyone under current zoning.
An earlier perceptive comment is right on in reference to the people organizing this referendum: "To first be accurately informed, understand the process, and at least the basics of how our city works is fundamental to taking an appropriate position or action. These basics clearly are missing for maybell bmr opponents as shown in nearly every email's inaccuracies. You give activists a bad name."
(reposted from the same earlier thread where Pat posted his message earlier today)
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 9:50 pm
This is an important issue and needs our support. Upzoning low density residential to a density of over 50 units/acre is an awful precident and can be used in the future to justify high density spot zoning elsewhere in Palo Alto residential districts.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 7, 2013 at 10:27 pm
There may be differing views on the details of this project and everyone is entitled to their perception but I for one am opposed to the high density that the developers are planning all over Palo Alto. This is one of many planned. They voted to make El Camino the focus of high density. There is talk about Fryes to become a PC. Are we to see three story row houses all over Palo Alto? This referendum will allow the people of Palo Alto, by vote, decide whether this high density is right for Palo Alto. I for one hate to lose any more of Palo Alto than we already have.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 7, 2013 at 11:09 pm
I have signed the petitions and am now collecting signatures. This is an important issue for all of Palo Alto. The "creative financing" scheme of Palo Alto Housing Corp will lead to accelerated destruction of all Palo Alto neighborhoods if it is allowed to stand.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 7, 2013 at 11:09 pm
@Hans Boehm
The website for the Maybell Avenue Group is Web Link.
On the website you will find a list of locations where you can sign the two petitions. You can also help our efforts by downloading, printing and getting signatures on the short petition against Resolution 9348 (Comprehensive Plan) which is at Web Link. The deadline for filing this petition is July 17th.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jul 7, 2013 at 11:17 pm
This referendum gets my vote. The fact that it is possible for the City Council to simply decide that a certain section of a particular neighborhood can undergo a zoning change to create multiple units without the neighbors having a say should not take place.
I realize this zoning change is being made to satisfy ABAG's demands for ever more housing. It's time to take back our City from ABAG even if we get punished by having grant money taken away - who wants California Avenue narrowed down to two lanes anyway.
a resident of Barron Park School
on Jul 7, 2013 at 11:56 pm
do we need to download both petitions? I just found one petition ready to download.
Will there be a second one online soon?
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 8, 2013 at 12:38 am
Can't believe how Palo Alto City teat it's citizen. Support the referandu!
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 8, 2013 at 12:39 am
To Barron Park Resident:
The short referendum (the one on the web) is the only one that is effectively printable -- it is also the one on the tighter timeline so it's critical that that one be signed ASAP. The first is over 100 pages long (the city appears to be pulling out all the stops to make the referendum difficult).
The long referendum can be signed in person at any of the following places, or if you send your name and location to firstname.lastname@example.com, we will arrange for someone to come by with a petition to sign. Thanks for the support!
List of signature gathering places:
(1) Philz Coffee, 3191 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto (Mon, Tues July 8 and 9 from 10 am - 2 pm)
(2) Referendum Signing Party Mitchell Park at parking entrance at E. Meadow near Toddler playground on Sunday July 14 from 6:30-8:30 pm
(3) 4132 Willmar Drive, Palo Alto (M-F July 8-12 from 7 am - 10 am)
(4) 708 Matadero Avenue, Palo Alto (list dates/times below)
8-Jul Monday 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
9-Jul Tuesday 11:30 am - 8:00 pm
11-Jul Thursday5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
12-Jul Friday 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm
14-Jul Sunday 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
15-Jul Monday 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
16-Jul Tuesday 11:30 am - 8:00 pm
17-Jul Wednesday 9:00 am - 11:00 am, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
18-Jul Thursday 8:00 am - 11 am
19-Jul Friday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
21-Jul Sunday 6:00 am - 8:30 am, 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
22-Jul Monday 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
23-Jul Tuesday 11:30 am - 8:00 pm
25-Jul Thursday 11:30 am - 8:00 pm
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 6:37 am
I hope that you are not able to reach the enough signatures, but if you do I will vote no. We need more housing if not here it is going to be in another neighborhood. you guys are just NIMBY. also to the fact that people will get old and we may actually be living there in 30 years from now! we need housing for the elders. Do not count on me.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 7:56 am
Time to stop the trend toward pockets of high density rezoning in residential neighborhoods.
a resident of Monroe Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 10:30 am
Need more locations north of Oregon.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Democracy in action. A referendum is a democratic mechanism available to citizens to empower them to bring about the change they wish to see in their City.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 6:26 pm
Jerry Underdal is a registered user.
