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On March 23, 1942, the historian Samuel Eliot Morison wrote to his friend President Franklin D. Roosevelt to offer himself as a "sea-going historiographer" to chronicle the activities of the U.S. Navy in World War II. "In order to do it the right way," he told Roosevelt, "I must have a living, intimate connection with the Navy flagrante bello. An armchair history job after peace is concluded won't do." Before April was out, Morison was meeting with Navy officials to accept a commission as a lieutenant commander and discuss the logistics of his globe-spanning assignment.
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That July, he boarded a destroyer and pressed into the cold swells of the Atlantic to witness the war against Germany's U-boats. In ten other ships, over three years, Morison amassed the eyewitness experience that buoyed his 15-volume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. The series, published between 1947 and 1962, was not only a comprehensive report on the Navy's projection of power over two oceans, but a classic of historical literature that stands as the definitive treatment of its subject. And now that the Naval Institute Press is reissuing the series, with Volumes 7 through 9 due this spring, Morison's masterwork is worth considering as a lesson in how history can have both blue-ribbon scholarship and popular appeal—and why works of such scale are almost never published anymore.
Morison (1887–1976) was one of the pre-eminent historians of his generation—among his many honors were two Bancroft Prizes and two Pulitzers—but he worried about who read history and why. "When John Citizen feels the urge to read history, he goes to the novels of Kenneth Roberts or Margaret Mitchell, not to the histories of Professor this or Doctor that," he lamented in his 1946 pamphlet, "History as a Literary Art: An Appeal to Young Historians." As Morison saw it, academic historians had only themselves to blame: "They have forgotten that there is an art of writing history." For Morison, fine writing required deep living.
He grew up on Boston's swank Beacon Hill, in a red-brick house whose mantelpiece had come from Daniel Webster's living room. In 1904, at the age of 17, he crossed the Charles River to attend Harvard, which would be the fulcrum of his academic life until he retired in 1955. But he did his most important work far from Cambridge.
To research a biography of Christopher Columbus, Morison spent five months aboard a three-masted sailing ship, retracing the explorer's routes 10,000 miles across the Atlantic and around the Caribbean. The resulting book, Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus (1942), made Morison's name as a scholar who was not content to dwell in the archives. It also gave him entree. "That Columbus book...brought me a welcome from sailors everywhere," he once said. "It did me more good than the [naval] commission. Columbus was my passport."
When Morison visited the Navy Department in 1942 to discuss his intention to write about its operations during the war, Adm. Ernest J. King, the commander in chief of the U.S. fleet, "looked bleak, wintry," Morison recalled in 1960. Famously obsessed with secrecy, King viewed anyone who presumed to write about his dear Navy through gimlet eyes. Then, Morison recalled, came a flash of recognition: King said, "Oh, you're that fellow." Morison was on his way, with access to all the Navy's personnel, records, ships and facilities. There were no restrictions on what he could write. The Navy would sign the contract for the series with Little, Brown, but the history would be Morison's, not an "official" one.
Thus Morison plunged into the war, crossing the Atlantic aboard the destroyer USS Buck. He would lament later that a "whole generation has passed without producing any really great works on American history. Plenty of good books, valuable books, and new interpretations and explorations of the past; but none with fire in the eye, none to make a young man want to fight for his country in war or live to make it a better country in peace." That was the sort of work he had set out to produce.
He built his narratives around brightly rendered visuals and used the present tense to describe actions he witnessed firsthand, such as the Battle of Kolombangara in July 1943. "A gallant sight at that hour," he wrote of the U.S. combat squadron's steaming toward the confrontation in the Solomon Islands, "the cruisers so proud and handsome with their curling bow waves and frothy wakes, the destroyers thrusting and turning, now golden with the sun, now dark shadows against the sea; and this is a gorgeous afternoon, with bright cumulus clouds under a thin layer of cirrus and Ironbottom Sound blue as the Gulf of Maine."
Of course, serious histories are made of more than fire in the eye and muscle in the prose. Morison, wrote the Yale historian Edmund S. Morgan, had the "courage to simplify." All historians do so, Morgan observed, but not always to good effect. "To simplify where you know little is easy," Morgan wrote in a 1964 essay about Morison in the New York Times. "To simplify where you know a great deal requires gifts of a different order: unusual penetration of mind and, above all, sheer nerve."
Morison's nerve was evident in his habit of holding the reader tightly in the moment, then soaring away to view events from great heights. He could evoke the immediate terror of battle, then pivot toward a context reaching to antiquity. A lesser writer might have noted that the Battle of Leyte Gulf rendered traditional lines of big-gunned dreadnoughts obsolete. Morison wrote: "When Mississippi discharged her twelve 14-inch guns at Yamashiro at a range of 19,790 yards, at 0408 October 25, 1944, she was not only giving that battleship the coup de grâce, but firing a funeral salute to a finished era of naval warfare. One can imagine the ghosts of all great admirals from Raleigh to Jellicoe standing at attention as [the] Battle Line went into oblivion, along with the Greek phalanx, the Spanish wall of pikemen, the English longbow and the row-galley tactics of Salamis and Lepanto."


