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Monday, 22 November, 1999, 12:16 GMT
Repay money, newspaper tells Archer
Lord Archer is facing a police investigation and demands for the return of Ł3m as publicist Max Clifford promises more revelations about the former Tory mayor candidate.
Conservative leader William Hague said on Monday that the party now had a chance to put forward a "real and credible alternative" to the eventual Labour mayor candidate.
Party chairman Michael Ancram insisted Lord Archer's resignation showed the party's determination to tackle sleaze. He boasted that Mr Hague had acted promptly to force the peer to quit the London mayor race.
As the search for a new Tory candidate for London mayor begins, Lord Archer faces possible court proceedings and demands from the Daily Star for the return of libel damages and court costs.
The peer admitted on Saturday he had asked a friend to lie for him before a libel trial. Although the evidence was not needed in court, charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice or perjury could be brought.
The Tories' troubles are not eased by the absence of an obvious heavy-hitting candidate to take over as its mayor candidate.
Other names being mooted but not confirmed include former Prime Minister John Major, Olympic medal winner turned Tory MP Sebastian Coe and the millionaire businessman and shadow minister Archie Norman.
Mr Ancram said he hoped new candidates would emerge in coming weeks and claimed the episode showed the party had a system in place to tackle damaging allegations.
"Whereas in the past sleaze ran on and one, now we have a system for dealing with it."
Two other past associates of Lord Archer has also approached the PR supremo to reveal their stories.
"All I know is it's if you like more or the same - people who have known Jeffrey Archer for a long time who have known things about him that will come out," Mr Clifford said.
'We want Ł3m back' - Star
While Mr Francis gained only Ł19,000 from selling his story, his actions have led to demands by the Daily Star for Ł500,000 in damages and Ł700,000 in court costs plus interest from Lord Archer. The tabloid's editor, Peter Hill, put the total at Ł3m.
Lord Archer asked Mr Francis to say he had dined with him at a Chelsea restaurant on 9 September 1986 ahead of his libel case against the Daily Star, which had accused him of having sex with prostitute Monica Coghlan. He denied the allegations and won Ł500,000.
The Daily Star originally claimed the alleged meeting with Ms Coghlan was 9 September 1986, but changed the date to 8 September in court, meaning Mr Francis was never needed as a witness.
Lord Archer insisted he was in the restaurant that night and said he was simply trying to protect the person he was with, his then personal assistant Andrina Colquhoun.
While legal experts said they did not expect Lord Archer to follow former Tory MP Jonathan Aitken to jail, Mr Hill said he believed that some form of legal action was inevitable.
"I would say he was at the very least guilty of an act that would be likely to pervert the course of justice ... in persuading his friend to tell lies for him," he said.
"When you go to court you expect that all the evidence will be heard and you expect the truth will be told. But in fact, all the evidence was not heard, because if the jury had known that Jeffrey Archer had persuaded his friend to lie for him, they wouldn't have been prepared to believe the rest of the things that he said.
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(CNSNews.com) - The Bush administration has suspended for six months another last-minute regulation issued by the Clinton administration, this one dealing with who is authorized to administer anesthesia to Medicare patients.
The Clinton rule would have allowed nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without supervision by a doctor.
A seniors group speculated that the Clinton rule was a "thank you" gesture to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for throwing political support behind Clinton-Gore re-election campaigns.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson explained the administration's decision as one that would "ensure that all Medicare beneficiaries receive the safe, high quality anesthesia services they need."
Thompson said the administration will propose a new rule that would allow state governors, in consultation with state boards of medicine and nursing, to request HHS to grant a waiver of the supervision requirement.
The proposal would reportedly only affect 10 states, however, because 40 states have regulations of their own requiring doctor supervision.
The Seniors Coalition, a national senior citizen advocacy group, praised the Bush administration's decision to look at safety issues associated with giving nurses sole responsibility for administering anesthesia.
The coalition delivered more than 30,000 petitions from senior citizens to HHS this week demanding repeal of the Clinton rule.
"The real issue is not who can or can't deliver anesthesia but what happens if there's an adverse outcome," said John Powell, senior vice president for the Seniors Coalition.
"Anesthesia is the most dicey part of any operation. It ought to be required that a doctor that has full medical training is there to diagnose and respond, rather than a nurse who may or may not have graduated from college, but has a couple of years of training in delivering anesthesia," he said.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) criticized the Bush administration's decision, calling it a blow to the thousands of hospitals and patients who have been "anxiously waiting" for the rule to take effect.
"The AANA has said all along that individual states should be allowed to decide whether to require physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists, based on each state's particular needs," said Larry Hornsby, president of the 28,000 member AANA.
Hornsby cited the need for greater staffing flexibility for hospitals, especially in rural and medically underserved areas.
"The proposed changes by HHS are consistent with this position," Hornsby continued. "However, it should be completely unacceptable to the American public that another delay has occurred thanks to the nurse-bashing tactics of physician anesthesiologists."
The AANA has long been feuding over this issue with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, which praised the Bush administration's decision.
"This is a great day for seniors everywhere," said ASA president Neil Swissman, M.D. "For more than three years, ASA has been arguing that patient safety was at stake, and now someone has listened."
"I cannot imagine that the governors will not adhere to [existing state law] in the case of the most vulnerable class of patients, our senior citizens," Swissman said.

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FX Trading and Exchange Rate Dynamics
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I examine the sources of exchange rate dynamics by focusing on the information structure of FX trading. This structure permits the existence of an equilibrium distribution of transaction prices at a point in time. I develop and estimate a model of the price distribution using data from the Deutsche mark/dollar market that prroduces two striking results:(1) Much of the short‐term volatility in exchange rates comes from sampling the heterogeneous trading decisions of dealers in a distribution that, under normal market conditions, changes comparatively slowly; (2) public news is rarely the predominant source of exchange rate movements over anyhorizon.


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May 13, 2008
LARAMIE, Wyo. -
The University of Wyoming Track and Field team will take to the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships starting Wednesday, May 14 and continuing through Saturday, May 17 in Fort Worth, Texas, hosted by TCU.
Competition will begin Wednesday at high noon with the heptathlon and decathlon events. The Pokes are represented by lone decathlete, sophomore Jay Petsch, who currently ranks seventh in the MWC with a total of 5,718 points, accumulated at the Cougar Invite earlier this April.
Thursday, will bring the conclusion to the heptathlon and decathlon and the beginning of the men's hammer throw. Competing in the hammer throw will be freshman Alan John who qualified for the NCAA regional meet with a toss of 190' at the Front Range Invite in Laramie, Wyo., on the third of May.
On Friday, May 16th, the day will begin at 7:30 a.m. as the women's 10,000-meter run will start off the day and end at 5:00 p.m. with the women's hammer throw. Most of the running events that day will be qualifying for the finals to be ran on Saturday beginning at high noon. A complete schedule of the events is available at www.themwc.com.
"We look forward to having some young kids get some experience and exposure on the conference level," said UW head coach Don Yentes. "They have been improving all year and we look for some of them to make some noise this weekend."
The University of Wyoming has eight individuals qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships so far this season, four for the Cowboys and four for the Cowgirls. The regional meet is scheduled for May 30-31 in Lincoln, Neb.
