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Ahmed Elrich, right, has been a powerful presence on Parramatta's right flank all season.
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Clearly it has been a terrible year for the NSL, which will hear the death rattle today when Parramatta hosts Perth Glory in the grand final.
But it has been a fantastic 12 months for Parramatta Power winger Ahmed Elrich, the 22-year-old flyer who has been such a potent weapon down the Power's right flank all season.
The youngster from Sydney's western suburbs has confirmed the promise of those who saw him as a junior. It has also vindicated the judgement of then-Power coach David Mitchell, who picked him out as a raw-boned 18-year-old as a foundation member of the first-ever Power squad.
So far this year, Elrich has played his way into the upcoming Athens Olympics as an integral member of the Australian under-23 squad. He has won the recognition of his peers by being shortlisted as one of five players in line for the Warren Medal as the players' player of the year.
And, best of all, he has achieved a lifetime dream by winning his first Australian cap, recently making his debut for the Socceroos in Venezuela when he came on after 20 minutes to replace the injured Stan Lazaridis.
The only thing that could possibly make things better, he said during the week, would be winning the grand final today.
Born and raised in Auburn, close to Parramatta and Sydney's Olympic Stadium, Elrich is not just a success story for his club but for the Lebanese-Australian community, a group that has been at the centre of several controversies and episodes of racial tension in a city that has a much higher concentration of Lebanese immigrants than any other in Australia.
His position as a role model is an issue that the energetic Elrich is happy to confront.
"Yeah, I get a lot of young kids - and older people, even - who look up to me to try to do something positive for the community. There's a small minority that do stuff that's taken out of context," he shrugs.
"With the amount of media the Lebanese community gets when there's something bad that happens, I just want to show that there are a lot of good Lebanese people out there doing something good for the community, people who are hard-working and putting in.
"For me to be (seen as) one of those people, I am rapt. There are people like (Canterbury Bulldogs star) Hazem El Masri and plenty of highly ranked boxers doing positive things for the community."
While several players in recent years have opted to play for the country of their parents' birth, there is no question about where Elrich's loyalties lie.
"When I was 17, I got asked to play for the Lebanese national team, but I rejected it to represent Australia. I was born and raised in Australia, I wanted to play for Australia. I am proud of that," he said.
"If you are born in a country and you love your country, you want to represent it. My parents have made Australia home. I chose to try to get into the Socceroos, and luckily for me it worked out."
Elrich still gets goosebumps when he remembers how he came into the Australian squad earlier this year.
"You get the call, but when you first find out, you can tell your family and no one else. It was so hard keeping it to myself. You get told the best news you could ever find out and they want you to keep a secret. All the hard work I put in over the years finally paid off. I kept telling myself this was my dream, to become a Socceroo at the age of 22.
If the form book is any guide, Elrich should get his wish and win a championship medal today.
"I am really looking forward to it, excited by it. I am very confident. We have played them four times, beaten them three times. We have got home-ground advantage, our own fans, so we are going in confident. I think they fear us more than we fear them," he said.


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A few hundred yards from the Atomium, you can play with spheres that are slightly smaller and more yellow than those associated with the 1958 World's Fair. Nothing beats a knock around at the ever-welcoming Royal Primerose.
It was in 1927 that it all began, in the Schaerbeek municipality. The club went from strength to strength and in 1958 moved to the legendary steel atom, where it remains today. It has enjoyed irreproachable success over the years. With no less than 27 national team titles, the Royal Primerose has nothing to prove.
Pleasure above all remains at the heart of the Royal Primerose. It may be competitive, but it was the sense of fair play and the warm welcome that drew me here, as well as the beauty of the place. The club's 25 courts, most of which are clay, are surrounded by vegetation and are a priceless sporting resource. The warm manner of tennis coaches, Fred and Audrey, and bar staff, Manu and Fred, only added to the experience.
As well as tennis, the Royal Primerose has two squash courts and a brand new fitness centre for those who prefer to pump iron or run on treadmills. In May, the club ran the first successful WTA Brussels Open, where Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and other top players were in action. Be sure to check out this marvellous sporting arena.
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With Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha just behind the Australian's Honda in second and Nicky Hayden putting his Ducati third, all three works teams had a presence in the top three at the end of the close-fought session.
Ben Spies had set the pace for most of the first half of practice on the other works Yamaha, before his 1m57.606s was pipped by just 0.005 seconds by the satellite Tech 3 Yamaha of Cal Crutchlow.
Spies regained the top spot with a 1m57.285s six minutes later, though he was then swiftly deposed by a 1m57.256s from Stoner.
The final few minutes saw a flurry of changes, as first Spies returned to the head of the list with a 1m56.982s, then Lorenzo popped up to first on a 1m56.648s, before Stoner delivered an unbeatable 1m56.474s.
Hayden had briefly been second behind Lorenzo, before Stoner's time pushed them back to second and third, ahead of Spies.
Dani Pedrosa made late gains to take fifth on the other factory Honda, as Crutchlow's impressive evening ended with sixth place.
Alvaro Bautista (Gresini Honda), Andrea Dovizioso (Tech 3) and Hector Barbera (Pramac Ducati) filled seventh to ninth positions, while Valentino Rossi's year kicked off with a quiet 10th for Ducati.
Randy de Puniet was the fastest CRT runner for Aspar, though only after swapping places with Forward Racing's Colin Edwards a few times. Moto2 graduate Michele Pirro was right behin them despite his lack of pre-season mileage on Gresini's CRT entry.
Under Qatar's unique four-day schedule, MotoGP's second and third practice sessions both take place on Friday night, before qualifying on Saturday.


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Summer is already here and the City of McAllen will proudly be hosting the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Summer Games of Texas! Thousands of ...
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McAllen's new 174,000 square foot convention center offers state of the art meeting and show space within walking distance of restaurants and shopping. It hosts music concerts, trade shows, national conventions, dance recitals, and more.
The multi-million dollar facility opened its doors in 2007. It is also home to the Veteran's War Memorial of Texas that is located on the east side of the property.