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Australia's Federation Guard is a tri-service ceremonial unit of the Australian Defence Force. Its members have been carrying out ceremonial duties since March 2000. It provides a ceremonial presence during visits to Australia by foreign dignitaries and for civil and military events, including here at the Australian War Memorial.
The service involves the Federation Guard forming a catafalque party around the Tomb of the Australian Unknown Soldier. You may ask what is a catafalque party? Historically a catafalque was a support for a coffin, but it has come to be represented by a remembrance stone or tomb. A catafalque party was originally appointed to guard a coffin from theft or desecration. Now it performs a ceremonial role, honouring the dead.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
The act of promoting one's self, abilities, or predicted achievements to impossibly high expectations only to crash and burn in such a public fashion people will use that failure as a gauge against other public failures for years to come.
After talking so much crap for the past two years about his Thai-bo skillz, Pauley got completely David Blained by that Ukrainian kid with the lazy eye.
by Joe_Mamma May 11, 2006
An amazing illusionist. He is able to perform the most unbelievable illusions in front of people with simple or no props. He has traveled to places like Haiti and Africa to share the magic of his illusions with people who might now otherwise experience it. He's also been known to perform feats of incredible physical endurance, such as being in ice for days and being buried alive. He's a true magician because he strives to share his magic with everyday people.
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A sexual maneuver that when performed correctly can side step the social awkwardness that may ensue a random blowjob, when found in the female's environment and near climax withdraw and ejaculate into her eyes, while she rubs at her eyes in order to see, use this moment to make for the door, be sure to turn on the light and let out a CHEEEESEEE ITS! For entertainment value. When she is able to see in 5-10 minutes (sight loss is rarely permanent) she will be in alone and disoriented but not expecting a phone call. This was found on cave writings of the Incas but the original name was lost in translation, David Blaine was the first in successfully performing this lost art form in modern times.
Synonyms: DB-ing
Antonyms: Cuddling
Synonyms: DB-ing
Antonyms: Cuddling
Buddy One: So how did you leave it with Kim last night? I heard she is clingy.
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noun - When a female is on top of a male during sexual intercourse, and said female levitates right before the point of his climax, thus forcing the male to ejaculate on himself.
Last night was awesome till the chick I was banging pulled a David Blaine and made me spluge all over myself.
by Bejammin Foxworth March 28, 2009
When you're banging a broad doggie on the side of a bed, you lean forward and stick your hands in the air and take your legs off the ground, so that you are suspended in mid air by your wang. Extra points if you perform a spin without losing penetration.
by J Whizzle June 15, 2005
the hot magician who goes up to random people on the street and does crazy tricks to make them freak out. He has been known to bring flies bak to life and float in mid air.
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- At least a 3.25 GPA in all courses taken prior to admission to the Honors Program (including transfer credits).
- Completed application form, including all transcripts from institutions of higher education, a letter of recommendation from a current faculty member, and research proposal.
- Proposal approved by at least 2 of the 3 members of the Honors Committee.
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- Final approval of the honors proposal by the department chair.
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2 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an indoor pool are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a spa tub.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Raithwaite Estate features an indoor pool and a spa tub. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measure 2690 square feet (250 square meters). This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a sauna, and a rooftop terrace. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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- 24-hour front desk
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- Total number of rooms - 73
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Hunters Lounge - This restaurant specializes in regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
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I apologize if I broke protocol.. I don't know ALL the rules here, so I will edit to remove. Again... Am sorry if I did something wrong.
I apologize if I broke protocol.. I don't know ALL the rules here, so I will edit to remove. Again... Am sorry if I did something wrong.
Sippy, if Barry was unhappy with the formatting of your posts, he would have notified you, or removed the posts by now. I believe the rule about all caps is meant to deal with those people who have CAPS LOCK permanently on because they find it easier to type everything that way.
I don't see much effective difference between occasional use of words in ALL CAPS for emphasis, and similar use of all bold, also for emphasis.
As far as editing your past posts to change the select words with all caps, you will find that after a certain amount of time has passed, posts can no longer be edited by the original poster (only moderators).
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I, for one, appreciate your unique perspective on the Russel Family History. I know there is more than one side to every story. So, having your light shown on the situation is helpful.
What would be more illusidating would be a Link to the things Barry said he already told us how to find. I appreciaye his position, not wanting to be the one to throw the first stone, so to say.
Mark Berninghausen
Regards, Barry
From Dictionary.com:
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
cheat - deceit - deception - swindle - humbug - fake
I can't make everyone here believe what is truth.... but I have spent DAYS reading old posts... other forums.... and the degree of FALSE statements and insinuations made by some people are SO BIG it almost takes my breath away. I worked with JN Russell from 2004-2007... I knew him maybe 8 or 10 years before that. Ron Miller was JN's partner for 11 years... ending in 2008 when his knees got too bad. I think JN died in 2009. I often went by to see him when I was home from work... last time I saw him was about 6 or 8 months before he passed. I have talked with Ron about this forum and this post... I have talked to JT Crownover about this post.... Just to confirm I am not MIS-remembering things... and I was NOT. Never thought this would turn into something like this.. and I am sure MOST folks are about as tired of it as I am.... but I have people telling me I am mistaken... telling me I have my facts wrong... and ALMOST just plain calling me a liar.
Have read the old AFB thread... it was an AMAZING read... smoke and mirrors...
There are 21 apiaries in the state of MS certified to sell queens/packages/nucs... have never heard any of THEM complaining or failing to meet the inspector's requirements... SO.. lets blame the INSPECTOR for stupid stuff and turn the table so that we can deflect the TRUE problem. How many people bought into THAT????
Am gonna go out on the limb now.... no playing around... no suggestions... just a plain hard truth. I cannot say what RA is doing now... but I know most everything he says about his Dad... his dad's operation... his brothers.... his education.... what he was doing BEFORE his dad passed... the ordeal with the state apiary board.... and his commitment to customer service....is .. well... A LIE.
CALL ME OUT... have your lawyers contact me.... Am tired of playing around with this.. and tired of being accused myself.
Everything I have said is true.... I was there and so were plenty of witnesses were there also. It is all a LIE... and to all the followers of the cult... drink more kool aid... dont care... nothing will restore RA's until he at LEAST gives back the money... but I can also tell you for fact.... what you THINK you know... is not real.
There you have it.... bottom line....
I for one appreciate your candor, and I also fell victim to Ole Doc Russell. Yes I did see where he claimed to have sold 80,000 queens sure bet the IRS would like to have their cut of that revenue!! Thanks for all the info on Russell, you did a good service to others who could fall in that trap. Broodhead
He may have sold 80,000 but how many were delivered. I was one of the lucky one's that got a refund. I will nerer deal with anyone that has the russell name.
I'm kinda enjoying this thread.I was gonna buy some queens.I did my homework.I called the Ms. ag dept,spoke to the inspector&he said NOTHING derogatory about russel,but when I mentioned buying queens from russel he could not knowingly allow me to commit a crime.When I disclosed this info I was told that russel was the greatest,and I was worse than navel lint.Anyone can quote wiki or read a book,that doesnt mean they are knowledgeable,just smart enough to read and repeat.My 2 cents worth
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Philip was just a friend of Robert who grew up with him basically.... is what I was told by his brothers. They were working together, but what their business relationship was in detail I have no idea. I started this thread way back in an attempt to help some people understand what had happened to them..... in a way I almost regret it now. I was attacked and basically called a liar or trying to increase myself at Robert's expense.... but everything I said I still stand by, and in a private conversation my words and opinions would have been much stronger than what I wrote here on a public forum. There is plenty here to read if you really want to rehash everything.... but I think everyone that ever reads this board now KNOWS... and there is really no need to bring this thread back alive. Makes for interesting reading, but as far as I am concerned Barry can just lock it.
I am passionate also about some things.... but there comes a time to just LET IT GO.
I am willing to talk about it anytime in private.... Anyone here is free to PM me at anytime..
Ciao... and wishing everyone prosperous beekeeping.
is what I was told by his brothers. They were working together, but what their business relationship was in detail I have no idea.
What you were told = second hand information at best
But what their business was in detail I have no idea = priceless
I'm surprised Barry didn't evaporate this thread a long time ago and put it out of it's misery.
"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay".....Krishnamurti
Rusty Hills Farm -- home of AQHA A Rusty Zipper and Rusty's Bees.
Yes Sir Rusty..gee how dare I post regarding the thread..
"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay".....Krishnamurti
Rusty Hills Farm -- home of AQHA A Rusty Zipper and Rusty's Bees.
there is so much I would like to know on this whole Russell deal. are the bees gens real they talked about. Robert gave me that push I needed to go for it and raise northern queens we had some good talks then I made an order and they droped off the planet .and you know the money I spent and lost was worth the push he gave me so im not even mad im just disappointed I had my heart set on working with some of the queens they talked about on his site
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No they were all fantasy.
He was a brilliant pitch man and I most fear that when I got my money back for undelivered queens that the money came from his mother selling her house to keep him out of jail.