I'm sorry to see so many ready to throw away a gold-plated final project as approved by the City Council 9–0 after many modifications that addressed neighborhood concerns.
Varied set-backs, seven 2-story single family homes on Maybell with lot widths virtually identical to R-1 sites in the neighborhood, differentiated appearance from house to house, no driveways onto Maybell, $200,000 to be spent on Maybell traffic improvements before construction can begin.
Why aren't Palo Alto residents complaining that we're getting special treatment because of PAHC and City Council concerns that a neighborhood outraged over the Arastradero makeover would be ready to take it out on this project?
Please, someone who knows the precise details of this location and this project reassure me with facts that our neighborhood won't end up with more rather than less traffic, with less attractive housing stock, and with none of the low income senior housing that advocates of the referendum assure us they favor.
I may be irritated by aspects of urban development in Palo Alto, but I'm not ready to hurt my neighborhood to make a point.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 8, 2013 at 6:30 pm
"Philz Coffee, 3191 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto (Mon, Tues July 8 and 9 from 10 am - 2 pm)"
Well, you had quite a crowd waiting to sign at 10 am on Monday morning July 8th - where were you guys!!! This is the first time you hit south Palo Alto so we were all eager and waiting!!
I suggest if you say you're going to be somewhere for sign-ups you follow through.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 7:53 pm
Jerry, you make the only argument that supporters of the PAHC project can make: "It's the best we can do." Maybe that's an argument that will prevail, but at this time the Maybell Referendum gives the citizens of Palo Alto an opportunity to make that decision themselves. I certainly don't see anything wrong with giving everyone a voice on this important and precedent setting action concerning the future of Palo Alto development.
PAHC, the PTC and City Council rammed this development plan though based on a poorly vetted proposal. Had any or all of these parties done a reasonable job of outreach and communication, the major flaws in the project might have been addressed and mitigated. Unfortunately, that didn't happen with PAHC's Maybell proposal. Instead they used a variety of excuses to continually push this project into the neighborhood. That's just wrong, and the Maybell Referendum gives the citizens of Palo Alto an opportunity to correct their mistakes. Yes, it's embarrassing to those who are supposed to represent us, but they clearly failed everyone in Palo Alto by setting an awful precedent.
Even if you believe "It's the best we can do", PAHC's Maybell project is clearly "round peg in a square hole" that's totally out of character with adjacent area. Everyone knows, you really can fit "a round peg in a square hole" - the trick is making the round peg small enough. Unfortunately, PAHC, the PTC and Council refused to even do that on the Maybell project. So, now it's up to the citizens to do the job that the PTC and our Council was unable or unwilling to do.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2013 at 9:57 pm
Jerry Underdal is a registered user.
Fair enough, Bill. I know people are really enthusiastic about taking part in this exercise of participatory democracy. I'll always remember how excited Planning and Transportation Commission head Eduardo Martinez was about the amount of public engagement. I share that, even though I'm uneasy about the referendum. There'll be months of debate, so I expect everyone will have an opportunity to get fully informed before any vote happens.
I'm proud to be part of the Barron Park community and hope we can all come together on an effective traffic plan even if we can't on rezoning.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 9, 2013 at 9:17 am
My apologies to the person who attempted to sign at Philz: I was late but will be there today at 10. Please come by so I can apologize in person. Thank you.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 9, 2013 at 10:48 am
I support senior housing and community diversity and see benefits of those initiatives however this up-zoning project has unclear community value in terms of traffic, safety, community look/feel, sustainability, and quality of life. issues that are very important to all PA residents and yet appear to be mostly swept under the rug by the planning commission and Council.
I am now concerned that that Palo Alto City "Plan" is simply to upzone any available land in order to support tax revenue and government funding programs. I support the referendum and hope that it succeeds.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 9, 2013 at 1:54 pm
>how excited Planning and Transportation Commission head Eduardo >Martinez was about the amount of public engagement.