The top performance this season belongs to senior Kate Burton with her school record holding toss of 209' 8" in the hammer throw. She is followed by fellow senior, Gretchen Johnson who qualified for Regionals at the Stanford Invite earlier this April with time of 16:35.98 in the 5,000-meter run. That time was also good for second best all-time in UW history. Junior thrower Courtney Gougler qualified in the discus with a toss of 166', along with Shaylee Babbitt who qualified in the 100-meter hurdles and leads the MWC this season in her event.
As for the men, they are led by sophomore John Alderson who qualified in the triple jump. He currently sits in second place in the MWC and third place in the long jump. Alderson follows freshman Jeremiah James in the long jump as James has qualified with his leap of 24' 1". James will compete in the long, triple and high jump events this weekend. Along with Alan John in the hammer throw, senior Vashone West qualified in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.38, good for fourth best in the MWC.
"Kate (Burton) and Gretchen (Johnson) have both been very big parts of this program for the past few years and will be sorely missed and hard to replace," said Yentes.
Live results can be found HERE during each day of the Championships.


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|All interviews were taped and documented. They are available through the Reference Department of the Teaneck Public Library. The Library is not responsible for the accuracy of the statements nor does it necessarily endorse the opinions expressed.
|Esther & Myor Rosen
|June Kapell
|April 26, 1984
|Jackie Kinney (11/30/1984)
This is an interview with Ester & Myor Rosen for the Teaneck Oral History Project. April 26, 1984 at their home.
(I) Mr. & Mrs. Rosen, you've been in town for thirty two years now. would you tell us why you chose Teaneck?
(E) We were stuck in an apartment, three rooms with two children. There were no apartments to be had for years and we were looking for a place to live and we chose Teaneck because of the good school system and we brought our family here and from the day that we moved here, the family felt very much at home and loved the town. Our children grew up here and went to school here, graduated from Teaneck High School and we are still here.
(I) When the children were in school, were you active in the PTA in the schools?
(E) In the beginning we were very active because there was a threat of triple sessions in Teaneck and a great need for new schools and it was the one time when the PTA was a vital force in the community. Every home in Teaneck was visited by the people of the PTA and feeling were running very high and we know every one and what they felt about the school. And at that time, I was quite active.
(M) I might add that at the time we decided to move to a home, to a house as against apartment dwelling, this was around 1951, our second child was barely two years old and it was not just that apartments were difficult to obtain, it was the idea of apartment dwelling with two children. It was a prospect that we didn't relish at all. So we felt it was time that we started thinking in terms of a house.
(E) And a piece of grass for the children.
(M) And a piece of grass and the reason we chose Teaneck, not only because of its great school system, it was also a model town by the way. It was one of the two model towns at that time that were internationally. I mean nationally portrayed as such and also we know that we wanted to go out of the city. We wanted to bring up our children in the area where there was some trees instead of just concrete sidewalks and so forth and living in a box of an apartment. So we chose Teaneck because it presented all of these possibilities to us.
(I) You obviously have not regretted this choice.
(M) Not at all. And even though the school system at that time was touted to be among the greatest, there was no junior highs at that time, Both junior highs as we know them now were not yet built. Neither was the Fields school up. The elementary school which fortunately for us was built a couple of blocks from our house so that certainly I think our youngest child, David, went through the Fields school and both our children went through the entire school system from elementary school through junior high and through high school. And of course we as young parents were very active in all the activities pertaining to the PTA and education.
(I) In the schools you were active also in other areas. Mrs. Rosen you were teaching art and volunteering some of your time?
(E) I taught art for many years in the Jewish Community Center. I taught children at that time and volunteered my services to the Teaneck schools. Almost every class that my children were in were classes in which the teachers asked if I would teach and I did. It was a special thing for the children to have an artist teaching them rather than a teacher teaching them. And they enjoyed it.
(M) You used to go once a week. It used to be art day or something. Like they had a French teacher that came once a week and the children used to tell us. they used to speak about this Madam somebody who taught them French once a week.
(E) But she was an employee of the school system. I wasn't. I volunteered Myor and I did it occasionally, not regularly.
(I) What did you actually teach them?
(E) The children? The children that I taught were taught how to draw, how to paint, how to appreciate art. And so many of these young people have followed the field and have become professionals in the field and they, some of them are still in tough with me, and they tell me, Mrs. Rosen, you always taught us how to appreciate art as well as how to do it. Should I mention Nancy Bialler?
(I) Please do.
(E) Nancy Bialler is the daughter of Mrs. Bialler of the Teaneck, she's very active at the Teaneck Library. Nancy is working for Sothebys and very active in the print department Sothebys. Very respected person. Judy Tannenbaum who was another student runs the gallery in Pennsylvania University. I will get you the information exacted on that. She runs a wonderful gallery there and has been on panels in New York City of artists getting together. She is very active and well known in her field and is an art historian. I once went to a show of wearable art up in Massachusetts and was surprised to see one of my other students exhibiting. There are many of them. I can't think right now of all our friends. Also our children had yearly show at the Teaneck Library for many years form the time that Agnes Naughton was the head of the library and then when Hilda Lipkin also became part of that.
(I) When you say our children
(E) I am sorry. I mean the children I was teaching, not ours.
(I) That would be from the community center?
(E) From community center and subsequently I had classed at the Y in Hackensack, many Teaneck people. That was for adults as well as children and the many Teaneck people were in that, classes.
(I) Are you still teaching?
(E) I gave that up just a few years ago so that I would have more time for painting.
(M) I am delighted to say that I was a student as Ester's classes when she used to teach at the YMHA in Hackensack. For seven years, I went to her classes on life drawing and she was my teacher. And a very good teacher I might add.
(I) Was he a good student?
(M) Wonderful. The children used to say, Mrs. Rosen, why are you so hard on him? He's so wonderful. He does such beautiful work. We had an interesting class. We had people of all ages, teenagers, there was a man in that place, Mrs. Warshawsky, Irving Warshawsky, was a very forward looking man. He wanted to have a life class for teenagers but we figured out that it would not be possible to just put one on because all the parents would be up in arms. At that time, it was a very unusual thing for teenagers to be in a life class. And so we agreed to have an adult class with one or two teenagers in it and I told him how wonderful the children were there. That they really wanted to find out how the figure looks. They were not there for any other purpose and so one thing led to another, and we finally has 45 young people in those classes in one night. We had to made three classes. We had to take in new teachers. They sent the Record over to take pictures and it was quite a Hullabaloo and it really started those classes burgeoning in Hackensack.
(I) Twenty five years ago, you were instrumental in forming the guild, Modern Art Guild. Would you tell us something about that?
(E) Yes. There was an exhibition at the Teaneck Library, put on by the Bergen County Artist Guild of which I had taken part and someone came over to me and asked me would I be interested in forming a new group called Modern Artists Guild. The selected a number of people whom we met and we voted up each others work and out of that, eight people became the Modern Artists Guild. It is still in existence today and as a matter of fact, in the autumn of this year, in 1984, the seven people who are members, Teaneck members, will be having an exhibition at the Teaneck Library. The Modern Artists Guild is a very important art organization. It is the one group that represented the state of New Jersey at the New York World's Fair as a group. There were many other Jersey artists but Modern Artists Guild was the only one that showed as a group. They consist of professional people who are teachers, lecturers, demonstrators, most have had one person shows in New York and in colleges and in universities and it is still a very vital force in Bergen County.