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Re: st: create new variable from weighted counts?
Nick Cox <email@example.com>
"firstname.lastname@example.com" <email@example.com>
Re: st: create new variable from weighted counts?
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:24:45 +0100
That's fine. Just in case what I said was not completely clear, my
sense was that it's not obvious from the documentation quite how much
is possible with that syntax.
On 17 April 2013 14:12, Rossen, Lauren M. (CDC/OSELS/NCHS) <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Thank you so much, Nick, for pointing me in the right direction.
> There will be plenty of jumping up and down in appreciation.
> Lauren
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:09:30 +0100
> From: Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> Subject: Re: st: create new variable from weighted counts?
> You could always go something like
> bysort county: egen dths_white=total(wtvar * (race==1))
> In a strong sense this is documented, as the -egen- -total()- function
> can take an arbitrary expression as argument. However, quite how
> general this is may deserve more shouting and jumping up and down than
> it gets.
> Nick
> firstname.lastname@example.com
> On 16 April 2013 18:57, Rossen, Lauren M. (CDC/OSELS/NCHS) <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> Hello Stata-listers,
>> I have a data set on all infant deaths in the US, and I am
>> trying to create county-level summaries of several variables.
>> For example, counts of deaths by county for white infants,
>> black infants, etc. Normally, this would be straightforward
>> to do with something like:
>> bysort county: egen dths_white=total(race==1)
>> bysort county: egen dths_black=total(race==2)
>> However, the data are weighted because a small # of
>> deaths are not included in the file, so there are something
>> like importance weights to make sure that the totals sum
>> up to the actual total # of reported deaths in the US.
>> I say importance weights because there is no sampling,
>> and the weights are not integers, they range from 1 to 1.2.
>> My question is: is there a way to generate new variables
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>> weights? I apologize for the rudimentary question,
>> but I have tried searching through the archives and
>> documentation and had no luck finding a solution.
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Are public meetings too late for community impact?
Original post made by CDSI Research, Alamo, on Nov 13, 2011
This morning news service researchers circulated a study of public meetings in Contra Costa County that provided clear evidence that government decisions are fully documented and decided before such meetings. Using many examples including recent redistricting of the county, researchers' discovery of documentation repeatedly defined decisions brought to public meetings for "rubber stamp" approvals.
As part of a feature on how to engage and communicate with governments, news service researchers pointed to the need by residents, neighborhoods and communities to gain direct meetings with their elected officials very early in consideration of issues to insure that their interests and positions are considered in the final decisions brought to public meetings for approval. "If it is on a public meeting agenda it is too late to change the decision."
As you consider publication of a story on this decision process, you might define how this contrasts with various public meeting laws and requirements. "Is the public served when public government meetings only exist for public approval of already-made decisions?"
Great subject?
As a CDSI Research courtesy to media editors
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a resident of another community
on Nov 13, 2011 at 10:55 am
You clearly fail to comprehend public meeting law. Just because you don't agree with established rules and practices which public agencies and public officials must follow doesn't mean that decisions have been "already-made" or are rubber stamped.
Try being productive rather than trying to re-invent the wheel, just because it does not suit your vision of what is important. Look in the mirror; perhaps it is not about the issue, maybe it is more about the individual. Continuing with nothing but critisism about anything and everything related to the County lost it's lustre a long time ago.
a resident of another community
on Nov 13, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Dear Editor,
As campaigns enlist commentators to attack comments on your forum that provide study references and news services research, including BANG, such campaign strategies become apparent to your readers as they discuss, in private exchanges, the volume of such campaign commentary appearing on the Express Forum. The result is exposure of such campaign commentary without any study resources to validate such defamation as Swift-Boating.
We are seeing district 2 and 3 campaigns ramping their swift-boating and avoiding any references that will allow your readers to qualify such campaign dogma. It remains your opportunity to provide fair and balanced presentation of the issues of these campaigns including the histories of the candidates to your readers so they are more informed voters. It is more an opportunity to actually validate the interests of our elected officials to have direct conversations with residents, neighborhoods and community groups to better understand the will and interests of those communities such officials serve.
In does seem quite simple to ask elected officials about their meetings with such groups and to publish the advantages of such direct, interactive discussions early in the considerations of community issues.
a resident of another community
on Nov 13, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Hal {exposure},
There you go again, the minute someone disagrees with you, you cry foul! Swift boating? How many posts have you used that in today? C'mon be a little more original.
I think you need to study up a little bit on what constitutes defamation. Disagreeing with you or negating your odd opinions doesn't quite qualify. Your "private exchanges" are not really helping you sort fact from fiction, as they are helping you build false conspiracy theories.
I am at a loss as why you believe being challenge is campaign related? That makes little sense to someone concerned about community issues in general. Postings usually have better results when the content gets right to the point. I don't see that taking place in the volley of innuendo that you constantly post. Let's keep things factual, shall we?
a resident of another community
on Nov 13, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Dear Editor,
This exchange asks you to consider a story on the process of public decisions by governments in Contra Costa County. Through interviews with numerous elected officials and staffs, news service researchers discovered such elected officials want to know early in consideration of community issues the will and interests of community and neighborhood groups via direct meetings with such group representatives. It was those elected officials that suggested public meetings tend to be too late in the process because various governmental departments and agencies have already provided the basis of decision and most elected officials are ready to agreed with such recommendations. The public meetings become more a matter of delivering the decision rather than any form of interactive community discussion and mitigation.
That is the process according to such interviews and it is your story to validate in our region among elected and appointed officials.
a resident of Alamo
on Nov 14, 2011 at 8:39 am
informed.. you are right on congrat... this old fool can not stand to be challenged nor can he provide any proof of what he states as fact.thanks for your posts.
a resident of Alamo
on Nov 14, 2011 at 8:57 am
What is CDSI Research? I keep seeing it pop up all over this forum but I'm unfamiliar with it.
a resident of another community
on Nov 14, 2011 at 10:21 am
It appears that CDSI Research is Hal's way of making himself look big. It is the same reaction you get from a cat when it is spooked.
I imagine he is trying to lend crediblity to his assumptions. Personally I don't think anyone buys what he is selling.
a resident of Alamo
on Nov 16, 2011 at 6:06 pm
oh!riley, CDSI Research helped get man to the moon
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Серёжа, Sergey
But they're smart about how they do it differently. They don't throw out the experience of other's, they build on it. To "do the opposite" is just silly thinking. But then that is how Ace wants to learn. So be it.
Regards, Barry
The idea that anyone not only ignore experienced advice but to choose to do the opposite simply to see if it is true ..is a ridiculous notion. This is why we have an educational system to share the knowledge gained through time instead of everybody having to learn everything the hard way. If we did it that way wed still be living in the dark ages or worse yet living in caves.
If you feel you must take the opposite tack from those experienced people who willingly share their lifes' lessons....I wish you luck.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
Sergey, Ace started this thread to show off his homemade extractor. That seems fine.
But he felt the need to add that he probably took too much honey from two of this hives. Early in the thread I asked why. Ace could easily said it was a mistake he misjudged and in retrospect he was concerned. But he didnt.
Then in later posts he defended those actions based on some skewed economics and his desire to do the opposite of advice given by more experienced people.
Are you telling us that you think his contrary idea to leave his bees short on stores was a good idea? That it is the kind of thinking that western civilization was built on?
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
What was Ace thinking? He puts this kind of nonsense in lots of threads.
If you want to see the quotes in their original context, click the blue arrow.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Серёжа, Sergey
Серёжа, Sergey
There is a difference between taking extra honey and expecting the bees to work harder to replace it (and them being able to forage during that time) vs. leaving them with insufficient winter stores and no way to forage for their survival.
Sergey, You live in CA and your bees may be finding food today for all I know. Ace lives in NY. There wont be anything for his bees until spring.
Many inventions, the result of creative minds and hard work are fine. Most are built on the knowledge passed to the inventor by experienced people. Otherwise we would still be reinventing the wheel over and over and over again.
If you think it is wise to totally ignore good advice, given by experienced, well intentioned people .so be it. How can I argue with that? And so I wont.
Good luck to you Sergey.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
I did not say I took all their honey. I said I may have taken too much, a whopping 11 pounds from three hives. How do I answer the words of experience that I should have taken 80 pounds from each?
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
The words of experience are, you shouldn't have taken any.
Regards, Barry
Personally Ace, I really don't care what you do with your bees. I was responding to your statement that folks should do the opposite of the advice given by experienced people.
I, for one, have absolutely no interest in springtime photos of your deadouts.
Theyre your bees .kill em if you like.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
Ace, if you are referring to me, I did not say you should take 80 pounds of honey from any hive in the condition it/they were in at the time. It seemed you were inferring that. I suggest you reread my post. Basically, I was saying if you had done things differently, you could have one/three hives that this year or next would have produced quite a bit more....possibly 80 to 100 pounds each. What ever is EXTRA is okay to take....whether it is 33 pounds or 80 pounds......but it should only be the EXTRA. Do not twist things that people state to make your case. BTW, it is post #57....
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Ace, carrots looked alright, but you may want to increase the sand content where you grow them, you'll get a much better product. Extractor wasn't bad, but I'm not one for home made stuff when I can support the industry for a much better product, doing stuff on the cheap isn't worth it in my opinion. I'm glad you had fun with it though and it worked out for you. I'm not bashing doing stuff on the cheap, I just believe in supporting the industry so they can continue to offer quality products and bigger selections.
Previous to working in the medical field I spent a lot of time working for OEM's. It would be hard for me to fathom that any OEM for bee keeper processing equipment would be able to see a drop in sales volume from a back yard beek making his own equipment. They don't need my support.
Let me explain something:
An OEM wants to sell their equipment to someone that is going to use it, abuse it and wear it out. Not to someone who could barely scratch the polished surfaces. They make their money on parts and repairs and they are building their equipment to last under normal industry usage. If a large number of back yard beeks have this equipment and they give up the hobby that kills their future sales. If the back yard beeks make their own equipment and gives up, the equipment goes in the land fill for the most part. Doesn't affect their sales or their business.
Why would Jake, offer me a DVD if he thought I could hurt his business? He knows I can't.
We have one garden that is on top of sand. We have been using it for squash, pumpkins and gourds. The bad part about putting carrots there is the wood chucks will get them. It is worth a try though.you may want to increase the sand content where you grow them, you'll get a much better product.
That being said, our carrots are unbelievably sweet. We don't go for pretty.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
Those look like Kuroda's, and they are good. They don't have to be pretty, but if you get the right soil conditions, your yield will go up as they won't be so nubby. Growing nice looking carrots can be a challenge though.
I was born in Caucasus Mountains (well, I am true "caucasian"). This area has the whole culture of deep respect of elders. In small remote villages this culture persists even nowadays. They have sort of "council of elders" - they gather in one place and drink tea most of the time. If there is any issue, one could come to their gathering and respectfully ask for advise. Advise may be given or not. My point there is that one need to ask for wisdom. In terms of our discussion my point would be that really wise and experienced person would not try to implement his/her knowledge to others if nobody ask for that. In this thread, Ace did not ask for any advise. He just stated what is going on with his honey - he extracted it using his home-made extractor. Why on the earth, such statement cause desire to teach Ace what to do with his bees?
Серёжа, Sergey
Sergey, Ive always admired those who were brave enough to leave their homeland and find a new life. It takes courage to leave what is familiar and go somewhere that the language and culture are so very different to leave behind family and friends. I respect that courage in you.
I found Aces photos and description of his homemade extractor impressive.
My only concern was his statement that he probably took too much honey from two of his hives and that they might not survive because of it. And I asked him why he did it.
Ace, in my opinion, has a history of disputing advice offered by other (not necessarily me) experienced, well meaning beekeepers. So, when he suggested that people do the opposite of that advice it explained a lot to me. And I said so.
You came to his defense and I understand that. I hope you realize that I dont mean any ill for Ace but I am afraid that his approach to beekeeping may earn him some painful lessons. I guess those are his to learn.
I appreciate your thoughtful reply and wish you only the best.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
beemandan - "I hope you realize that I don't mean any ill for Ace but I am afraid that his approach to beekeeping may earn him some painful lessons. I guess those are his to learn."
I'm glad, very glad actually that you have clarified your position.
I don't know any of you personally. I check into Beesource when the heat of summer or the rain drives me in from my outdoor work. I find many of the discussions interesting. There is always something to learn.
What I don't like are the responses which come across to me as bullying, quite nasty. ACe is often at the receiving end of such comments. We don't need them. It turns me off the dicussion and indeed Beesource.
If I give a response - firm but not rude the moderator removes the post.
Let's stick to the issues and not attack personalities. Thanks!