Then he ignored the wishes of the neighbors and voted for the project. Typical.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Jul 9, 2013 at 1:58 pm
This is much bigger than just the Maybell location. If this is not stopped it can be the leading edge for rezoning to higher density and converting lots in all neighborhood all over town.
A list of current rezoning projects can be found at
Web Link
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 9, 2013 at 4:04 pm
Thanks for running this referendum. I've printed out the short one and am getting my neighbors to sign.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 9, 2013 at 5:15 pm
Let a democratic procedure prevail and allow the residents of Palo Alto to decide whether they want to see these arbitrary rezonings expanded into residential areas. If this Maybell/Clemo projet goes through it will be precedent setting for future rezonings in any other residential neighborhood too.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 10, 2013 at 11:02 pm
This development project has been rammed through without adequately addressing the defects in the proposal, and the neighborhood concerns. PAHC has kept the details of the funding, financial model, etc. very opaque. Their public comments that I have heard on the amount of cash they need for the project to work have varied from $16 million to $27 million. When members of the community made constructive suggestions on how they could make the finances work so that the development would meet the Baron Park community's expressed concerns, PAHC's response was "its too much trouble. We'll do it our way." Their response to the criticisms of impact, upzoning, inadequate traffic study, etc. are to try and paint any opposition as being NIMBY and elitist, to create a false bogyman of what could happen there if they don't do their development, and claim this is the best they can do so we must accept it, because their goals are "good", and by implication anyone who opposes this development is against those "good"goals, and therefore their concerns should be dismissed. Our fine city council, many of whom, perhaps a majority, were elected on platforms explicitly claiming they wouldn't vote for this type of PC rezoning, have shown exactly what sort of integrity they have - namely none. Many very experienced and smart folks - former members of the planning commission, experienced local developers, real estate agents, lawyers, etc. have looked very closely at this and decided it really shouldn't happen to us and its an extremely bad precedent for Palo Alto. After looking closely at all the arguments, you may disagree with them, but you should understand that there is a very strong basis for their concern. The citizens of Palo Alto deserve a chance to debate this and vote on it. Otherwise you will have no grounds for complaint when the next PC rezoning and dense development comes to your single family neighborhood. And make no mistake, if this goes through, developers will put a lot more in the pipeline, justified by the same type of smoke&mirrors "public benefits" we have seen in the past. Don't let PAHC play on your emotions. Really look at this closely. Rejecting this development does not make you a bad person, and its not the end of doing these developments in Palo Alto. There will be other senior housing and low income housing projects in the future. Perhaps even one at the Maybell Orchard that is in keeping with the neighborhood. Please sign the petition, and let Palo Alto truly debate this, and make an informed vote and decision.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 11, 2013 at 4:28 pm
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People, sign the petitions today. Please show this corporation that they can't s scare us by their corporate powers. We are the voters and we count. Let's have a referendum and a city wide discussion on dense housing, on PAHC and on how the city council is so deferential to PAHC.
We need every single signature. Let your voice be heard.
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 11, 2013 at 4:39 pm
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 11, 2013 at 5:42 pm
PAHC used scotch tape to attach a flyer to my house. No other organization ever did this before. Others put it in front of the house or stick it somewhere without doing anything that might damage the paint.
This isn't a big deal but it is yet another manifestation of PAHC's aggressiveness and sense of entitlement to what is not theirs.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 11, 2013 at 6:09 pm
Craig Laughton is a registered user.
PAHC has run rough shod over Palo Alto for many years. It is time to shut them down. This Maybell issue is an important rebellion point.
Sign the petition. It is a beginning.


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HARRISBURG, Pa. - Transportation spending didn't rate much of a mention in Governor Tom Corbett's 2013-14 budget address earlier this week, but the cabinet secretary who explained to the media what's in store for the Commonwealth's roads, bridges and mass transit systems in the coming years couldn't say enough.
Transportation secretary Barry Schoch, a traffic engineer with three decades of experience, called the administration's proposal to spend almost $2 billion over the next five years "the most significant transportation plan I've ever seen in my career in any state, or from the federal government."
Both Corbett and Schoch believe the plan is a road map to better safety, economic vitality and more jobs.