Oval Park on the west side of the grounds has a fountain and reflecting pool where "Music Afterhours" is held, where a variety of musicians perform every other friday. People congregate to the park to have picnics, use the beautiful backdrop to take pictures for weddings, or simply take a stroll.
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text: Higher education officials submit $18 million funding list By Phil Kabler January 7, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State higher education officials have submitted $18 million worth of capital improvements at the state's four-year colleges and community colleges, and they want the state Legislature to pay more than half of the cost.Richard Donovan, senior director of facilities for the state Higher Education Policy Commission, said the list was cut down from a total of about $1 billion in funding requests from colleges.The list includes 33 projects at four-year institutions, and 10 projects at community and technical colleges.The projects would require $10 million of appropriations from the Legislature, with the remainder to be funded by the institutions.Donovan told members of the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability that the requests are for renovation projects, either for deferred maintenance or to comply with building codes.West Virginia University has the most projects on the list, totaling $3.83 million. However, three of those projects are at the WVU Institute of Technology campus in Montgomery. That includes $1.25 million to upgrade the campus' main electrical feed, $200,000 to replace an elevator in the engineering lab, and $105,000 for engineering classroom upgrades.Marshall had the second-largest amount of requests on the priority list, at $3.05 million, including $1.04 million for emergency generators.Also Monday, Dr. Robert Walker, state vice chancellor for health sciences, said the 2012 Higher Education Report Card for Health Sciences shows a troubling increase in student loan debt from medical and osteopathic school graduates.Loan debt for 2012 graduates ranged from $156,425 at WVU, $162,010 at Marshall, to $240,283 at the School of Osteopathic Medicine.In 2008, average loan debt was $125,438 at WVU, $147,902 at Marshall, and $176,297 at the osteopathic school."We're worried that it takes away choices for students who want to work in rural or disadvantaged areas," Walker said of the student loan debt.Reach Phil Kabler at email@example.com or 304-348-1254. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Vt. senator Bernie Sanders returning to WV for health care rally 2 Protesters: 'The female body is not a spectacle' 3 Kanawha woman accused of using her disabled mother for financial gain 4 One person dead after Cross Lanes car crash 5 Good to Grow: Understanding drip irrigation Area adjusts to Nitro-St. Albans bridge closing Previous Story CPD�s Citizens Police Academy course open to public Next Story


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Suffering for your art is one thing, suffering for someone else's is a whole new level – particularly when it involves a boxing ring.
Just ask Luke Sinclair, an artist and co-ordinator of Sticky Institute, an artist-run space dedicated to independent art publications known as zines. Sinclair met fellow artist Richard Lewer at the VCA in 2000 and it ended in fists flying and a pummelling at the hands of his new friend in front of one the most urbane crowds ever seen at a boxing match.
Lewer's latest piece in the Basil Sellers Art Prize for sporting works is based on the Preston gym where he is now a trainer. It comprises painted depictions of posters on the gym walls, a collection of mouthguards, and a video of boxers undertaking a life drawing session in Lewer's studio. His interest in boxing as an art form can be traced back to that three-round fight he organised in 2001 as part of Conical Gallery's inaugural exhibition, Adrift: Nomadic New Zealand Art.
Lewer had moved to Melbourne from New Zealand in 1996 and had found it tough to establish himself in the local art scene. He ultimately decided that a boxing match as a performance art piece might provide an outlet for his frustrations.
"I wanted to put myself in an extreme situation, out of frustration at the art world, the art game," Lewer said this week of the bout he organised against Sinclair.
For the fight he adopted the name ''Ricky the Rash''. Sinclair elected not to have a name but the announcer introduced him as ''Cool Hand Luke Sinclair''.
"Richard's initial vision was to build a ring and challenge an artist to fight and he asked me,'' Sinclair explains. ''As a performance artist I naturally said yes. He was worried I would try and subvert it, that I wouldn't take it seriously. I began training straight away. Initially I would struggle to run for five minutes … eventually I could run 10 kilometres."
This is where things get hazy between the artists' recollections.
Sinclair says "Richard had been training for 18 months at a Preston gym with a Commonwealth Games boxing coach who was in his corner on the night. I had a bandmate in my corner."
Lewer laughs when he hears this. "I hadn't trained at all before then and, when I did start after Luke agreed to do this, I was just one of many being coached by the trainer."
''I put on 12 kilograms in the eight weeks leading up to fight,'' Sinclair says, adding: ''I lost it all in eight eight weeks right after the fight. My weight training was lifting tomato cans in the kitchen. I also used a sleeping bag hung from a picture hook in the kitchen as a punching bag. I had only worked on my fitness, and soon realised I didn't have any fighting technique. He came out and punched me in the nose, which started bleeding. I knew instantly I was out of my depth."
What did the art crowd make of it?
"I thought most of the people initially treated it as a fun event because the fighters were artists, but I remember after being punched early I could feel the crowd was sensing this was the real thing, that they were witnessing something brutal,'' Sinclair said.
As the video shows, Lewer came out fists swinging and has Sinclair's measure from the opening seconds. The flurry of punches hardly stops as Lewer pounds his opponent mercilessly.
''In my corner after the first round I couldn't see how I could get back out,'' Sinclair recalls. ''I made myself get out and managed to land a couple of blows, which gave me confidence. But after that he pummelled me. Since then when there have been times in my life that I have faced a difficult situation I flash back to that feeling between rounds, which gives me confidence."
"After the fight the ringside announcer asked if I'd like to say anything and I said, 'The best man won tonight, but I'd take him on and I'd win for sure, anytime anywhere'. But secretly I knew that wasn't the case. Looking back now, I'm really glad I did it, it sounds strange but I have warm memories of it."
Both artists see each other from time to time and feel a mutual warmth and bond because of the experience.
For Lewer, boxing is now a huge part of his life. He now trains others at the same Preston gym.
"It's a natural part of my art practice,'' he says. ''I'm in the studio between eight and three, and then the gym from four to seven, five days a week.''