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The thought of a run-of-the-mill science course entailing lectures, note taking and textbook experiments is enough for some students to look for another field of study. Fortunately, the learning environment for many undergraduate science majors at the University of Colorado at Boulder far exceeds typical classroom activities and allows students to work in the lab side-by-side with faculty.
The real-world research opportunities are possible in part through grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, or HHMI. The organization today announced a new $1.8 million grant being awarded to CU-Boulder. CU-Boulder's Biological Sciences Initiative, or BSI, will administer the funding to further support undergraduate science education and K-12 science outreach.
BSI-supported programs such as the Bioscience Undergraduate Research Skills and Training Program, or BURST, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or UROP, and the National Institutes of Health/HHMI Scholars Program for Diversity in the Biosciences have been springboards for five previous HHMI grants. The sixth grant announced today brings the total amount awarded to CU-Boulder's BSI to $11.5 million since 1989. Through BSI, students also can receive travel grants to attend research conferences and meetings.
Tara O'Brien, a recent CU-Boulder graduate with a bachelor's degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, was enrolled in BURST and then UROP. The opportunities allowed O'Brien to conduct research in the lab of Distinguished Professor Norman Pace. O'Brien identified and quantified bacterial pathogens in the airway of adolescent patients using samples provided by The Children's Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus. O'Brien's research will lead to new and better therapies to treat cystic fibrosis and other pathogenic diseases.
"Not only was I learning from my research project and contributing to the science community, but the BURST and UROP programs provided me a job, mentors and skills in grant writing," said O'Brien. "I even got to present a poster at a conference and found that my research sparked a lot of interest.
"I am now looking into graduate studies, which I never would have considered before getting to work with Dr. Pace and other leaders in the field."
BSI offers opportunities for more than 60 undergraduates each year to do research in faculty labs, and workshops for more than 250 teachers annually to get up to date on cutting-edge research and learn lab activities to take back to their K-12 classrooms.
With the latest HHMI funding, BSI plans to continue its undergraduate research and outreach programs and to offer new interdisciplinary courses on topics ranging from microbiomes -- interactions of microorganisms with their environments -- to vaccine development.
"The common denominator of the university's BSI programs is providing access to the tremendously exciting scientific enterprise here at CU-Boulder," said Julie Graf, director of BSI.
CU-Boulder is one of 50 U.S. universities to receive this round of HHMI grants from a pool of 197 schools invited to apply.
HHMI also recognizes professors who are committed to innovative undergraduate science teaching concepts and creativity in the classroom -- an honor bestowed on Leslie Leinwand, a professor in CU-Boulder's molecular, cellular and developmental biology department, in 2006. Leinwand started the Python Project, in which students studied the snake's ability to increase heart size by up to 60 percent and speed metabolism by 40-fold after swallowing prey.
HHMI plays a powerful role in advancing scientific research and education in the United States. Its scientists, located across the country and around the world, have made important discoveries that advance both human health and our fundamental understanding of biology. The institute also aims to transform science education into a creative, interdisciplinary endeavor that reflects the excitement of real research, according to HHMI administrators.
For more information on BSI visit www.colorado.edu/Outreach/BSI/index.html. For more information on the new HHMI grants visit www.hhmi.org/news/univprof20100520.html.