Here are the numbers, as the Corbett administration sees them:
* About 1.5 million students travel on 31,000 school buses each day over thousands of miles of roads in need of repair and more than 4,000 structurally deficient bridges.
* More than $500 billion worth of goods and services move across Pennsylvania roads each year, and improved infrastructure will give the state a competitive edge.
* Spending on improvement will create 50,000 jobs.
* And by bolstering mass transit, highways will be less congested. (Amtrak alone keeps 1.4 million people off the roadways, they say.)
Schoch explained the Corbett administration's carrot-and-stick approach when municipalities want state help in improving roads, bridges, traffic signals and public transportation.
He said the state will pay more to have the studies for the work done, and if municipalities go along with the studies' recommendations, the money they will have to come up with for the work will drop. If not, it will increase.
For example, Schoch said money could be saved by "bundling" bridge work. If four bridges in an area need repair, money could be saved by making them all the same length, if possible, Schoch said. "You could save 60 percent on design [costs] and 30 percent on construction [costs]."
If municipalities go along with the "bundle-able" recommendations, their contribution "may be as low as zero." If not, it could be as high as 30 percent, Schoch said.
Similarly, in upgrading traffic signals, which Schoch said cuts down on wasted time and fuel, the state "will have the right to reduce the liquid fuels tax [paid to municipalities] to make sure [signals] are operating properly."
The Corbett administration also wants to create a $60 million "multi-modal" fund that would help pay for alternative transportation, including bike and pedestrian projects, Schoch said.
To help pay for his plan, Corbett wants to lift the cap on a wholesale tax paid by oil and gas companies in three installments. That would allow it to rise by about 28 cents a gallon over five years, and that increase will likely be passed on to motorists.
Pennsylvania drivers will be directly affected in other ways by the governor's plan.
Car registration would be every two years instead of annually, although the $36-a-year fee would remain the same.
Also, a driver's license would be good for six years instead of the current four. Schoch said he originally favored a license that was good for eight years, but agreed to six after consulting with state police commissioner Frank Noonan.
Transportation spending on fast track in Corbett budget"He told us, you know, people's looks can change quite a bit after eight years. They don't look like they used to," Schoch said with a laugh.
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I cannot help falling asleep watching. Curling is the most boring sport in Winter Olympics. Who came up with the idea that this was sooooo exciting that it should be included in the Olympics ???? Next they will add Chess.
1920s sports coverage must have been really pitiful to add this passtime to the O games.


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Coordinating Board approves 19th UTSA Ph.D. program
By Kareem El-Dahab
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(July 21, 2006)--The number of UTSA doctoral degree programs increased to 19 yesterday with the approval of a Ph.D. in anthropology by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The program will be implemented in spring 2007 and housed in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The addition of a Ph.D. in anthropology is consistent with the goals of UTSA to become a top-100 research university and will address the shortage of educated and qualified candidates for leadership positions in anthropology-applied areas such as cultural resource management, museums and state agencies.
"UTSA is dedicated to addressing the educational needs of South Texas by developing programs that support the economic growth of the region, while continuing to listen to the requests of our students," said UTSA President Ricardo Romo.
Nearly half of the students who have graduated in the last decade from the UTSA master's program in anthropology have gone on to pursue their doctorates at other universities.
The UTSA anthropology Ph.D. program will have an ecological focus which distinguishes it from programs at other universities and is expected to draw students from across the nation. The program is designed to prepare leading professionals in the field of ecological anthropology, which directs anthropological knowledge toward the resolution of real-world problems.


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Johnn Bakker was a Dutch comic artist, known for the series 'Blook' and 'Dan Teal', that he drew for Pep in the 1960s and 1970s. He had a technical education, and subsequently attended courses at the art school in his birthtown The Hague. After several years sailing the seas, he became a musician and played in the pop group Kick. He also formed the blues duo Subterranaeans with "Down Boy" Jason, using the artist's name "Sleepy" Johnn Bakker.
Toppie Tien (1969)
Bakker started making comics in the mid-1960s. After some sex strips for the SF magazine Morgen (using the pseudonym Otis Space), he went to work on semi-autobiographical comic stories starring the character 'Mod', but the project remained unpublished. By 1968, he was making the gag strip 'Toppie Tien' for music magazine Muziek Express.