(I) Who are some of the founding mothers and fathers?
(E) There was Alexandra Merker, Erna Weill, Jerry Goldman, Marius Sznajderman, Lillian Merzell, Evelyn Wilson and Ben Wilson and Sam Weinik. Evelyn Wilson and Ben Wilson and Sam Weinik. Sam Weinik and Marius Sznajderman and Ben Wilson were the three leaders of the group. I think the others may have come in right after that. They may not have been founders. I know that Erna Weill and Alexandra Merker were and Sam Weinik and Marius Sznajderman and Ben Wilson and Esther Rosen.
(I) Were there any other civic activities that you took part in?
(E) Will I remember going on a Peace March up at State Street. I remember going up there and bumping into some of my students. Cecile Green was there and we were walking. I think that was at the time of the Vien Nam War and we mothers didn't want our boys to go into the war and I remember Matty Feldman coming up and boosting us on. And that's all for that.
(I) Mr. Rosen, although you weren't on the Peace March, you've been active in the town in a number of things.
(M) Well, of course, while my children were growing up, I was interested in most of the musical activities that were taking place in Teaneck. Noteworthy were the concerts at the Teaneck High School under the direction of Don Mairs. And who by the way was our backdoor neighbor. The back of his house abutted ours right here during that time. And then our daughter eventually ended up in Teaneck High School playing the bassoon in the school orchestra and in the marches and so forth and the football games so that we became quite friendly and Don Mairs prevailed upon me very frequently to play harp either as a soloist or with the orchestra when it was difficult to find a local harpist or somebody around who could play in the orchestra and I helped him out many times. I loaded my instrument into a station wagon and carried it to the school and I felt that I was really part of the community and that this was certainly a worthwhile project and in musical terms, it was close to my heart. At other times, as my children went through the lower schools, I remember my son being at the Fields school and it was a back to school night in which he prevailed upon me to carry my harp to the auditorium and I entertained the parents and some of the students there of an evening much to my son's delight of course. He was very proud to have his father come in there and play the harp for them and he delighted us with demonstrations of what they called at that time the new math. And we were fascinated to see these developments taking place in an area that, in my time at school, was as far moved as computers. Let me see, what other activities?
(E) Myor, may I remind you that David as active in the chorus with Mr. Gilmer and he was also in the all state chorus, he made that and Mr. Gilmer came here.
(I) So you are a very musical family?
(E) I would say so.
(I) Have your children gone on to be professionals?
(M) Well not musically although our daughter just before she married had reached a point of proficiency on the bassoon where she was already playing professional engagements with the son of Pierre Monteux who was Claude Monteux who was conduction the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra at that time and he was using our daughter Linda in the bassoon section so she was playing professional engagements already but of course she surprised us all when at the age of seventeen became engaged and subsequently married so she dropped all her musical pursuits and since has become a computer person and how she works as a computer specialist in the industrial world should I say.
(I) And your son was not a
(M) Our son sang and took up one or two instrument but I think that our children although they are both what should I say musical in terms of appreciation of music, were a little too overawed by their professional parents who had already made it and I think that when it came to pursuing music as a profession, they sought of steered away from it because I think just the idea of a accomplishing so much in their lifetime was too staggering a goal.
(I) I know you have given other concerts in town besides in the schools.
(M) Well we did have concerts at local residents homes at the Ethical Cultures Establishment in Teaneck. There was a time when the New York Philharmonic was on strike and we were, we enlisted the help of the local citizens to help support us morally and financially and we in turn gave chamber concerts in various people's homes where these concerts were arranged on our behalf.
(I) Were there many of the members of the Philharmonic living here in town?
(M) Well there is quite a contingent of Philharmonic musicians living in Bergen County and probably between six and ten who live in Teaneck itself. So much so that we have formed carpools and we travel together to and from Lincoln Center. As a matter of fact, the carpool I belong to, four people have been the same carpool for twenty four years. And one of the few carpools that was existed for that long a time with the same constituents or participants.
(I) It is extraordinary that you all ended here in Teaneck.
(M) Well many of us actually began in Teaneck and although we didn't bring each other here, it so happened that our mutuality of desire to be close to New York but not in New York brought so many of us into this area and
(I) Who does your carpool consist of?
(M) We have John Ware, trumpet player, first trumpet player, Eldon Bailey, affectionately known as Buster Bailey, who is in the percussion section. Both of these people, by the way, were in the orchestra when I first came into the orchestra in 1960, both of them were already in the orchestra and the fourth member of our carpool, a man who used to live in this area but now lived further north near Mahwah is Edward Erwin, a member of the trombone section in the New York Philharmonic. He travels down from Mahwah, meets us up at the high school, at the Teaneck High School where three of us drive our cars and the fourth one, who ever he happens to be, drives the others into Lincoln Center.
(I) Is there anything else you would like to add?
(M) Well I'd really like to say in retrospect that between Esther and myself, although my life has always been focused on musical activities, it was really my wife's activity in teaching art which has, I think, helped more young people in the direction of art as a way of life than I myself in terms of my music. Perhaps if I were a music teacher, or a harp teacher, as much as I am actively a player, I would be able to say somewhat the same but in Esther's case, she taught so many children who to this day some of them come back to her and tell her of their activities even in professional areas of the arts and mothers who stop her and remind her of the time when she was teaching their children and form a standpoint of inspiration alone, I think that Esther has done more than her share of inspiring the young people to go on and become artists.
(E) Thank you Myor.
(I) Before we leave you and the art, can you tell us about some of your art work. Some of your famous customers?
(E) Yes, the papers had articles recently on the fact that Mr. & Mrs. Alan Alda bought some of my work. They were looking at our work and say one of citrus fruits that I had done. It was still wet and I said, yes, but who in the world would ever buy this. It is so big. It needs a great big hotel to show it. And they looked at each other and they said, well, we are adding anew wing to our California house and it would be perfect there and I said what could be better then my citrus fruits going to California? Well since then they have bought for their daughters as each one graduated college, a picture as a gift for them. I think that is a very beautiful thing to do, to buy your children a gift of a painting when they graduate from college. And they have recently bought some other of my work too. And I'm very happy to have them as customers.
(I) I want to thank you both very much for this interview. It has been a pleasure.
(M) It has been our pleasure June, Thank you very much.
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Dance doesn't even quite describes what you experience when you see a live performance of the Alvin Ailey America Dance Theater. It is a glorious celebration of life, death, love, community, oppression and self-expression. Each dancer stands out as an individual performance in the play each dance dramatizes, transcending time and space and what we commonly believe are the limits of human potential. This book captures only a morsel of the magic within this dance troupe, but will be something you can enjoy as often and as long as you desire. Good gifting.


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Yes, veteran guard Chauncey Billups is back in the Clippers' starting lineup, playing his second game Saturday after suffering a season-ending torn left Achilles' tendon last Feb. 6 against the Orlando Magic.
No, the Clippers haven't stopped monitoring his recovery from the injury, which figures to be a process that could last the entire season. They also will keep a close watch on several other nagging ailments.