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As organizations look to save money on information technology (IT) costs, cloud computing has proven to be a popular method for IT efficiency and cost savings. Whether your organization is hoping to cut costs on running applications, or to store GIS data without the hassle of purchasing new equipment and taking up additional in-house resources, cloud computing may be the answer.
In very general terms, cloud computing is hardware and software pooled in a hosted infrastructure provided by a vendor that can be accessed over the Internet somewhere beyond your organization's firewall (security). Typically a cloud service provider runs the Internet-based service and sells its use on a pay-per-use basis or as a subscription. These vendors offer application services or computing power to consumers, businesses, or public entities. Because cloud providers offer hosted data storage, the customer doesn't need to use its own server for storage.
The customer's data resides in the cloud, making it easy to access anywhere and anytime. You can access the cloud in the same way you access the Internet: via a computer, a tablet, or a handheld device that connects to the Internet. For example, if you use Web-based e-mail such as Google Mail, you are already accessing the cloud.
The primary benefit of cloud computing is that it lets you increase your computing capabilities while reducing the cost of ownership associated with equipment, licenses, storage, and IT personnel. For medium to large entities, those costs of ownership include not only the hardware and software, but also the space, power, and technical support to house, run, and maintain a high-capacity cloud environment.
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In-house IT systems have become extremely complex and expensive to maintain, with users operating different versions of software and support across the applications. Cloud computing reduces complexity; it leverages a combination of on-demand and self-managed virtual infrastructure as a service. The cloud also offers the flexibility to add and remove services and users as needed. For organizations without the budget to regularly upgrade hardware and software, moving to the cloud can help keep those services updated without additional costs.
Organizations can select different options when choosing a cloud service. Depending on their needs, they can choose from the following.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) — a central hosting service for specialized application software and its associated data, which is accessed through a Web browser. Using multitenant architecture, SaaS provides a single application to thousands of customers through their browsers. The software runs on a cloud server, not on your local machine. This approach is extremely flexible to meet changing work demands; the load can also be shared over multiple virtual machines using load balancers to distribute the work. Examples of this type of service are customer relationship management associated with sales activities (i.e., Salesforce.com) and mobile solutions for managing fleets and mobile workforces (i.e., Trimble GeoManager, see caption on page 48).
Wayne Johnson, general manager of Trimble Field Service Management, Global Channel Alliances, says, "The SaaS form of cloud computing is well suited to mobile field operations such as utility services. Our customers can access our mobile worker management, cloud-based solutions at any time and manage their operations in real time."
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) — the cloud service provider owns and houses the infrastructure — servers, storage devices, networking components — and provides the appropriate services to users. The computing resources typically are located in large data centers owned and operated by the cloud service providers. Customers are billed based on usage. Examples of IaaS services include:
- Esri's GIS SaaS tools and data applications can be used in the cloud but don't require a GIS expert.
- Amazon'sElastic Compute Cloud, EC2, provides customized compute capacity.
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) — delivers development environments as a service. This includes all of the components required to support the life cycle of building and delivering Web applications: programming languages, testing, and debugging capabilities. Developers can build their applications, run them on the provider's infrastructure, and then deliver the applications to their users over the Internet.
Google Apps and VMWare are examples of platform services providers. Organizations with customized Web applications, i.e., managing payroll, can leverage PaaS so applications are run on a provider's infrastructure, giving the organization more robust support.


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Crow Wing County offers shingles vaccine
Crow Wing County Community Services Health Division offers Zostavax (shingles) vaccine on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Crow Wing County Community Services Health Division office on Laurel Street in Brainerd.
Shingles is a painful skin rash, often with blisters. It is also called Herpes Zoster or just Zoster. The shingles vaccine called Zostavax is recommended for adults age 60 and older.
Immunizations are also offered the second and fourth Tuesday of the month to people who are uninsured or underinsured. For children 18 years and younger the cost is $5 per shot and for adults 19 years or older the cost is $10 per shot. No one is turned away for inability to pay.
A parent or legal guardian with an immunization record must accompany each child under age 18.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Margie Young at Crow Wing County Community Services Health Division at 218-824-1098, 218-824-1080 or 877-724-1080. Or go to the Crow Wing County website at www.crowwing.us.