He began an association with comics magazine Pep by De Geïllustreerde Pers in 1969. His first and best-known creation the magazine was the soft superhero 'Blook', a parody on the famous American superhero genre. Bakker worked on the strip in cooperation with the scriptwriters Lo Hartog van Banda and Dick Matena from 1969 to 1974. Another comic he made for Pep was 'Dan Teal', that was written by Geo Staad, pseudonym of none other than the famous Dutch poet, songwriter and man of words Drs. P.
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On his own, he made the science fiction stories 'Jab en de Groene Bol' and 'Smock' in 1974. He dropped comics altogether when Pep and Sjors merged to form Eppo in 1975 and became a commercial designer and painter. The infamous Johnn Bakker is however generally credited with the 1982 'Suske en Wiske' parody 'De Keizerkraker', in which the famous Belgian heroes join the squatter's movement. Johnn Bakker has also drawn comics strips for Dutch street newspapers and passed away in September 2006.
Suske en Wiske parody De Keizerkraker, signed Willy Dondersteen, but most likely by Johnn Bakker


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His interests include law enforcement and acting
You may recognize Craig Friday as the man in uniform patrolling Pequot Lakes High School sporting events as captain of the Pequot Lakes Police Reserve.
Or maybe he's a familiar face at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, where he works in guest services.
Still others may know Craig as Mr. Beaver, his character from the most recent Pequot Lakes Community Theatre play, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
He's a man with many interests and talents, all of which benefit the lakes area.
Craig grew up in Anoka and lived in the Twin Cities area until just nine years ago.
"We came up to this area because I spent seven years with Dish Network and they were opening an office in the Brainerd area," he said.
"We" refers to Craig and his wife, Julie, whom he met in late 1993 when both drove school bus for the same company in Champlin, and their son, Jack, who turns 16 this month.
The Fridays moved to Crosslake in September 2004 from Princeton, and it didn't take long for them to immerse themselves in the community. Craig currently works at Grand View, and Julie has worked with the Pequot Lakes School District's Early Childhood Family Education program since 2005. Jack attends Pequot Lakes High School.
What has kept the family from returning to the Cities?
"We don't have the hectic pace of the Cities," Craig said. "It's a slower paced lifestyle and we've made lots of friends."
Just because he left the Twin Cities doesn't mean he left his interests behind. Craig worked with a police reserve unit in the Cities, and in 2006 he helped form such a unit with the Pequot Lakes Police Department. A former firefighter for 15 years and current first responder, Craig enjoys public safety work but has never desired to be a professional law enforcement officer.
"It's a way of being involved with the police department," he said of his reserve duties. "I've been in public safety in one form or another.
"I enjoy getting out and interacting with the community and business owners," he said. "I assist the police department so officers can do what they need to."
Craig is also on the Pequot Lakes Community Theatre board, and all the Fridays have become actors, thanks to Jack.
"He got us started," Craig said. "He had started out with 'Peter Pan' a few years ago and he was in the school production 'The Giver.'"
Craig started acting, appearing in "Arsenic and Old Lace" in Pequot Lakes and with Jack in "The Diary of Anne Frank" at Central Lakes College in Brainerd.
This past spring, all three Fridays had a role in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in Pequot Lakes.
"Julie saw how much fun we were having and decided to audition with us for 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,'" Craig said, "and we ended up being Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. It's fun."
Rehearsal schedules can be grueling, but it's worth it in the end, he said.
In between working, his police reserve duties and acting, Craig is a Central Lakes College student.
"Fifteen years ago I started a business management degree," he said, noting that through life's twists and turns he never obtained the degree.
He decided to go back to school and should graduate in a year with that degree.
In any spare time, Craig enjoys spending time with his family. He also has a daughter who just finished her sophomore year at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and is an intern at Sea World, and two stepchildren in their 30s who live in the Twin Cities.
The Fridays enjoy bike rides and trips to Duluth and the Twin Cities. In addition to acting together, they occasionally volunteer at the Crosslake Area Historical Society's Log Village.