Billups, for instance, suffered minor back and calf injuries that delayed his return to the active roster by several weeks. What's more, Billups didn't practice with his teammates Friday simply because he was sore after making his season debut.
"His back is feeling a little bit better," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said.
Del Negro earlier this week said he plans to play Billups only 20 minutes per game for the foreseeable future, with backups Eric Bledsoe and Jamal Crawford forming a backcourt rotation alongside point guard Chris Paul.
"I really think it's going to be a month or two before I'm back to being myself," Billups said. "Whatever I am right now, I think what the team needs from me more than anything is knowing how to play and how to win, where the ball should go.
"Everything else, I'm going to be patient with that."
Green update
Willie Green, a shooting guard, went from a starter's role in Billups' absence in 14 games to start the season to sitting out Wednesday's victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves after Billups returned to the lineup.
The Clippers don't expect Green to become a locker room distraction despite the fact he appears to have dropped out of the rotation with the return of Billups and the superb play of Bledsoe and Crawford.
"Championship teams are made of guys like Willie Green," Billups said.
Added Paul: "The thing about Willie is he's going to stay ready. He's not going to sulk. He was one of the biggest cheerleaders on the bench. That's why you bring guys like that in(to your team). If something happens, he's going to be ready.
"If somebody goes down or coach calls on him, he's going to be ready to play. That's why I love Willie Green."
Sympathy for Popovich
Del Negro played for San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich and knows what drives him. Del Negro watched with interest when NBA commissioner David Stern fined the Spurs $250,000 after Popovich didn't play four key players in a game against Miami.
In fact, Popovich went a step farther by sending Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green back to San Antonio to rest rather than play them when the Spurs faced the defending champion Heat in a nationally televised game.
"It's a difficult situation for everybody," Del Negro said. "I completely understand coaches wanting to manage the season and the schedule. Nobody knows their teams better than coaches. I thought the penalty was severe."
A reporter then decided to have a little fun with Del Negro.
"You played for him," he asked. "Did he want to send you home?"


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Simonson Named Second Team All-ECAC
June 22 - Amherst College senior goalkeeper Corey Simonson (Brookline, MA) was announced as a member of the ECAC 2001 Division III New England Men's Lacrosse All-Star Second Team after leading the Jeffs to the conference's inaugural postseason championship tournament.
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Simonson Tabbed First Team All-NESCAC
May 10 - Amherst College senior goalkeeper Corey Simonson was named First Team All-NESCAC on Thursday after leading the Jeffs' men's lacrosse team to a berth in the conference's inaugural postseason championship tournament. Tabbed a pre-season All-American by Inside Lacrosse Magazine, Simonson was among the conference's leading goalkeepers all season and finished the 2001 campaign with a stellar 9.67 goals against average and 0.58 save percentage.
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M-Lax Eliminated at Wesleyan, 16-11
May 1 - The Amherst men's lacrosse team ended its season with a 16-11 loss at Wesleyan University in the quarterfinal round of the inaugural NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament on Tuesday. The host Cardinals jumped out to an 8-1 lead over the first 19 minutes and never looked back, despite a valiant Amherst comeback attempt. Chris Condlin, Eric Edelson and Harlow Voorhees each scored twice for the Jeffs, who finished their season at 5-8.
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Jeffs Set for Inaugural NESCAC Championship Tournament
April 29 - The Amherst College men's and women's lacrosse teams have both qualified for the inaugural New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament championships in their respective sports, and the two teams will both be in action in Tuesday afternoon quarterfinals. The men, who finished the regular season 5-7, 2-7 in the 10-team league, finished tied with Bates College for the final spot in the seven-team draw but held the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Bobcats, and will travel to second-seeded Wesleyan University (14-1, 8-0 NESCAC) in one of three first-round games on Tuesday. The women, who finished the regular season in dramatic fashion with an 8-7 double-overtime victory at arch-rival Williams College on Saturday, earned the second seed in the seven-team women's draw, and will host seventh-seeded Connecticut College (6-8, 3-6 NESCAC) in quarterfinal action on Hitchcock Field.
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Men's Lax Drops Regular-Season Finale to Williams, 14-6
April 28 - The Amherst College men's lacrosse team posted a 14-6 loss in its regular-season finale at NESCAC rival Williams College on Saturday, ending its 2001 slate with a six-game losing streak to fall to 5-7 overall and 2-7 in conference play. Meanwhile, Williams, which entered the game with its own six-game losing skid, posted its first home, NESCAC and Little III win of the season to finish at 3-11 (1-6 NESCAC).
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Conn. Holds Off Men's Lax, 11-9
April 26 - Down 10-4 in the fourth quarter, the Jeffs rallied with five unanswered goals over a 10-minute span to cut the lead to 10-9. However, Amherst would not get any closer as visiting Connecticut College won its eighth game of the season, 11-9. Senior attackman Rob Travieso scored three goals while adding two assists, and classmate Matt Rousseau chipped in four goals of his own for Conn.
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Big First Quarter Leads No. 20 Bowdoin Past M-Lax, 10-5
April 21 - A 6-1 first-quarter edge was all that the visiting Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team would need on Saturday, as they traded goals with host Amherst over the final three periods to take a 10-5 victory in a key NESCAC contest. Alex Ellis scored two goals and added a pair of assists for Bowdoin, while Wendell Simonson scored a pair of goals on his twin brother Corey, who made eight saves in a losing effort for the Jeffs.
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Jeffs Drop Third Straight, 10-9, to Tufts
April 18 - Amherst jumped out to a 7-3 halftime lead but couldn't hold off a surging Tufts University offense in the second half, as the Jeffs fell to the visiting Jumbos 10-9 in a NESCAC men's lacrosse matchup on Wednesday. Junior Tufts attackman Jon Zissi led the way with a game-high six points on three goals and three assists, while junior midfielder David Supple added the game-winner with 2:31 remaining in regulation. The Jumbos improved to 7-4 overall and 3-3 in conference play, while Amherst fell to 5-4 and 2-4 with its third straight loss.
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Second-Half Rally Lifts Wesleyan Past M-Lax, 9-6
April 14 - Wesleyan University senior John Landay (Baltimore, MD) scored three of his game-high four goals as part of a game-ending 5-0 run for the Cardinals, who rallied from a 6-4 third-quarter deficit to knock off host Amherst College 9-6 in NESCAC and Little III men's lacrosse action on Saturday. Landay and junior Mark Ungar (Setuaket, NY) accounted for seven of Wesleyan's nine goals, as the Cardinals remain perfect in NESCAC play, upping their record to 10-1 (4-0 NESCAC). Senior Rob Gibson paced the Jeffs with two goals and two assists, while classmate Corey Simonson posted 16 saves in a losing effort for the Jeffs.
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Professor Kaushik Roy awarded Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair
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By Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY
DETROIT Opposition already is brewing after a bankruptcy judge gave General Motors a green light to sell its best assets to a "New GM," leaving unwanted assets to be liquidated, but delayed his ruling to give time for appeals.
An attorney representing product-liability claimants filed a brief Monday to block the decision. Anyone wishing to stop GM from moving ahead with its plans has until noon Thursday to file an appeal, the court said.