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This late spring, Porter Public Library will again be taking part in the Big Library Read, sponsored by OverDrive. The WPPL OverDrive website is your place to go for eBooks and eAudiobooks in many different formats. If you are new to eBooks, or want guidance on how to use Overdrive, the staff at our Popular Materials desk are always willing to give a helping hand. There are also many pamphlets available there that will help with different kinds of readers and tablets.
So what is the Big Library Read? This is an occasion where an author has made a book available to all participating libraries and their users simultaneously. The goal is to have as many people read the book and then have discussions on it after. It isn't often you can have hundreds and thousands of people reading the same book at the same time from one library.
This time the book we are reading is a cool, cozy, first-in-a-series mystery, A Pedigree to Die For, by Laurien Berenson. From the book description:
"The apparent heart attack that killed kennel owner Max Turnbull has left seven pups in mourning, and his wife Peg suspecting foul play. But the only evidence is their missing prize pooch—a pedigreed poodle named Beau.
Enter Melanie Travis. With her young son happily ensconced in day damp, the 30-something teacher and single mother is talked into investigating her uncle's death—unofficially, of course. Posing as a poodle breeder in search of the perfect stud, Melanie hounds Connecticut's elite canine competitions, and finds an ally in fellow breeder Sam Driver. But her affection cools when she's put on the scent of Sam's questionable past . . . and hot on the trail of a poodle-hating neighbor and one elusive murderer who isn't ready to come to heel."
Everyone is welcome to take part in the Big Library Read, though at the very least a home computer with Internet is necessary. If you have an eReader but no home Internet, you are welcome to come download the tile or other titles here at Westlake Porter Public Library using our free wireless Internet. The title will be available in eBook form, with the choice of Kindle, Adobe EPUB, and OverDrive Read (requires a constant connection).
The Big Library Read starts on June 3 and runs through June 18. You should be able to download the eBook any time during that period for the regular 3 week checkout. The book will be featured on our OverDrive homepage for easy access. Happy Reading!


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Fifty Januaries ago, under a pallid sun and amid bitter winds, John F. Kennedy swore the oath that every president had taken since 1789 and then delivered one of the most memorable inaugural addresses in the American canon. "We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom," the 35th president began. After noting that "the world is very different now" from the world of the Framers because "man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life," he announced that "the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans" and made the pledge that has echoed ever since: "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty."
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After discoursing on the challenges of eradicating hunger and disease and the necessity of global cooperation in the cause of peace, he declared that "[i]n the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger." Then he issued the call for which he is best remembered: "And so, my fellows Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
The address was immediately recognized as ex-ceptionally eloquent—"a rallying cry" (the Chicago Tribune), "a speech of rededication" (the Philadelphia Bulletin), "a call to action which Americans have needed to hear for many a year" (the Denver Post)—and acutely attuned to a moment that promised both advances in American prowess and grave peril from Soviet expansion. As James Reston wrote in his column for the New York Times, "The problems before the Kennedy Administration on Inauguration Day are much more difficult than the nation has yet come to believe."
In meeting the challenges of his time, Kennedy sharply expanded the power of the presidency, particularly in foreign affairs. The 50th anniversary of his inauguration highlights the consequences—for him, for his successors and for the American people.
To be sure, the President's control over foreign affairs had been growing since the Theodore Roosevelt administration (and still grows today). TR's acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone preceded Woodrow Wilson's decision to enter World War I, which was a prelude to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's management of the run-up to the victorious American effort in World War II. In the 1950s, Harry S. Truman's response to the Soviet threat included the decision to fight in Korea without a Congressional declaration of war, and Dwight Eisenhower used the Central Intelligence Agency and brinksmanship to contain Communism. Nineteenth-century presidents had had to contend with Congressional influences in foreign affairs, and particularly with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But by the early 1960s, the president had become the undisputed architect of U.S. foreign policy.
One reason for this was the emergence of the United States as a great power with global obligations. Neither Wilson nor FDR could have imagined taking the country to war without a Congressional declaration, but the exigencies of the cold war in the 1950s heightened the country's reliance on the president to defend its interests. Truman could enter the Korean conflict without having to seek Congressional approval simply by describing the deployment of U.S. troops as a police action taken in conjunction with the United Nations.
But Truman would learn a paradoxical, and in his case bitter, corollary: with greater power, the president also had a greater need to win popular backing for his policies. After the Korean War had become a stalemate, a majority of Americans described their country's participation in the conflict as a mistake—and Truman's approval ratings fell into the twenties.
After Truman's experience, Eisenhower understood that Americans still looked to the White House for answers to foreign threats—as long as those answers did not exceed certain limits in blood and treasure. By ending the fighting in Korea and holding Communist expansion to a minimum without another limited war, Eisenhower won re-election in 1956 and maintained public backing for his control of foreign affairs.


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IS THERE A DANGER THAT, IN TEACHING HIP-HOP, YOU ARE CREATING UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT BIG? I think that it's not always bad for a young person to have a goal or aspiration that they may not reach. If that's what's getting a kid to show up at HSRA every day, because she or he really wants to be a famous rapper or singer, it's getting them to show up at school every day. And then a lot of other things can happen from there.
YOU SPENT OVER A HUNDRED HOURS AT HSRA. HOW DID THIS CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION? It made me really frustrated about what I'm not seeing in so many other schools. The biggest thing is that school's willingness — and sense of obligation, even — to constantly innovate. Sometimes they're moving in a more radical direction. Sometimes they're moving in a more traditional direction. For my work, I travel and see schools all over the country. That spirit and that belief that you, as educators, can and must change things constantly — I don't see that in the way that I wish I did.
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The next Free Legal Assistance Clinic will be held on Tuesday, May 14 from 4-6pm in the first floor Shattuck Room.
The Winnebago County Clerk of Courts and local volunteer attorneys are offering free legal assistance to individuals who need help with simple legal questions, assistance with forms, or referrals to attorneys who offer reduced-cost and/or unbundled services. Volunteer lawyers, paralegals, and pre-law students from UW-Oshkosh will be available to offer help in the following case types: family law, small claims, domestic abuse/harassment injunctions, probate/wills or guardianships, and property disputes.
Clinics are held on the library's first floor in the Shattuck Room from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. First come, first served. No registration required.