Lewer's boxing work can be seen as a finalist in Basil Sellers Art Prize exhibition at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne. A video of the boxing as art belting can be found online at richardlewer.com/work/artwork/90/
10 minutes to midnight for... this interminably long split round.
You know you're in trouble when the Commonwealth Games seems more interesting than Saturday afternoon football.
The data entry operator at Manchester United's off icial club shop Kitbag.com was pretty popular this week after mistakenly putting the new home kit on sale for less than half price. Online shoppers were sold at $40 each with hundreds snapped up before the error was noticed. One back for the punters who fall into the "must have it" marketing trap of buying a new kit every other 12 months.
... is get everybody speaking about their footy club to stop adding "football" before "club" every time they are speaking about "the club". We all know they're playing "footy" and they are part of a "club" - or is a club needed to get the message across? - JOHN MULLAVEY, Howrah


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- 2 plain bagels, split and toasted
- 2 garlic cloves, halved
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup finely chopped fully cooked ham
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
- Place bagels cut side up on an ungreased baking sheet; rub with cut sides of garlic. Spread with cream cheese. Top with ham.
- Broil 4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Broil 1 minute longer or until cheese is slightly melted. Yield: 2 servings.
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While running through Meijer today, I spotted the new Collection Privee by Colour Riche L'Oreal Paris. The collection includes eye shadow quads, lip sticks, and nail polishes. I know there were 6 lip stick and 6 nail polish shades, and I'm assuming there are 6 eye shadow quads, but I can't recall that for certain. I picked up several pieces, and below are some quick product shots. This collection was released in the UK and Canada a while back, but in looking at some posts from their release, we seem to have some different shades here in the US.
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Spotted! Collection Privee by Colour Riche L'Oreal Paris (Eyes, Lips, Nails)
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crystal structure of Arp2/3 complex
These results demonstrate an important role for CRMP-1 (show CRMP1 Proteins) in Listeria actin comet tail formation and open the possibility that CRMP-1 (show CRMP1 Proteins) controls cell motility by modulating Arp2/3 activation.
The GMF-Arp2 interface reveals how the ADF-H actin-binding domain in GMF is exploited to specifically recognize Arp2/3 complex and not actin.
interacts with contactin and N-WASp (show WASL Proteins)
Data show that L. monocytogenes motility can be separated into an Arp2/3-dependent nucleation phase, and an Arp2/3-independent elongation phase which is dependent upon fascin (show FSCN1 Proteins).
crystal structures of Arp2/3 complex with bound ATP or ADP
WASp stabilizes p35-dependent closure of the complex, holding Arp2 and Arp3 closer together to nucleate an actin filament.
domain rearrangements of Arp2 and Arp3 result in a closed conformational state consistent with an "actin-dimer" model for the active state
Arp2/3 complex regulates mitochondrial-dependent Ca(2 (show CA2 Proteins)+) signaling in response to salt stress.Arp2 is required for mitochondrial distribution.
The work indicates that regulation of actin reassembly through ARP2/3 complex activity is crucial for stomatal regulation.
The rapid growth of roots in the light requires a functional ARP2/3-SCAR complex.
BRK1 (show BRK1 Proteins) is required for accumulation of SCAR1 (show WASF1 Proteins) protein in vivo, potentially explaining the apparently essential role of BRK1 (show BRK1 Proteins) in ARP2/3 complex function
Differences among SCARs in mRNA levels and the biochemical efficiency of ARP2/3 activation may explain the functional contributions of individual genes
Arp2 (show AICDA Proteins) and Arp3 (show ANGPTL6 Proteins) expression was increased under atherosclerotic conditions both in ApoE (show APOE Proteins)-/- mice and in oxidized low-density lipoproteins stimulated human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs).
Dendritic cells possess a mechanism to pass through micrometric constrictions. This mechanism is based on a rapid Arp2/3-dependent actin nucleation around the nucleus that disrupts the nuclear lamina, the main structure limiting nuclear deformability.
demonstrate that the Arp2 (show AICDA Proteins)/3 complex in higher eukaryotes is actually a family of complexes with different properties
Platelet actin nodule formation is dependent on WASp (show WASL Proteins) and the ARP2 (show AICDA Proteins)/3 complex.
Arp2/3 complex is an essential regulator of adipocyte development through control of the formation of cortical actin structures, which may facilitate nutrient uptake and signalling events.
WASH complex regulates Arp2 (show AICDA Proteins)/3 complex and is required for cytokinesis and polar body extrusion.
Actin-related protein2/3 complex regulates tight junctions and terminal differentiation to promote epidermal barrier formation.
The Arp2 (show AICDA Proteins)/3 complex may regulate mouse embryo development via its effect on cell division.
Aldolase inhibits WASP/Arp2/3-dependent actin polymerization in vitro
Cells depleted of Arp2 (show AICDA Proteins)/3 complex cannot respond to a surface-bound gradient of extracellular matrix (haptotaxis).
The small GTPase Cdc42 promotes membrane protrusion during polar body emission via ARP2-nucleated actin polymerization.
this study identified roles for ARP2 and filopodia in human respiratory syncytial virus -induced cell motility, virus production, and cell-to-cell spread.
Arp2 and Arp3 (show ACTR3 Proteins) expression was increased under atherosclerotic conditions both in ApoE (show APOE Proteins)-/- mice and in oxidized low-density lipoproteins stimulated human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs).
These findings indicate that inhibition of the Rac1WAVE2Arp2/3 signaling pathway may promote radiosensitivity, which may partially result from the downregulation of CFL1 (show VPS72 Proteins) in U251 human glioma cells.
Kv3.3 (show KCNC3 Proteins) regulates Arp2/3-dependent cortical actin nucleation mediated by Hax-1 (show HAX1 Proteins); resulting cortical actin structures interact with the channel's gating machinery to slow its inactivation rate during sustained membrane depolarizations; a mutation that leads to late-onset spinocerebellar ataxia (show USP14 Proteins) type 13.
demonstrate that the Arp2/3 complex in higher eukaryotes is actually a family of complexes with different properties
Platelet actin nodule formation is dependent on WASp (show WASL Proteins) and the ARP2/3 complex.