U.S. Judge Robert Gerber issued the decision late Sunday to allow GM to sell its good assets to NGMCO, an entity financed by the U.S. Treasury. NGMCO (which stands for New General Motors Co.) will change its name to General Motors Co. and operate with GM's Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC brands.
The decision came after a three-day hearing that ended Thursday in which GM argued that it needed to finish the sale by the government's mandated July 10 deadline or it would be forced to shut down and sell off in pieces.
Gerber said such a total liquidation would have a "disastrous result for GM's creditors, its employees, the suppliers who depend on GM for their own existence and the communities in which GM operates."
Steve Rattner, head of the Obama administration's auto task force, said the government is "confident that (Gerber's) decision will stand and the sale of GM's assets to New GM will proceed expeditiously."
The new company will have fewer brands, fewer plants and far less debt than GM had at the end of May.
"This has been an especially challenging period, and we've had to make very difficult decisions to address some of the issues that have plagued our business for decades," said GM CEO Fritz Henderson. "Now it's our responsibility to fix this business and place the company on a clear path to success without delay."
The judge's decision likely clears the way for the deal to go through, says Scott Silverman, an attorney at McCarter & English who represented dealers cut off by GM and Chrysler. Chrysler's deal with Fiat was also opposed, and appeals went all the way to the Supreme Court before it was approved.
"I think what we learned from the Chrysler deal is that this is somewhat of a foregone conclusion," Silverman said.
Steve Jakubowski, a lawyer for product-liability victims, filed a petition to block the sale. GM has said it is willing to take responsibility for product-liability claims that occurred after it filed for bankruptcy, but Jakubowski says that excludes anyone hurt by a GM product before June 1. He thinks he has a chance to win. "I am the eternal optimist."
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Welcome to The Mystic Sea! Welcome to the realm of Mara Gimel. Mara Gimel means Camel Of The Mystic Sea. It is my role to lead you through this world of the occult, the unseen and the unexplained. Enter this realm with an open mind, it's time to remember what you have forgotten.
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Druidry.org: Druidry is a quest. It's a call to the instincts, intelligence and communication skills of people who call themselves Druids. It's a post-modern trend to be self-analytical, and post-modern propositions can be helpful in illuminating the mindscape – indeed, deconstructing current models, 'unpacking' key ideas, and analysing their implications and the various kinds of spin we put on them, conscious or not, is a major process in the discourse as it manifests on message boards, lists and chat and in talking stick groups around the world. Druidry is a part of the vast array of new possibilities that came to light during the blaring announcement of the New Age, and naturally, many popular New Age ideas cast exciting new lights on the question of Druidry. Druids are rational, yet new respect for the intuitive, the psychic, and the imaginative processes of the human personality gives the rational 'realist' in us all pause. Perhaps there is magic. Perhaps there are parallel universes, interactive archetypes, devas and gods. The traditions and traces of traditions, the texts, folk-lore and archaeological evidence, though problematical and their significance hotly debated by academics and Pagans alike, are not slight or irrelevant, and must be accounted for as well, in a traditional academic way as well as in a feeling, intuitive, New-Age way. This looks like an academic exercise, but it's Druidry we're doing, and we need to understand what sort of mentality answers the Druid call in order to understand and assess the legitimacy of the many positions we find within Druidry...read more>>>...


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Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 | 2 a.m.
More than 20 people set up camp on a plot of Arizona desert in the middle of nowhere, just beyond the Nevada border on a recent weekend. Nothing but brush and dirt are visible as far as the eye can see.
Equipped with shovels, buckets and holstered guns, they spread out along the desert expanse, shoveling dirt and rock into sifters and hunching over tubs of water to dip ridged pans filled with a black-sand-like concentrate into the water. A few waved beeping metal detectors, bending over to dig out buried items when the noise sped up; most only found trash.
Maria Boyle is at the sifting station, dipping a ridged, dinner plate-sized saucer into water, when she spots the unmistakable metal — the one that brought everyone to the desert — in her pan. Her eyes widen and she lets out a shout of joy. She struck gold.
"Bingo," Boyle shouted.
It's been 150 years since the Gold Rush sent people scrambling to the deserts of the West, but gold fever still exists today. The group of people combing the desert this day belong to the Gold Searchers of Southern Nevada, a Las Vegas-based club whose members still are hooked on finding the elusive metal.
"They call it gold fever, but it's the entire experience," club member George Niederriter said, "from the time you pull up (to the claim) to the time you drive home."
The group has five claims in the seemingly limitless desert expanse in Nevada and Arizona. They prefer to keep the exact locations secret to those who aren't members to prevent against claim jumpers.
There are about 400 total members in the club — which gives members unlimited access to each of its claims. The prospectors range from retired men and women looking for a hobby to outdoor enthusiasts to families.
They conduct meetings and outings once a month. During the outings they often have potluck meals, a metal-detecting scavenger hunt and panning contests. Everyone helps one another to find gold. Dues are $45 for the inaugural year's membership and $30 annually thereafter. The dues cover the member's entire family.
"Most people need an excuse to do something," Niederriter said. "Gold is the excuse. Hobbies do not pay typically. What we do pays for itself in being outdoors, the socializing, family bonding … and the cost is minimal."
Niederriter acts as a guide for inexperienced members. He's been in the club for more than 15 years and knows almost everything about gold, from its weight compared with water (it's 19 times heavier) to where to look for it (areas with river-washed rock and quartz).
He sets up his sluice — a metal chute with flowing water hooked up to two tubs of water to simulate a river — and shows people how to pan for gold. He also has coffee brewing and a canopy outside his travel-worn 1980s RV for anyone who wants to rest.
Despite improvements in technology, the process hasn't changed much since the 1800s, Niederriter said. Prospectors still use pans, sifters, sluices and dry washers that have been made only slightly more efficient than those used in the 1800s.
Finding gold almost always comes down to a little luck and a lot of hard work. Although few people strike it rich, almost everyone leaves these outings with at least a little gold.
"The process is basically the same," Niederriter said. "If you want to find the material, you're going to have to work. You have to dig the material, same as back then."
Few become rich digging for gold. Most only find specks of gold the size of bread crumbs, but the rush of discovery and the prospect of finding more keep them coming back. Few members ever sell the gold they find.
"I became hooked the first time I saw gold," club president Ian Thaler said. "Who else do you know that has gold and actually dug it up?"
Club member Tony Rhodes rested on his RV steps after discovering his own specks of gold during the club's September outing. A thin layer of dust covered his sweats, boots and arms from the morning's work.
He's spent time the past two years digging for gold. He joined the club after he saw a show on modern gold prospecting and decided to give it a try after he retired. He's hoarded every piece of gold he's found ever since.
"I don't do it for the money," Rhodes said. "I do it to show people what I found."
After a moment he holds out a tray filled with vials of gold specks and nuggets the size of a pinhead. The gold glistens in the sun, giving off a faint glow even in the light of day. This is the fruit of his labors. To him, the money paid for gold doesn't make up for the hard work and memories involved in finding the precious metal.
There's a thrill to discovering gold. Its elusiveness and value can still draw people to the desert, even 150 years after the Gold Rush.
"There's plenty of gold out there," Rhodes said. "You just got to work for it."