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Someone who is addicted to, and can't get enough of skronking. They are always looking for a good skronk every night. Also known as: horny little buggers.
"Hey man, I think you're a skronkaholic. See if you can go a week without skronking, and I'll reconsider my accusation."
by Whitney J May 23, 2005


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A local hippie usually standing outside of a Grateful Dead concert mixing moonshine and tying to cast spells on people. A Moonshine Mixer will most likely have long greasy hair, walk with a staff, weave clothing out of hemp, and throw around magnetic hematite zinger balls. Their moonshine is top notch and probably has a radically high alcohol content. Most policeman are to frightened to go near them.
Negeen: Dad, look at the witches and warlocks stirring up their pots! I'm fricking afraid!
Peetri: No worries, baby! Thats just a Moonshine Mixer.
Peetri: No worries, baby! Thats just a Moonshine Mixer.
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The guy is a top 10 talent if he is there at 19 it wouldn't surprise me he takes him
No.. I say no
The kid has crazy skills. He is blazing fast and very elusive. He is 6'3 or something too, if you look at his Tenn tape it reminds me a lot of Peter Warrick when he was in college. Crazy athlete but these guys can really be boom or bust. Who knows maybe JR and company have Patterson rated something like their #3 WR. They do BPA according to their rankings so who knows maybe they have some guy like Brown or Tank extremely high on their list compared to most experts and stuff and they pull the trigger on someone like that at 19. It really is tough to say but it would be a lot of talent to pass up at that spot, that is for sure. I guess it would have to depend on who else was available also.. Interesting thread though!


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Two finalists chosen for Columbia superintendent
The Columbia Board of Education has announced two finalists for the superintendent position opening.
Dr. Dred Scott is currently a deputy superintendent for the Independence School District, and Dr. Peter Stiepleman is an assistant superintendent for elementary education in the Columbia Public School District.
Current CPS superintendent Dr. Chris Belcher will retire in June.
The board interviewed four of eighteen potential candidates, completing first round interviews Tuesday.
A candidate meet and greet event will be held Tuesday, March 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Aslin Administration Building on 1818 W. Worley St.
The public will be able to participate in a moderated question and answer session during the event.


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Binghamton University recognizes excellence
Binghamton University recently presented 24 awards for excellence in teaching, research, professional, community and classified service.
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to: Jeffrey Barker, associate professor of geological sciences; Howard Brown, professor of history; Subimal Chatterjee; associate professor of management; Donna Mendelson; lecturer of English as a second language; Dora Polachek, visiting professor of romance languages; and Steven Scalet, assistant professor and director of philosophy.
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities was presented to: Albrecht Inhoff, professor and chairman of psychology; David Jenkins, professor of geological sciences and Victor Skormin, professor of electrical and computer engineering.
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service was presented: to Mary Britten, associate professor of nursing: C. Robert Emerson, professor of systems science and industrial engineering, and Sandra Michael, professor and graduate studies director of biological sciences.
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service was presented to: Michael McGoff, vice provost of academic affairs; and Brian Perry, undergraduate coordinator for the school of management.
The University Award for Excellence in International Education was presented to John Chaffee, professor of history.
The University Award for Excellence in Classified Service was presented to Priscilla Brunner, secretary to the dean of the school of education and human development; and Charles Paffie, plant utilities engineer in the Physical Facilities Department.
The Binghamton University Council/Foundation Awards were presented to Michael Leonard, medical director of the university health service; Melanie Yaworski, keyboard specialist in the department of philosophy.
The Edward Weisband Distinguished Alumni Award for Public Service or Contributions to Public Affairs was presented posthumously to Jeffrey Allan Ross.
The Glenn G. Bartle Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Thomas Brown, MD.
The Alumni Association Special Recognition Award was presented to Allen Zwickler.
The Alumni Association program Development Award was presented to David Berkowitz.
The Distinguished Service Award was presented to David Gouldin Esq.


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June 2, 2014
2014 Honda Sports Award For Softball Finalists
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee All-American shortstop Madison Shipman has been named one of four finalists for the prestigious Honda Sports Award for softball, as announced by THE Collegiate Women's Sports Awards (CWSA) on Monday.
Shipman, Oregon's Cheridan Hawkins, Florida State's Maddie O'Brien and Michigan's Sierra Romero are the four finalists for the 2014 Honda Sports Award for softball.
The Honda Sports Award is presented annually by the CWSA to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics." The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2014 Honda Cup. The nominees were chosen by a group of experts representing the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
The Honda Sports award winner for softball will be announced next week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
Shipman is the fifth Lady Vol to be named a finalist for the Honda Sports Award for softball and she is Tennessee's sixth finalist selection as Monica Abbott was a finalist in both 2006 and 2007. UT had two finalists in 2006 in Abbott and Sarah Fekete, who led the nation with a .500 batting average. Abbott won the award in 2007 after a stellar senior campaign in which she posted 50 wins and set the NCAA single-season record with 724 strikeouts. Tonya Callahan was a finalist for her 2008 SEC Player of the Year senior campaign. Lauren Gibson was a finalist in 2013 for her SEC Player of the Year senior season.
Tennessee women's basketball legends Chamique Holdsclaw (1998) and Candace Parker (2008) are the only two UT student-athletes to win the Honda Cup.
Last week, Shipman became the first Tennessee student-athlete in any sport to win the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. Shipman enjoyed a banner 2014 season in which she also earned NFCA All-American honors for the third-straight year and Capital One Academic All-America honors for the second-consecutive year. She was a top 10 finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award and became just the fourth Lady Vol to be named SEC Player of the Year.
Shipman helped guide Tennessee to the 2014 NCAA Super Regionals and had the best season of her career. She finished the year with a team-high .417 batting average, 18 homers, 16 doubles, 54 RBIs, 56 runs, 46 walks and 13 stolen bases. She also led the team with a .833 slugging percentage and a .548 on-base percentage. Shipman tied Tennessee's single-season record with a 20-game hitting streak from Feb. 9 to March 9 and set a new school single-game record with nine defensive assists against South Carolina on March 23.
Shipman shined throughout the grind of the 2014 SEC season, was a two-time SEC Player of the Week (March 24, April 14) and led the league with a .591 on-base percentage and ranked second in the with a .449 batting average, an .899 slugging percentage and 26 runs in league play. She also ranked third with seven doubles, fourth with 25 RBIs and tied for fifth with nine homers in SEC play.
In 29 games against teams that made the 2014 NCAA Tournament, Shipman hit a team-best .416 (32-for-77) with 12 homers, four doubles, 30 RBIs, 30 runs, 29 walks, five stolen bases, a .935 slugging percentage and a .579 on-base percentage.
Shipman completed her Tennessee career as one of UT's best all-around players and one of its greatest power hitters. She finished her career ranked in Tennessee's top five in home runs (44, third), doubles (55, third), total bases (444, third), RBIs (207, fourth), walks (105, fourth) and slugging percentage (.611, fifth). Shipman posted a .348 career batting average and finished in the Lady Vols' top 10 in at-bats (737, ninth), runs (177, 10th), hits (253, 10th) and stolen bases (58, ninth). Her fielding was superb and she was widely regarded as the best defensive shortstop in the nation. Shipman's 397 career assists ranked second in Tennessee history and her 29 career double plays turned rank third.
THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards has honored the nation's top NCAA women athletes for 37 years, recognizing superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. Since commencing its sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $2.7 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women's athletics programs at the institutions.