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Like it or loath it, the final installment of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two, opens in cinemas today. Considering that this is the fifth film in the series I imagine most people are already fairly decided on whether or not they will be watching. However, if you're still on the fence, here's my impressions after attending a midnight showing. Be warned that this review contains spoilers for the book, but if you have read that and watched the trailer then you're spoiler free.
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2011 Audi A8To be honest, I'd hate to pay so much for a 4-cylinder car - turbo or not. At the same time, Audi will probably lower the price for the base model.
A vedy vedy small engine for a vedy big car!
It's a smart move for the European market version but the US one should get a small V6 at the least.
Good move to compete with the 730i in Europe but North Americans might not want it. By the way that renderring looks awesome and if it looks anything like that the 7-Series will no longer be the best looker in the segment.
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Disgusting. Flagship should be V/I/W 8 + only.
________________________All that I'm after is a life full of laughterAs long as I'm laughin' with youI'm thinkin' bout all that still matters is a love ever afterAfter the life we've been through, yeahKnow there's no life after you
In a world obsessed with MPG why not make the vehicle lighter and give it a V6. The strain that 4 banger will be under trying to move that 2 ton land barge will be enough for it to wave the white flag. Maybe some low end torque from a bigger turboed engine might be the answer.Why is this thing so heavy anyway if it utilizes an aluminum spaceframe?
Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
It should be the 3.0L supercharged V6 with power bumped up to about 350 hp to offset the expensive, slow, and not-very-fuel-efficient V8 model A8.
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Why not there corporate 3.6l V6 with DI and lightly turboed to 310hp but have a flat torque curve at 1500rpm to 5500rpm? IMHO the engine would be better suited for this vehicle and would make better FE IMHO.
Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
Devil in Baggy PantsYou're right, I never understood(and I still don't) why they put the 3.6L FSI VR6 in the Passat, but had a 3.2L FSI V6 in the more expensive and heavier A4. Now I understand that the 3.2 is a 90 degree V6 and the 3.6 is 15 degrees, but the torque difference would be most beneficial in the Audis.
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PandaBear:Disgusting. Flagship should be V/I/W 8 + only.Though I'm not an engine snob like you, I do think that in a luxury flagship anything under an 8 cylinder engine in unacceptable.
Aside from diesels that is.


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During the autumn season in Italy, turkey is often deliciously paired with a stuffing of chestnuts and sausage. The wild turkey was brought to Europe from the New World, and once domesticated, returned there to breed as the classic festive bird. It also became one of the large courtyard fowl animals in Lombardy. With Italy being one of the largest producers of chestnuts, it was expedient to put the two together in another happy marriage of New and Old World.
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High Potassium
Serves 12
Prep Time 105 min
Total Time 345 min.
Step 1
Make Chestnut Stuffing through Step 6.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a large roasting pan and a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 3
Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey and reserve for Giblet Broth. Remove any visible fat from the turkey. Rinse the turkey well and pat dry. Rub the cavity with lemon halves, squeezing them as you go. Make a few tiny slits under the wings, where the legs join the body and in the fleshiest part of the breast. Stuff each slit with a bit of rosemary and sage.
Step 4
Stuff cavity and neck pouch with about 5 cups of the stuffing, securing neck cavity with a skewer. Place remaining stuffing in the prepared baking dish; cover and refrigerate until needed. Sprinkle the turkey with salt and pepper. Place bacon slices crosswise on the breast. Cover with a piece of cheesecloth big enough to drape over the whole bird. Dribble oil over the cloth to moisten slightly. Tie drumsticks together.
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Place the turkey, breast-side up, in the prepared roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour. Pour wine over the turkey and baste a few times. Continue to roast for 2 hours more, basting with pan juices several times. Remove cheesecloth and bacon and roast until the turkey is done, an additional 30 to 60 minutes. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh should register 180°F and 165°F in the stuffing.) Total cooking time will be 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
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While the turkey is roasting, make Giblet Broth. About 30 minutes before the turkey is ready, cover the reserved stuffing with a lid or foil and bake until heated through, 35 to 45 minutes. If you like a crisp top, uncover for the last 15 minutes of baking.