Suggest alpha5beta1/Arp2/Arp3/FHOD3 pathway reprograms the actin cytoskeleton to promote invasive migration and local invasion in vivo.
The loss of the Arp2/3 complex acts as a stress that initiates cell cycle arrest by triggering p16INK4a/p14Arf transcription.
Coronin3 can regulate gastric cancer (GC) invasion and metastasis through Arp2, and the combination of Coronin3 and Arp2 provides a potential marker for predicting GC prognosis.
study unveils an ARP2/3:VCA-independent function of nuclear-WASp in TH1 gene activation that is uncoupled from its cytoplasmic role in actin polymerization.
The specific function of this gene has not yet been determined\; however, the protein it encodes is known to be a major constituent of the ARP2/3 complex. This complex is located at the cell surface and is essential to cell shape and motility through lamellipodial actin assembly and protrusion. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
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UK colds, flu and other viruses are an occupational hazard for the visiting reggae performer. Yet just in time for the sickly season, comes a "Flu" of a more welcome kind, an uplifting 12 track rhythm album out of Tippa Irie's Croydon-based Lockdown Productions.
The title might suggest a UK-only showcase but this is a truly international release. The original template for the rhythm is Jamaican (Alton Ellis' Breaking Up), the band is UK-meets-Germany (drums and horns from Marco Baresi and Steffen Zimmer from Leipzig's Far East Band, Bubblers from Ruff Cutt on keyboards) while some of the voicing artists hail from the Netherlands (the rich, soulful Maikal X), Belgium (Lee Perry's late-blooming deejay son Omar), Sweden (a Jah Cure like turn from Joey Fever) and even LA (rapper and protégé of the Eurhythmics' Dave Stewart - Nadirah X).
In the end though, the British-based artists are not to be outdone. From Colour T's Bobo message Pure and Clean to JC Lodge's straight-up home-grown lovers rock Love Rewind, there are enough takes on this perennial backing to keep everyone happy. Veteran Maxi Priest sounds unchanged on Bonafide Love (co-written with Mr Irie), while the catchiest and most immediate effort comes from Dan I with his Auto-Tuned Come Back To Love. Tippa's fans will know his own Truths and Rights from latest album 'Stick To My Roots'.
United Reggae's UK office was hit by a virus literally the day this promo arrived. That it didn't halt the pleasure in a single piece of this classic relick series tells you all you need to know. Take the day off work and enjoy...
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Selfie With Squirrel Goes Awry
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This picture could become one of the most classic viral selfies ever.
This 17 year old was in the Tampa Bay area visiting from Maine when his family decided to go for a hike at a park.
While they were walking up one of the bridged pathways, he spotted a friendly looking squirrel, so he decided to get a selfie.
Sure enough the squirrel complied... but the flash from the camera apparently caused the squirrel to have a change of heart.
He jumped on the boy's shoulder and went down his shirt.
The squirrel ran up and around his back and the boy started flailing to get the animal off.
Finally, the squirrel took off into the woods and thanks to the boy's mom, it was all captured on camera.
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U.S. Highway 89 has reopened after a traffic crash blocked the thoroughfare Kaysville, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
All lanes were open as of 3:55 p.m., UDOT reported. Traffic congestion remained moderate and alternate routes still were recommended.
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contactor not pulling in????? help
hi, i have a split system 2 ton ruud that heats and cools 3 rms upstairs. The inside unit is working when t-stat calls for heat or cool but the condenser unit does not come on. I checked power on the 2 yellow wires that hook to the contactor and showing 26 volts going in so i thought the contactor was bad being it is about 16 yrs old,and so ireplaced the contactor cost 11.00 dollars. But now i have the same problem 26 volts to contactor but not pulling in, BUT when i manually press the contactor down everything works fine, on heat or cool mode. Can someone help me out with what i should check next or other most logical causes......thanks
Double check the new contactor and make sure it's not a 120 volt coil. With 26 volts present it should pull in if it's the right contactor.
Did you check voltage across the coil, or did you check it to ground?
when i check from 24 volt side terminal to opposite side of contactor terminal (or Across the coil) i don't get any reading. But if i run a jumper wire from common on the control board to the terminal opposite the 24 volt terminal it makes the contactor pull in.....
Why a 2nd login ?
Then the contactors were both fine. And you have a problem with your wiring.
PS: use the contact us to get the password of your first account if you forgot.
Unless Dave knows another way.
had'nt actually registered with the site when i first posted, when i did user name was already taken so i had to change it
Both names are registered to you. And both are registered to the same IP address. And list the same email address.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Northern Arizona diving team travels east for the 2011 NCAA Zone E Regional Diving Championships this week. Six Lumberjack divers will compete on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards with an opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
The Lumberjacks finished up a strong combined team season with a top three finish at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships two weeks ago. NAU improved upon a fifth-place finish at the 2010 WAC Championships setting six school records in the process.
The diving team put up five top eight finishes during competition on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards and platform. The Lumberjack divers contributed in the team scoring with five top 16 finishes on both springboards and three on platform.
Senior Lana Christensen collected a bronze medal on 3-meter, the top finish for the Lumberjacks during the championships meet.
The Lumberjacks will be represented at the NCAA Zone Regionals by Christensen, seniors Taryn Harris and Megan Collier, juniors Cassie Anderson and Holly Frost, and sophomore Kristy Ardavanis. Four of the six divers participated at Zones in Austin, Texas, during the 2009-10 season.
Harris was the top finisher for NAU last spring placing 12th on 1-meter. Collier followed in 16th place on 1-meter while Christensen turned in the best Lumberjack finish on 3-meter in 16th.
In her first Zone competition, Ardavanis posted impressive results placing 20th on 3-meter and 22nd on 1-meter. Anderson and Frost will be competing in their first Zone meet.