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A Napa Original with Victorian Flair
La Belle Époque • Napa, CA
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a King Suite, Sundays through Thursdays ($415) or Fridays and Saturdays ($457)
- Daily Two-Course Candlelit Gourmet Breakfast
- $60 Massage Credit Per Person
- Split of Sparkling Wine at Check-In
- Wine Tasting Passes to Five Napa Wineries
- Combine Vouchers to Stay Up to Four Nights
The Destination
Once a sleepy agricultural hub, Napa has earned a reputation over the last four decades as a destination for lovers, a place to canoodle over fruit-forward Cabernets, trade bites of farm-to-fork cuisine, and admire the undulating vineyards that dominate the landscape. Among its many other seductive qualities, Napa also overflows with the kind of charming inns that seal what seems to be a foregone conclusion: This is America's most romantic getaway town.
The Digs
La Belle Époque is one such inn, and it's got the resumé to prove it. One of the first B&Bs in historic Downtown Napa, this ornate 1893 Victorian was transformed into a bed and breakfast around 1981, back when Napa was but a whisper on the wine scene. As talk of the wine has grown to a roar, however, La Belle Époque has retained its intimate charm.
Featuring six Wi-Fi-connected rooms on the inside and an exterior that brims with manicured gardens and overgrown vines, this boutique property is adorned from front to back with period furnishings like rich armoires, stained glass windows, plush chairs, and four-poster beds. Suites are also equipped with fireplaces—perfect for getting cozy on those cool Napa nights. Mornings at the inn find the resident chef preparing a gourmet breakfast, a feast for both the eyes and the palate.
The Diversions
• Walk into Downtown Napa and explore the various tasting rooms, restaurants, shops, and live theater
• Use your five wine tasting passes to sample some of the country's finest wines
"The rooms, the food, and the wine hour were phenomenal! This will be my go-to place in Napa from now on!"-- TripAdvisor
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The track.
Though the 1964 Olympics was the last Olympics to use a cinder track. But track surfaces have advanced since 1968. I'm not saying that it it accounts for all the differences between the two jumpers or even a lot of the differences. Just pointing out that there is at least one man made thing that could effect the distances. I'd say the other is shoes.


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This week I read an interesting article about Sachin Tendulkar's love of cars. According to an Indian celebrity gossip site the Little Master owns a Ferrari 360 Moderna, a racy looking Mercedes Benz and a black Opel Vectra. He was quoted as saying his ideal relaxation away from cricket is shampooing and waxing his cars.
I remember a few years ago Shane Warne bought a yellow Ferrari. God knows why you'd want a yellow car, but he bought one. And good on him. He's the only cricketer I can think of who could pull off driving such a gauche coloured piece of Italian metal without seriously eroding his mana.
Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke famously gifted his former partner Lara Bingle a theft-proof 2008 Aston Martin Vantage, only to see the car stolen while she was away on a trip to Melbourne. The Aston Martin manufacturers claimed it would be impossible to steal the car without a set of keys so NSW police started investigating Bingle's night club associates for suspicion of car theft.
It was later revealed that a spare set of keys had been taken from inside Clarke's Range Rover which was parked nearby. What role the car theft played in the couple's breakup has never been quantified.
Clearly overseas cricket stars have a penchant for fine automobiles but how about our own national stars - what cars do they drive? I undertook an extensive search of cricket ground carparks to bring you the inside word of what drives our top players ... and the results may surprise you.
You may be interested to learn that opening batsman Martin Guptill drives to and from Auckland training in a Mitsubishi light commercial. The talented right-hander has owned the 1998 Mitsubishi Dyna for four years and keeps a log book for an accurate account of his road user charges.
His opening partner and captain, Brendon McCullum, has recently bought a new Citroen DS3 WRC - the same car driven by Sebastien Loeb in the 2012 World Rally Championship. McCullum is said to love nothing more than fanging his Citroen late at night up the Dunedin motorway to Mosgiel and back.
Kane Williamson is yet to buy his own car and is often the butt of jokes among his Northern Knights teammates as he has to scab lifts to and from day practices when his mum and dad need their cars to drive to work.
Former captain Ross Taylor's penchant for the best things in life extends further than just Bordeaux Merlot Gris. His black 2012 BMW X5 is the prize of the Black Caps' fleet. Taylor is believed to enjoy the comfort and superior driveability of BMW's flagship SUV.
While most drivers of Nissan Pulsars are female, Daniel Flynn makes no excuses for the ownership of his practical little runabout. Flynn bought the 1997 1.6 four cylinder Pulsar in 2007 from a 62-year-old Hamilton solo mum and grandmother for just $7250. He said he was attracted to the vehicle because of its tidy condition and the fact the cam belt had recently been replaced at 100,000km.
At 185,000km, BJ Watling's 2004 Audi A4 Avant has seen its fair share of action but the wicketkeeper/batsman believes there's still another 30,000km left in her before he gives it the flick. Like most second hand Audis/VWs the air conditioning has gone but it's not worth replacing.
New Zealand's young star all-rounder Doug Bracewell chooses to get around in a white 1991 Honda Prelude while Jeetan Patel drives a 2005 silver Toyota Camry Sportivo. He is said to be attracted to the Toyota's low maintenance costs and the high resale value. Meanwhile, left arm swing bowler Trent Boult is styling it in a new shape 2004 VW Beetle.
Next week I'll take an in-depth look at the Black Caps' property portfolios.


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I realise this subject has been brought up before but having looked at all the posts I can find on the subject I have been unable to find a solution.
I have a registered version 3.34 running in XP SP3, I have three sandboxes set up, Default for browsers Firefox and IE7, No1 for email programs Mailwasher Pro and Outlook Express, No2 spare.
When I attempt to delete any of the sandboxes I get the same message, SBIE2208.
I have tried using EndItAll 2 no difference, I have tried logging off and on again no difference.
I have Eraser and Unlocker as well as several similar programs, none of them make any difference.
Using Process Explorer it is showing 4 items in each box as System but I have been unable to pin down exactly what processes they are.
The only way I can empty the sandboxes is to reboot and manually delete them.
I have been using Sandboxie for a couple of years and this is the first time I have had this problem?


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Similar to the Beer Mile, the Four Loko 400 is a drinking/running event. To participate in the Four Loko 400, One must chug an entire can of Four Loko at the starting line and then run a 400 meter dash (1 lap around a standard outdoor track). Where as the beer mile requires at least some endurance and training (in both drinking and running), the Four Loko 400 requires a willingness to not feel your legs and to ignore your sense of reason.
Prefontaine would have owned the Four Loko 400 if he hadn't DUI'ed himself to death.
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You can debate as to weather some of these guys are top 10, but there's no debate that they were better than Eli.
Some of you guys and your Eli worship. Its just silliness.
I suppose we should just let you guys have your fantasy and be done with you. I guess I need to show more restraint. Its like telling kids there's no Santa Claus.


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