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When the turkey is ready, place it on a carving board or platter. Scoop stuffing into a serving bowl, cover and keep warm. Tent the turkey with foil and keep warm. Pour drippings from the roasting pan into a small bowl; chill in the freezer so that fat can be skimmed off. Place the roasting pan over medium heat and pour in broth; bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up any browned bits. Cook for 5 minutes, then transfer to a medium saucepan. Skim fat from chilled drippings and add drippings to the saucepan; bring to a simmer. Mix water and cornstarch in a small bowl; add to the simmering sauce, whisking until lightly thickened.
Step 8
Remove string from drumsticks and carve the turkey, discarding skin. Serve with stuffing and gravy.
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Check out the latest electronic security technologies and the highlights from ISC West 2014.
By Ashley Willis · April 9, 2014
Boasting more than 1,000 exhibits, and attracting as many as 26,000 attendees, this year's ISC West trade show in Las Vegas undoubtedly left many exhausted as showgoers walked the exhibit hall (and likely wore out quite a bit of shoe leather) to see the latest and greatest in electronic security technologies.
And although it is one of the busiest security shows in the industry, it doesn't exactly mean that it was all work and no play. In this slideshow, we've rounded up some of the coolest and fun trends on the show floor.
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To remove wax cappings in seconds I use a "hot air paint stripper pistol". But there should be between the honey in the hexagonals cells and the waxcappings a little bit of air ,it all depends the kind of bees you are keeping. If there is no layer of air it won't work.
I am only wondering if the hot air might not alternate the quality of the honey ,anyone who has experienced with this ?
It is a very fast way in removing cappings but you should have the kind of bees that produce the right kind of honeycombs for that kind of job.


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Our client has provided us with a stock of videos that we will attempt to find a consumer market for. The videos have potential educational and job training attributes. We have the ability to manipulate the videos to make them more accessible to markets other than business related markets. Our main objective is to produce a few short prototypes that will be used to do market research and to determine if there even is a market for these educational videos.
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Mitch Griffith '13 is a senior Business major and History minor originally from Perrysburg, Ohio. He has had four years' experience working sales and planning in a retail store selling swimming pools and pool chemicals. At Wittenberg, Griffith is a member of Tau Pi Phi (Business and Economics honorary) as well as WittInvest. He serves as a member of the Build a Better Wittenberg Committee whose goal is to use University funds to enhance the relationship between Wittenberg and Springfield. His future goal includes a career related to management or finance.
Timothy J Little '13 is a senior Business Major with a concentration in entrepreneurship at Wittenberg University from Chicago, Illinois. Little is currently interning with New York Life in the sales department, where his role is to assist sales agents in putting together policy packages that fit individual customer needs. At Wittenberg, Little has participated in the varsity baseball program for four years, where he played third base and catchers, earning a varsity letter two of those four years. He is currently a member of the Wittenberg University Men's Rugby Club. His future aspirations are to work in the public relations department of a professional baseball organization and to help make the game of baseball more readily accessible for inner city children.
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It's the watern, the element that most characterizes Venice and has featured in its secular history, that celebrate the beggining of the 2013 edition of the Carnival!
It will be a colorful show on the water "MetaMorPhosiS Aquaticae", of the French company Ilotopie to celebrate the first day of Carnival, Saturday 26th January 2013, and to open the Venice Festival on the water.
Starting from 18.00 the banks of Cannaregio will be lit up by the fantastic fireworks of these aquatic theater artists, that will parade on fantastic rowing boats.
After the performance, at about 7pm, the celebration will move toFondamenta with the overwhelming notes of Dixie Funk Parade.
And the water Venetian Festival continues Sunday, January 27:
a water parade of the Rowing Associations Coordination will depart from Punta della Dogana and sail along the Grand Canal to reach the shores of Cannaregio, populated by thousands of spectators.
Upon arrival of the procession, you can taste the delicacies of the stands: cicheti, Venetian specialties and traditional sweets Carnival, "frittelle" and "Galani".
There is a lot of fun for the kids too:
next Sunday, January 27th don't miss the Kids Day organized at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, with many games and engaging activities to introduce the kids to the world of modern and contemporary art.
The meetings take place at the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni Dorsoduro, from 3pm to 4.30pm. The theme of next Saturday will be dedicated to "Chamberlain: metallic colors and thoughts ..."


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