The Lumberjacks are one of 20 teams at the NCAA Zone E Regionals. There are 53 women competing in Minneapolis with six qualifying spots available for the NCAA Championships. The qualifying process will not be complete till Saturday but listed below.
Qualifying Standards
1st Qualifier: 1st place finisher on platform
2nd Qualifier: 1st place finisher on 3 meter
3rd Qualifier: 1st place finisher on 1 meter
4th Qualifier: 2nd place finisher on 3 meter
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Merry Christmas to me! I just ordered my first BMW! I've been a BMW fan for years, but that appreciation has always been at odds with my frugality until now.
So, I've ordered an X1 x35i xLine, Midnight Blue with Terra leather, ultimate pkg, cold weather pkg (makes no sense since I live in Texas, but what can I say?, I was on a roll), paddle shifters, and HK.
Well, I say I've ordered it. What I've done is hand the dealership a check for $1000 and initialled a configuration matching the car I want. I've signed nothing halfway official looking indicating that we've agreed on pricing (though we supposedly have). All I have is a very back-of-a-napkin document with several scratched out prices, trade-in values, etc. and then a formula with the pricing and trade-in value to which we agreed circled and initialed. I'm told the check will not be deposited unless and until the car comes in and I decide to apply it towards the purchase. After being told that if I placed an order I'd receive a production number and lock in the currently available incentive finance rate, I was told today that the production number may not be available until the car goes into production and that I'd not be able to lock in financing until I take delivery. I was only able to get a gentlemens agreement that if I were unable to get similar financing when the car came in I'd have the option of taking back my deposit and cancelling the purchase.
Am I being cynical in thinking there may be some shenanigans afoot? It just doesn't feel very official at this point.
Sounds like he might be your best friend or relative---having a gentlemens agreement. But even then, for a purchase of this size---a formal paper agreement, contract, would do just fine.
I never purchased a new car without having the full agreement IN WRITING, every detail, including approximate delivery date. Sounds like he can break it at will, or even better--when the car comes in and is in front of you, do a little bait-and-switch---meaning ask for more. The temptation will be too great for you to walk.
NO--it is not normal not to have it in writing---with ANY dealership.
Just Placed My Order!
If you want to take advantage of any of the Demeber incentives, you'll want to lock now.
If I were a betting man, it reads like the dealer may not have any slots open right now.... Are they a smaller dealership?
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Ummm.....this sounds very familiar. I joined this forum AFTER I had ordered my x1. Having never ordered a car before, I went over exactly what I wanted and checked with several dealers until I found one that I was comfortable with. I ended up with an order sheet that had MSRPs on it and a written notation that said: Final sales price to be negotiated at time of delivery. I signed on the dotted line and initialed next to that statement and handed over a $1,000 check (completely refundable). The car went into production five days later and I got my number.
When the car arrived two months later I quickly discovered that the dealer wasn't really willing to negotiate the price. I was able to get them down by $500 but by that time I had become a forum member and wanted a better deal. The dealer reminded me that I didn't have to take delivery of the car, but after 'watching' it go through the build process and shipping route, I was kind of attached to it already. Plus she was gorgeous!
I reminded the dealer that not a lot of people would like how the car was configured: no line, just the Ultimate and Lighting packages. After two hours I got $750 off of MSRP plus window tinting, paint protection, snow chains, phone cradle, and floor mats that on paper totaled $2,000 but we all know it was much less than that.
Lesson learned!
Good luck with your purchase!
Last edited by skndchanzs; 12-23-2013 at 05:12 PM.
Yes, I've taken enough b-law through the years to be well aware that I do not have an enforceable contract at this point. On the other hand, neither does the dealership. I kind of think they may be rolling the dice that BMW offers a larger discount incentive by the time I take delivery. Plan B from their perspective being renegotiating at time of delivery claiming I was confused when the order was placed (and by that time emotionally invested in that car and/or in a hurry). Plan C being just taking the car into inventory if I walk away.
I don't know. Maybe I'm just being paranoid. Either way, I'm willing to take the chance they'll pull the rug out from under me because I'm in no hurry and (to the extent it holds up) I feel like I got about as good a deal as I could hope for.
Time will tell, I suppose. I'll update as things develop..
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Oh, and yes we're talking about a relatively low-volume dealership, so some of this may very well be due to an allocation issue they don't want to discuss.
Enjoy the hype waiting for your car. Check out the forum for progress on build status and marine traffic so you can track your car.
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When the car comes in, play hard-ball. If they want one penny more than the(handshake) Agreement, be ready to walk. When they see they did not scare you--they perhaps will honor the handshake. Otherwise walk. I think they will call you on the phone if you walk out for the original price.
I'm on the same page, Jay. I'm fairly certain there is still some arguing ahead and, in their mind, some opportunity for negotiation. In the end, they'll either honor their commitment or they will not, and you're spot on that I'll absolutely walk away in the latter case. Pity that, because being prepared for that possibility is going to take away from the experience of tracking progress, etc.
This has nothing to do with BMW. It is what the "profession" of salesmanship is all about, and could happen in any dealership, regardless of brand.
What would I do---if they ask for more money, I would counter offer with an amount $2000 under the original price. They would not expect that, and it will take them off of their script of how to squeeze you. Perhaps you will save the sale, although I do not like to deal with people on this level--plus would not trust them for service (which is not a problem for me since I do all of my own).
Keep in mind that most dealerships would not want to loose you at this point, since the servicing of the car is so lucrative.
A better way to order the car, any car, is to state before and after the test drive "I"m not yet ready to buy, but this is at the top of my list." Then do all your research online for the various options and pricing, configure the car yourself. There are plenty of sites that give out "invoice" pricing vs "msrp" pricing. Print out the fully configured msrp and invoice pricing on the car you want. Walk/drive/email that around to multiple dealers. You'll get the best price possible that way. I bought a car just like that several years ago, and the dealer I wanted to buy from came in over a thousand dollars higher than other dealers. I said to the saleswoman, I really do want to buy from you, but not for a thousand dollars more." After conferring with her manager, she beat the other dealers. This only works of course if you are speccing out a car to order.