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Salvation Army short of kettle goal
The Alle-Kiski Valley's Salvation Army branches need a little extra love before Christmas.
The Valley's branches, like most of the charity's locations in Western Pennsylvania, are struggling to make the goal for their Christmas Red Kettle Campaign.
"We need folks to come out and support us if they can," said Capt. Elvie Carter, who heads the New Kensington and Kiski Valley branches of the charity. "If they've given already, if they don't mind, maybe they could give just a little more."
Carter said his branches are about $4,000 behind where they were at this time last year. The New Kensington location's goal this year is $66,000, while Kiski Valley's is $45,000.
The Allegheny Valley Salvation Army, based in Brackenridge, is about $30,000 off its goal of $153,000, according to Capt. Rickie Armour, the branch's commanding officer.
"We would love someone who could really dig deep at this point," Armour said. "We really need this money to run our center throughout the year."
The Salvation Army estimates the kettle drive raises almost half the annual budget for its local branches.
"It takes money to run the center," Armour said. "I'm still very optimistic, I have a faith that the people in our community will help us reach this goal.
"They're always very good to us."
Armour and Carter said they plan to extend the kettle campaign, which usually ends on Christmas, an extra week if they need to raise more money.
Regional struggles
The lack of money coming into the charity isn't just a Valley problem.
According to Ginny Knor, spokeswoman for the Salvation Army's Western Pennsylvania Division, the region has met less than half of its $2.7 million goal.
Knor said 29 of the region's 39 centers are lagging behind on projections.
New Kensington's Carter said he believes a few factors have contributed to a low amount of donations this year.
"It's a number of things. Thanksgiving was later this year," he said. "We've had several miserably cold days, especially (last) Saturday.
"For the most part, the weather has been cold and keeping people away."
Armour and Carter said no matter where their fundraising ends up in relation to their goals, their mission will go on.
"We're in this together," Carter said. "We will continue to help those in need, our doors are still open.
"We'll do the best we can because we're committed to the people."
R.A. Monti is a freelance writer.


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Description: The LilyTwinkle is a tiny little LilyPad board designed to add some twinkle to your project. Even though it's as small as some of the LilyPad sensors, this board actually has an ATtiny microcontroller on it so it's actually pretty smart! Simply sew on 4 LEDs and connect a battery and the LEDs will twinkle-fade (a lot like fireflies… or lightning bugs, if that's what you call them). LilyTwinkle is a quick and easy way to add twinkling lights to a project without any programming or a bulky Main Board.
If you're an advanced user and want to re-program the LilyTwinkle, the ICSP programming connectors are broken out on the back.
LilyPad is a wearable e-textile technology developed by Leah Buechley and cooperatively designed by Leah and SparkFun. Each LilyPad was creatively designed to have large connecting pads to allow them to be sewn into clothing. Various input, output, power, and sensor boards are available.
Note: A portion of this sale is given back to Dr. Leah Buechley for continued development and education of e-textiles.
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Maximum Number of LEDs on the LilyTwinkle?
I am not sure what the maximum number of LEDs that you can use with the LilyTwinkle [ https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11364 ]. It depends on the battery that you are using, how you are wiring the LEDs to the I/O pin, the specs of the LED's color, the current limiting resistor, and how many LEDs are on at one time. As long as your are not exceeding the absolute maximum rating of the ATtiny85 http://www.atmel.com/images/atmel-2586-avr-8-bit-microcontroller-attiny25-attiny45-attiny85_datasheet.pdf ] , you should be good. On page 161 of the datasheet, this states that about 40mA per I/O Pin and 200mA current for the Vcc and GND pins. The best would be to test it out with a multimeter.
Probably 5-10 per I/O pin using a coin cell would be safe. One thing to note is that the more that you use, the less bright the LEDs will be when connected to your system. It might be better to use closer to 5 LEDs per pad. I tested one pin on the LilyTwinkle with 20x white LilyPad LEDs in parallel. Measuring with a multimeter's current meter, it looked like it was pulling less than about 5-6mA with a brand new coin cell battery. This might be due to the current limiting resistor and the coin cell batteries limitations.
Is the code driving this available somewhere by any chance?
With a little hack following the high-low-tech group tuto http://hlt.media.mit.edu/?p=1695
Here's my shoddy turtorial about reprogramming the LilyT*.
Aweome! Thanks! I completely forgot I wrote that comment 4 months ago.
It's so cute! Now I'm going to put LilyPads in EVERYTHING!
If you are handy with AVR studio and a programmer, you can control up to 12 individual LEDs with this by charlieplexing. I wrote code to show you: https://github.com/madsci1016/LilyCharlieTwinkle
Basic animation is just an expanded twinkle pattern across all 12 LEDs. You can use Vixen to easily create your own effect or even custom animations.
how many of the LilyPad LED Micro's could be run off each port, series or parallel? more than 2 or 3? or would I need to use a transistor to give the LED's more power?
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Hey the video is marked private so I cant see it
the youtube video is private.
am i correct in reading the datasheet that the maximum output of a single drive pin is 40mA? so at most you could put 2 lilypad LEDs in parallel off a single pin? would a simple bjt transistor be able to take the twinkle/fade signal and drive more LEDs?
You can probably drive more than two LEDs from one pin; after all, the current through the LED is limited by a resistor so it'll drop as the system voltage drops.
I'll guarantee you two, with a provisional "try-and-see" recommendation for up to four or five, depending on the LED color and the voltage you're running it all off.
Of course, if you put in a BJT, you can drive more. Just don't forget to add a current limiting resistor to the base of the BJT!
Thanks! I just got the parts in last night, and some quick testing showed me that even hooked straight up to the coin cell battery (3.3V), a single lilypad blue LEDs (with 100ohm resistor) only draw something like 3.5mA.. and putting 4 in parallel, I only measured 10mA draw. So I should be fine with 5 in parallel off the lilytiny considering the output voltage of the lilytiny will be less than the full battery voltage, and the 'twinkle' effect fades the current up, so really i'm not pulling that much at all. Crazy that the lights can appear so bright off such little current
Love the lily twinkle. I'm a beginner and I got it to work the first time I sewed it. Is there a way to make it twinkle faster? It's a little too slow for my project.
Is there a way to make it twinkle faster? It's a little too slow for my project.
You'll have to reprogram it. See the top comments on this page for some useful links on how to reprogram these. The product description has a link to the original firmware. If you just want it to blink faster, have a look at the FADEMIN and FADEMAX defines and their descriptions :)
2 questions…. 1. Do you have to have all 4 LED's connected for it to work? 2. Is there something like this, that's not in the lilypad form, just a normal circuit board, that's possibly cheaper? This is really cool but I don't need it for an e-textile.
Also don't forget just because its round and purple doesn't mean you have to use it for e-textiles. You can still solder to the pads, they are just bigger than normal.
I know. I just thought that one made on a normal circuit board might be cheaper.
You only need to connect as many LEDs as you want. The pins will still switch between high and low, but if there's nothing connected to them, then nothing will happen. As far as finding this anywhere else for cheaper, I'm not aware of any places. Once you add in the resistor, the cap, the PCB and the pre-programmed IC, you'd probably end up paying about the same.