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It is sad to see that the OP already has concerns about the deal but is still willing to go along with it...
Suggest you go back, negotiate the final deal now or get you deposit back and then try and start the process again...with another dealer.don't worry about the local service aspect...they will still service your car.
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When I ordered by X1 over a year ago, I got the order sheet but also the manager initialed the negotiated price. Several weeks later the X1 comes in, the CA and I take it out for a short ride, and I head to Finance office. Guy is all cheerful and informative, then he hands me paperwork to sign and first thing I see - price is MSRP.
So I whip out my order sheet with the initialed price. He looks astounded, says no one told him, goes to double check, and comes back still embarrassed to apologize.
If price really matters to you, I would simply call the CA and say,"I want to negotiate price now. if we can't reach a deal that works for both of us, I'd like my deposit back, and good luck with that car, because I won't be buying it."
Happy holidays and all that.
Thanks all for the advice, folks. Maybe I wasn't clear enough, but I have fully (and quite successfully, I believe) negotiated the price and terms. I've got the order sheet (which, yes, only shows MSRP - there is no field for negotiated pricing), and I've got a note with the agreed basic terms initialed by me, the salesperson, and the sales manager. It sounds like, based on a couple of the other posts, this situation is not unheard of when special ordering a BMW in the modern world. I also watched and helped work through the wording as the salesman documented the order in his CRM software.
I'd feel better, however, with a formal contract memorializing the terms - maybe a reason for concern, maybe not. I'm not worried about being taken advantage of - they'll either honor the deal or lose the sale. Pretty simple. There will be no further (successful) negotiation. I was just trying to point out that I believe I'd enjoy the anticipation during the build process a bit more without this degree of uncertainty and feeling like I'm going to have to be prepared to walk away if necessary.
Ah, I see - you're set, I would think. You don't need a formal contract. I don't think it's even possible (or wise) to formalize the contract until the vehicle is at the dealership. Just hold onto that initialed price sheet when you get to the finance office and enjoy your X1!
Did you get down to an out the door price with your "unofficial" documents?
With my X1-35i order, there was an X1 lease special going. We did the build-out and got the total sticker. The sales guy came back and told me the monthly payment and amount due at delivery. Both were very close to what I wanted. He told me me if the rates went up, I would be protected at the same rate, and if they went down I would get the new lower rate. (In fact they did go down again while the X1 was in production and I got the new lower rate.)
I only had to give them a $500 check and I had a production number in 3 days. The vehicle was delivered just under 6 weeks from the date of placing the order. I love the X1-35i and am happy with deal as well.
It isn't phrased specifically "out the door", but it is a specific price for a specific configuration with "no dealer fees" explicitly agreed (and bs such as "doc fees", "temp tag fees", and "VIT fees" specifically mentioned as examples of such fees) plus tt&l in the terms. I've done my research and know the tt&l amounts already so I'll catch it if they try to pull a fast one. I suspect that will happen indeed happen during the business mgr stage (always happens even when I've purchased a car from dealer stock), but I'll catch it and make them correct it if/when they try that.
The issue of the bs dealer fees along with honoring the trade in value we agreed are the two areas I'm anticipating potential shenanigans and why I would have preferred and expected a more formal special order agreement. However, so far it appears my experience is consistent with others who've placed orders, and that actually makes me feel a lot more confident I'll not be jacked around any worse than the usual shell game in the business managers office.
Not for me...
If you think you can trust a car dealer or CA or General manager, well...
Not me...
If you think that after 4, 6, 8 weeks of wanting and waiting for your car, you will be prepared to walk away, well...
Not for me...
But good luck with your deal, sale, order, build or whatever you want to call it.
When I got my X1, it was not done until the contract was signed by both parties...
If you have agreement, consideration ( your deposit) and all is in writing, why can't you get the signatures on a contract? Draw one up yourself...very simple...
At the very least, i would get something in writing once you have a VIN and verify that everything you want is on the car...At least this way you are not over a barrel when you go and pick it up...
anyway, Merry Christmas!
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Both of my cars were ordered much like you described. Build the car in the dealers system, print out the vehicle inquiry report showing invoice and MSRP, bunch of numbers adding this and subtracting that leading to a final price in the sales managers handwriting on the second sheet of the vehicle inquiry report. Done deal. Price on delivery was as stated.
If your dealer has a good reputation, I wouldn't worry about it and just enjoy the process.
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Well, I do thank everyone for their thoughts and input. I actually agree with most of what you're saying, cwickberg, but I think the process probably is what it is (seems to be pretty consistent among those who've special ordered, and I've not heard yet of nightmares other than when there was no pricing agreement when placing the order (and even that one worked out ok). I think my best bet for the deal going through as planned is to let it happen and make them stick to it by saving the signed deal sheet, holding them to it when I take delivery, and being prepared to walk if they refuse. That is one departure for me personally from what you said: I absolutely could and would walk away from the car if it came to that. If you're not, you're on the money that the current special order process is not for you.
But, I'm getting more comfortable that everything will be fine. Seems like BMW should require a more formal special order agreement. Not having such a document initially made me uneasy and from the sounds of things, may keep some others from pursuing a special order at all.
You know, this could be a state by state thing. In every car I've bought in New Jersey, I've always walked away from the final negotiation, whether buying off the lot, or ordering from the factory, with a long form specifying everything out about the options and the price, as well as the trade-in if that was part of the negotiation. The only thing not completely specified are the government fees. Only as I see that being filled out have I been asked for a deposit. And that form becomes binding. On delivery, a revised version of that form is filled out with all the corrected information, but other than the fees, I've not had it change.
It is basic contract law. All the detail, and the elements should be listed in the Contract, ALL. It should be the final cost, clearly stated. Short of that, it is not a Contract due to open items that need to be discussed and settled in the future. I never experienced this with any car I purchased from a Dealer---and would not allow that to happen. If they promised me a favorable deal that I agree with, the promise is as good as what they put in writing SIGNED by the authorized person. There are so many last minute add-on that they can hit one with IF it is not a final signed agreement.
I think two different things are being discussed. The purchase contract is a legal doc and will have all the numbers broken out. But there can be no purchase contract until the vehicle is at the dealership and you are there to buy it and drive it off. When you order the car, you should get the complete order details and something on paper with your negotiated terms/price. That doc is not binding, it's true. But a reputable dealer - and an honest customer - will treat it as such. Now some dealers may not be so reputable, and some customers may find a better deal at the last moment and tell the original dealer "meet this new price or I walk." Or there may be other reasons why the customer walks away.
But you want that paper. When I ordered and weeks later went to buy my X1 at Beverly Hills BMW, I had that paper. I went into the finance office, chat chat chat, smile smile smile, and then the long yellow gets handed over. I check the numbers, and the sales price is - MSRP. I whip out my signed order form with the negotiated price. Embarrassment for finance guy, and great relief for me.
My sister just bought a new Subaru, and we hadn't expected to buy that afternoon. But it's year-end and they wanted a sale, so they offered her invoice on the new hybrid Crosstrek. She had to get to work so finance was rushed. I never looked at the numbers, and I don't think she did either. Later she called me in a panic because the long form confused her. I looked it over and it was fine, the invoice price was there, etc. But I cursed myself after the BMW experience for 1) not making the salesperson write the negotiated price on paper for us to take to the finance office and 2) not making sure my sister looked carefully at the numbers on the contract before signing.
Our friends in other countries - is the car buying routine the same where you are?
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This is not the book Turse set out to write. He was, when his research began in June 2001, a graduate student looking at post-traumatic stress disorder among Vietnam veterans. An archivist at the U.S. National Archives asked Turse whether he thought witnessing war crimes could cause PTSD. He steered Turse to yellowing reports amassed by the Vietnam War Crimes Working Group. The group, set up in the wake of the My Lai massacre, was designed to investigate the hundreds of reports of torture, rape, kidnapping, forced displacement, beatings, arson, mutilation, executions and massacres carried out by U.S. troops. But the object of the group was not to discipline or to halt the abuses. It was, as Turse writes, "to ensure that the army would never again be caught off-guard by a major war crimes scandal." War crimes, for army investigators, were "an image management" problem. Those charged with war crimes were rarely punished. The numerous reports of atrocities collected by the Vietnam War Crimes Working Group were kept secret, and the eyewitnesses who reported war crimes were usually ignored, discredited or cowed into silence.
Turse used the secret Pentagon reports and documents to track down more than 100 veterans—including those who had reported witnessing atrocities to their superiors and others charged with carrying out atrocities—and traveled to Vietnam to interview survivors. A decade later he produced a masterpiece. Case after case in his book makes it painfully clear that soldiers and Marines deliberately maimed, abused, beat, tortured, raped, wounded or killed hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians, including children, with impunity. Troops engaged in routine acts of sadistic violence usually associated with demented Nazi concentration camp guards. And what Turse describes is a woefully incomplete portrait, since he found that "an astonishing number of marine court-martial records of the era have apparently been destroyed or gone missing," and "most air force and navy criminal investigation files that may have existed seem to have met the same fate."
The few incidents of wanton killing in Vietnam—and this is also true for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—that did become public, such as My Lai, were dismissed as an aberration, the result of a few soldiers or Marines gone bad. But, as Turse makes clear, such massacres were and are, in our current imperial adventures, commonplace. The slaughters "were the inevitable outcome of deliberate policies, dictated at the highest levels of the military," he writes. They were carried out because the dominant tactic of the war, as conceived by our politicians and generals, was centered on the concept of "overkill." And when troops on the ground could not kill fast enough, the gunships, helicopters, fighter jets and bombers came to their assistance. The U.S. Air Force contributed to the demented quest for "overkill"—eradicating so many of the enemy that recuperation was theoretically impossible—by dropping the equivalent of 640 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs on Vietnam, most actually falling on the south where our purported Vietnamese allies resided. And planes didn't just drop bombs. They unloaded more than 70 million tons of herbicidal agents, 3 million white phosphorus rockets—white phosphorous will burn its way entirely through a body—and an estimated 400,000 tons of jellied incendiary napalm. "Thirty-five percent of the victims," Turse writes, "died within fifteen to twenty minutes." Death from the skies, like death on the ground, was often unleashed capriciously. "It was not out of the ordinary for U.S. troops in Vietnam to blast a whole village or bombard a wide area in an effort to kill a single sniper," Turse writes.
Murder is an integral part of war. And the most disturbing form of murder, because it is so intimate, is carried out by infantry troops. The god-like power that comes with the ability to destroy anything, including other human beings, along with the intoxicating firepower of industrial weapons, rapidly turns those who wield these weapons into beasts. Human beings are reduced to objects, toys to satiate a perverse desire to dominate, humiliate, control and kill. Corpses are trophies. Many of the Vietnamese who were murdered, Turse relates, were first subjected to degrading forms of public abuse, gang rape, torture and savage beatings. They were, Turse writes, when first detained "confined to tiny barbed wire 'cow cages' and sometimes jabbed with sharpened bamboo sticks while inside them." Other detainees "were placed in large drums filled with water; the containers were then struck with great force, which caused internal injuries but left no scars." Some were "suspended by ropes for hours on end or hung upside down and beaten, a practice called 'the plane ride.' " Or they "were chained with their hands over their heads, arms fully extended, so their feet could barely touch the ground—a version of an age-old torture called the strappado. Untold numbers were subjected to electric shocks from crank-operated field telephones, battery-powered devices, or even cattle prods." Soles of feet were beaten. Fingernails were ripped out. Fingers were dismembered. Detainees were slashed with knives, "suffocated, burned by cigarettes, or beaten with truncheons, clubs, sticks, bamboo flails, baseball bats, and other objects. Many were threatened with death or even subjected to mock executions." Turse found that "detained civilians and captured guerrillas were often used as human mine detectors and regularly died in the process." And while soldiers and Marines were engaged in daily acts of brutality and murder, the Central Intelligence Agency "organized, coordinated, and paid for" a clandestine program of targeted assassinations "of specific individuals without any attempt to capture them alive or any thought of a legal trial."