What Toni said.. I think it's pretty difficult to beat this price if you add the labor and especially the board. One way in which you could beat it is by using LEDs that have the programming built-in. I haven't seen any fade in/fade out ones in a long time (can blame cheap microcontrollers for that), but there's regular blinking ones (they don't fade in/out, though) and also the RGB color cycling ones which, if you put an appropriate color gel around them (say a red gel to block most of the green and blue colors), may give a similar effect. This product is much more flexible, though :)
What is he difference (if any) between this LilyTwinkle and the LilyTiny ?
The programming - i.e. the pattern of LED flashing/fading/doing what LEDs do best. See also the comments at the LilyTiny page for much the same question, and discussion :)
Anyone have a fritzing version of this part?
The flower-styled traces are a nice touch.
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I am new to electronics and have started incorporating them in my quilted pieces. I am a free-motion quilter, a maker and quilting instructor. The Lily Twinkle is in a quilted panel with a scene of the Eiffel Tower. The tower and surrounding roses are highlighted with LEDs. Still learning the technology. Using this component was a great start. FiberAnticsbyVeronica.com
Work as advertised, easy even for 3rd graders to solder to. I would avoid using copper tape with them as the connection with them is less secure.
I put four pink LEDs onto my pink pussy hat. It was so simple I could just sew without having to consult schematics or anything. Now I just need a new battery… I'm borrowing one from my Know-it-all bag.
just sew it together and you have blinking lights. Perfect for a project with people new to wearable electronics
Ordered the LilyTwinkle and it's related components. SparkFun's online tutorial made it easy to add blue lights to one of my felted hats! Photographing the twinkle proved an elusive activity.


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Poly dissolving a strong marriage
Hi everyone.
I am like a lot of folks here, have spent some time reading and learning, but this is actually my first post.
I'm married to RunBabyRun for 20 years now. We're in a really good place and considering opening the relationship.
I have been paying a lot of attention to the issues that come up and how people handle them. I have seen a lot of worry and jealousy over sharing a partner, and the huge fear that they will meet someone more interesting and leave the marriage or primary relationship. I've seen a lot of times the response is that, when done properly, a poly relationship actually makes spouses feel closer than they were before.
Do any of you have experiences you'd be willing to share where it happened that a strong relationship was opened with both parties on board for poly relationships, and it actually did happen where one of the partners found someone they were more attracted to where they ended up disolving the marriage over it?
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This is really interesting stuff...
How do people who are on $6,000 a fight make it work?
This is really interesting stuff...
How do people who are on $6,000 a fight make it work?
Decent watch, considering he was a high level fighter for a long time the money he is paid is shit...
The owners took a huge financial hit for years until they hit the big time and you cant knock anyone who takes a risk and makes money, but yeah they defo could pay a lot better
We have all seen Dana's dont like it dont fight for us attitude though which goes with his ego
Yeah when I divided the $1,320,000 by 18 fights its $73333 per fight, less 20% for Management as he said thats $58667 and then having to take out additional costs like gym fees, transport, cost for an extra guys who go along with them... Pretty sucky wage to live on.
When you hear the numbers they made off the 10+4 as fitch goes on about they'd have easily surpassed $500,000,000 during the 18 events he featured. Crazy!!
Yeah its decent revenue alright but as I said you cant knock anyone who puts it all on the line and ends up successful... now its doing so well it would be nice to see the fighters get a little more tho
Yeah its been performing and pulling in the numbers really since around UFC 100, increase in fighter pay would be good, just the general $6,000 starter purses rising to like $10-12,000 it wouldn't make a massive difference to them paying an extra $30-40,000 in purses.
I think the best thing I have read concerning the arguments for this is - its like a Mcdonalds employee demanding more money because McDonalds make a shittonne (actual amount) of money, the UFC is a business first and foremost, the top tier fighters get paid very well, the rest are just like support staff in any company, until you get a top job, don't expect a top salary. I am not saying I agree with the fighter pay, far from it, but.....its one of those issues the UFC gets hammered on, but you don't see people demanding kids in Nike sweatshops should get paid more and so on.
Plus Fitch, lets be honest, wasn't a PPV draw, looking at it from a simple point of view, he was an employee for a company and made 2/3 times the national average per annum whilst employed, thats not all that bad, plus when he moaned about struggling with his second home's mortgage, well fuck you Fitch, my sympathy level kinda dropped here.
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So after he pays management etc he still bagged over $1 million. Not bad for doing something you love.
I'm no gynecologist but I know a cunt when I see one.
I might set up a fundraising page for the poor lad.
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Letter published in the July 9 issue of The Explorer.
Oro Valley must support the arts
Re: In response to Mr. K. C. Carter's proposal to cut full funding to GOVAC in three years.
How great is my disappointment in Oro Valley! As a 23-year resident of the greater Tucson area, eight years in Oro Valley, I have never felt as disillusioned as I do now.
This is supposed to be a "Community of Excellence." Where, then, is a venue for the performing arts? Other than in private facilities, where can visual art be displayed? Where is there a community center that might fulfill these needs — available to all? It seems that consideration and partnership solutions for these needs in our town's infrastructure are not as doable as the reconfiguring of a fairway and a tee box. With the money coming from a state loan to be repaid from the Highway User Fund, the problem was solved rather quickly. Could such a partnership and solution be found for the arts?
Oro Valley is a diversified community, from young, growing families, to older, retired people – and – not everybody is affluent. There are very dissimilar interests as well as many common incentives for living here: recreational facilities, good schools, a public library, nearby shopping and medical care, potential growth, and, last but not least, the arts.
But lately, the arts council in Oro Valley which has promoted this essential part of American culture for the past 10 years has come under fire. GOVAC is a community-based non-profit organization providing an uplifting element to the lives of our residents. We need to look to strengthening the arts activities that already define Oro Valley, and not look for ways to eliminate what could be an important factor to our future well-being.
Soccer fields, dog parks, pools are all well and good – but are we fulfilling the needs of all of our citizens? At least the arts are a great equalizer in terms of economic and social discrepancies.
And how about our school children? GOVAC has stepped in and already helps 2,000-plus students receive a greater accessibility to the arts.
And so – to K.C. Carter and those who might agree with him – please be aware that the arts offer insight into the emotional and spiritual culture of people, preserve unique traditions, and evolve into new ones. We must support the arts so that they may continue to grow. It is an investment in the quality of life. Communities that support arts organizations are ultimately enriched by the experience.
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Today the Yeh Bros Cup Bridge Invitational Championships has started with an unprecedented first prize of one hundred thousand dollars. The event is held in Wuxi, situated in the Mid-Eastern part of China at the Taihu (Lake Tai) waterfront. The finals will be played on Friday April 22nd.
Due to the generous support of Mr. Chen Yeh the organizers in joint effort with the Chinese Contract Bridge Association and the Wuxi's People Government succeeded to attract a powerful field consisting of quite a few world class teams and players. To predict which teams are favorite to win the Cup is not an easy task. Still, your editor likes to give it a shot: Lavazza from Italy (Bocchi-Madala, Duboin-Sementa), Israel (Barel-Zack, Ginossar-Pachtman), Sweden (Fallenius-Fredin, Nystrom-Berthau) and last time winners The Netherlands (Brink-Drijver, Verhees-Van Prooijen). However, it would not come as a big surprise that in the end one of the many strong Chinese contenders will claim the 100K.