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Douglas Voorheis Manifesto
Develop domestic forms of fuel, establish a reinvestment of the tax dollars gleaned from the revenue and reinvest it into renewable forms of energy. Stop sending trillions of dollars over seas to purchase oil from countries that support terrorism. Set a 10 year plan into action to wean the US from importing fuel from Communist or terrorist supporting nations.
20 percent tariffs on all China made goods immediately; rising by 5 percent each year for each year China refuses to revalue their currency. Make it illegal to import goods of any kind from Socialist, communist, dictatorship nations of any kind. Any time you go to the store and buy shit stamped made in china, you are supporting our enemy.
Defend our borders. Arizona is doing what the US government is not willing to do. Finish the fence between the US and Mexico. Kill any illegal's invading our country; send their corpse home with a trebuchet.
Eliminate all public assistance for able-bodied recipients. Cut off all public assistance for immigrants for five years. Repatriate those who are not working, after two years.
Change unemployment to be a self funded program in which a percentage of your hourly wage is invested into a fund that has a guaranteed interest rate of 1-1/2% over the rate of inflation, that will be paid back by a monthly draw over a two year period or at time of disability or retirement. When the monies in the account are used up, your no longer receive payment.
All out war on any group or nation that attacks the US. Destroy Pakistan if necessary; get out of Afghanistan. Those people cannot be taught differently it is in their heritage, let them dominate each other.
Eliminate all public assistance for able-bodied recipients. Cut off all public assistance for immigrants for five years. Repatriate those who are not working, after two years.
Make abortions illegal, except when the physical survival of the mother is threatened, to be determined by three medical doctors. Require Norplant for all women on welfare of childbearing age.
Encourage child bearing among taxpaying citizens. Create a marriage incentive, through lower taxes for married heterosexual couples. And a government subsidy for each child conceived and carried to birth. Increase the subsidies for each year the couple remains married.
Eliminate all foreign ownership of any American media entity. Two, break up overly large conglomerates, like News Corporation. Three, Stop Governmental incentive and financial support of any news, radio, or broadcasting agency.
Limit the size of state and federal government.
Institute Capital punishment for any individual, convicted of a felony three times. Immediately. Make a public spectacle of the event so that people know there is punishment for improper behavior.
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Sounds like a real tough pill to swollow.... but I agree 100%. The only way to grow as a nation and become souly dependent on ourselves. Protect our borders and the people of THIS country first.
Freedom of speech issue would kinda step on some toes.
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Nevada track and field Volunteer Coach Collier Lawrence will compete in the Olympic trials preliminaries 3,000 meter steeplechase event today at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Twenty-four athletes are expected for the preliminaries, the finals begin on Friday and will feature 12-14 racers.
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While at Washington State, Lawrence lettered in cross country and track and field. She was a two-time PAC 10 scorer (2006 and 2008) and three-time regional qualifier (2006-08) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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Thimphu : Religion should be kept out of politics, a leading Bhutan daily said Tuesday and stressed that religious personalities too should stay away as such "earthly games" are for "lesser mortals".
Keeping religion out of politics has so far meant keeping out religious personalities from contesting elections, an editorial in Kuensel said.
"There are very strong reasons for that. A well-known religious personality, without any campaigning or promises whatsoever, is likely to beat any of our well-known politicians hands down, any time. This is indicative of the sway or hold religious personalities or religion plays in the lives of the Bhutanese," it said.
"When to-be politicians visit monasteries and roll the dice, or seek the blessings of a religious personality, before taking a life changing decision like joining politics, what more else is there to say?"
The editorial said that the "more important reason why religion personalities should remain above politics is because it is understood that they have dedicated their lives in the propagation of the dharma; earthly games like politics is for the lesser mortals".
Religious personalities and institutions staying above politics have also meant that monks registered with any institutions do not have a right to vote.
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Wesley Livsey Jones
|Wesley Livsey Jones
|United States Senator
from Washington
|In office
March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932
|Preceded by
|Levi Ankeny
|Succeeded by
|Elijah S. Grammer
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's at-large district
|In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909
|Preceded by
|William Carey Jones
|Succeeded by
|Seat eliminated
|Personal details
October 9, 1863
Bethany, Illinois
|November 19, 1932
(aged 69)
Seattle, Washington
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Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863 – November 19, 1932) was an American politician. Jones was born near Bethany, Illinois, and attended Southern Illinois College in Enfield, Illinois. Jones started a law practice in Decatur, Illinois, and later relocated to North Yakima, Washington.
Jones served in the House of Representatives from 1899 to 1909 and as a Republican United States Senator from Washington from 1909 until his death in 1932. He served as the Senate majority whip between 1924 and 1929. He was a successful advocate for federal investment in the Pacific Northwest, securing funding for several irrigation projects and funding for the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington. In 1920 he sponsored and secured passage of the Jones Merchant Marine Act, which stipulated that only American ships could carry cargo between American ports, thereby making Alaska dependent on Seattle-based shipping. Jones was a vocal proponent of prohibition throughout his political career, a stance that initially aided his popularity but eventually contributed to his electoral defeat in 1932.
See also[edit]
- United States Congress. "JONES, Wesley Livsey (id: J000257)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Wesley Livsey Jones at Find a Grave
- Wesley L. Jones papers - University of Washington
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- Media related to Wesley Livsey Jones at Wikimedia Commons
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A member of the nursing faculty has been contacted by her neighborhood community education program and asked to give a presentation to a group of young adults on the topic of drug abuse. In preparing for her presentation, she remembers that she still has an electronic copy of a PowerPoint presentation from last term that one of her students submitted as part of a final project. The student project was on the dangers of crack and was particularly well done. Although she'll use some of her own research and handouts in her presentation, she decides to use the student's work as well, incorporating the student's PowerPoint slides into her own PowerPoint presentation on drug abuse. Is her use of the student's work without the student's permission appropriate?
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