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The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Cowlitz Bancorporation, Longview, Washington, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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Lakers outlast Timberwolves 104-91
12/21/2013 12:28amThe injury-ridden Los Angeles Lakers already have spent so much time playing without Kobe Bryant, losing him again for an extended period won't take them in uncharted territory.
Nets' Lopez out with broken right foot
12/21/2013 10:21amCenter Brook Lopez has broken a bone in his right foot again, leaving the Brooklyn Nets without their leading scorer as they try to turn around a disappointing season.
Randolph, Grizzlies beat Knicks 95-87, end skid
12/21/2013 1:18pmZach Randolph had 25 points and 15 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 95-87 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday.
Wizards erase 18-point deficit, top Celtics 106-99
12/21/2013 2:05pmTrevor Ariza scored 27 points and hit a 3-pointer that capped a fourth-quarter run that carried the Washington Wizards to a 106-99 comeback win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday.
Former Timberwolves co-owner Marv Wolfenson dies
12/21/2013 3:59pmMarv Wolfenson, one of the two businessmen who brought the NBA back to Minnesota, died Saturday. He was 87.
Kings hit 12 3-pointers, hold off Magic 105-100
12/21/2013 7:51pmRudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas each scored 23 points, Marcus Thornton added 15, and the Sacramento Kings held off the Orlando Magic 105-100 Saturday night.
Howard dominant, Rockets roll past Pistons 114-97
12/21/2013 8:05pmDwight Howard had 35 points and 19 rebounds, leading the short-handed Houston Rockets to a 114-97 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
Boozer leads Bulls over Cavaliers 100-84
12/21/2013 8:38pmCarlos Boozer scored 19 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak with a 100-84 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union engaged
12/21/2013 8:42pmDwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are engaged.
Middleton leads Bucks past 76ers 116-106
12/21/2013 9:25pmKhris Middleton scored 27 points, Caron Butler added 22 and the hot-shooting Milwaukee Bucks recovered from consecutive overtime losses to pick up just their sixth win of the season with a 116-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
Lillard has 29 and Blazers edge Pelicans 110-107
12/21/2013 10:49pmDamian Lillard hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:27 to play and finished with 29 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 110-107 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
Clippers lead all the way to beat Nuggets 112-91
12/21/2013 11:12pmJamal Crawford scored 27 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in beating the Denver Nuggets 112-91 Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Warriors start slow, rout depleted Lakers 102-83
12/21/2013 11:15pmDavid Lee had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Andrew Bogut grabbed 20 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors shook off a slow start to rout the depleted Los Angeles Lakers 102-83 Saturday night.


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Some of the quirkiest, most beautiful and eclectic jewelry we've seen in Houston has been inside the glass cases of Sloan/Hall. Though it's not solely a jewelry store per se, the store's owners, Marcus Sloan and Shannon Hall, seek out artisan jewelry from artists like The Woods and Ileana Makri, which includes everything from a delicate bangle in the shape of a snake with diamond eyes, to stackable rings in a variety of gemstones, to tiny string bracelets with 14k gold "sequins." If you're shopping for a gift, be sure to also check out their excellent selection of cards.
What to say about Replay, the 19th Street Heights vintage boutique run by Laura Levine and "Crazy Mike" Hildebrand? It's simply the best vintage store in town and has been for years. It would be better to clue you in on how to shop at Replay in order to find the best deals. Follow them on Facebook, where they often post photos of their hauls and special discounts. Attend the numerous parties the staff throws, whether it's a street fest like Lights in the Heights or an art gathering with a DJ and photographer ready to catch you in those vintage duds. Looking for something specific, like, say, a vintage dirndl? Call the store and ask if they've seen any lately. If they have, they'll let you know, and even set it aside for you. And Houston now has double the vintage. In September, Levine and Hildebrand opened a second shop, called The Place Upstairs, above the Continental Club.
A rider recently posted to the Critical Mass Houston Facebook page to complain about a half-assed bike tuneup he'd received at one of those chain bicycle shops. "They took it in and two minutes later it rode out — they just shifted thru the gears and said it was fine." That sort of thing would never happen at West End. Blaine Grove and his team care about cyclists — all kinds of cyclists — whether you're looking for a daily commuter, a Dutch-style bike or something to ride in the MS 150. They'll even let you test-drive infinite styles through their Memorial Park-area neighborhood. The store's employees are almost all daily riders who won't hesitate to show your their own rig, and most are willing to make quick adjustments for you on the fly if you happen to be in the neighborhood. The best part, though, is that the service you'll get comes without snark or a "holier than thou" attitude, no matter what you ride. Plus they house an awesome vintage bike collection — not for sale, unfortunately.
Okay, so the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association is endorsing her opponent, but the Houston Police Department still loves her — just a sign of what happens when candidates become officeholders and there's not enough money to go around. Mayor Annise Parker, now running for a third term, stays on top of social media (we love that she follows the Houston Press Rocks Off music blog on Twitter) and is working the city's way back out of the reduced circumstances caused by the recession (public library hours are being restored!). She's gamely helped out promoting BARC's dog and cat of the week while presiding over City Council meetings in a fair and reasoned manner. The business background of this Rice University graduate and previous City Controller makes it difficult to paint her as anything but what she is: a competent, non-corrupt public official with a deep love of Houston, where she and her partner are raising a family. She doesn't sidestep her credentials with the Houston LGBT caucus but stresses that she's mayor of all of Houston. And she's staying focused on her goal of continuing to promote Houston as a good place to live and to add jobs.
There are few politicians, regardless of level, who can provide the emotive range of state Sen. Dan Patrick, who represents northwest Houston. Whether he's ripping into pro-choice advocates in a public hearing or choking up when discussing students eligible for his neo-vouchers, Patrick serves his deep-red district with enough artistic aplomb to make any televangelist jealous. And while he's seemingly content manning the Senate Education Committee, don't be surprised if Patrick soon reveals that his sights are set on higher office. His tears deserve a larger audience, anyway.
Since 1989, this behemoth of a flea village — we're talking more than 100 acres — has been a Valhalla for those who not only love a good deal, but love the hunt. You don't go to Traders Village on a quick errand — you go there for the day, and you inevitably wind up finding treasures you didn't expect. Furniture, clothes, music, art, home decor, tools, electronics, auto accessories, pet supplies, toys, luggage, appliances — Traders Village has it all, and at excellent prices. Whether you're on a solo sortie or you take friends or family, you're guaranteed to have a blast. Trust us.


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This solidly made little .22 pistol is ideal for training and practising target shooting skills. Although an American designed and made pistol its design was inspried by the WWII Japanese Baby Nambu military pistol from a U.S. Marine's captured Nambu, shortly after World War II. The grips of the gun are deliberately modelled on the standard military issue Colt 1911 so that shooters progressing to the larger military pistol would make an easier transition.
Actual gun used may vary in some details from that shown.
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What's up HB Fam, I'm starting to do more business on the site so I thought it'd be a good idea to start a feedback page. So if you bought/sold/traded with me feel free to drop a few lines and I'll return the favor. Thanks for your business!!