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Cottey College will host a Native American Cultural Forum on Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. On Sunday, November 3, students will host the annual Multicultural Festival from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Raney Dining Room.
The Native American Cultural Forumon November 2 is in recognition of Native American Heritage Month(November). There will be arts and crafts vendors in the Sculpture Garden from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m, and an exhibit of Native American research by Cottey students, in the Weber Foyer. The cultural forum will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Missouri Recital Hall, with a traditional Native prayer, welcome and introductions. The speakers panels will feature four Native women representing the Ponca Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Pueblo Tribe, and the Ojibwe Tribe. The morning session, "American Indian, Women on Native History and Culture," will begin at 9:45 a.m. The afternoon panel, "American Indian Women on Current Native Concerns," will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
On Sunday, November 3, the public is invited to the annual Multicultural Festival. The festival will include a celebration of world cultures, food from around the world prepared by members of the Cottey community, and an international bazaar.
There is no admission fee for the Native American Cultural Forum on Saturday. Tickets for the Multicultural Festival are $7 for adults and $4 for children age 8 and under. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Center for the Arts is on the northeast corner of Austin and Tower streets in Nevada, Missouri. Raney Dining Room is in the lower level of Robertson Hall which is on the southeast corner of Austin and Tower streets. Parking for Raney Dining Room is available in the lot immediately south of Robertson. That lot is accessible off of Tower Street.

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Travel memoirs of a proud South African
I am a proud South African. I adore the country I live in, and try to explore as much of it as I can. I love the endless beaches along the east coast, the drama of the mountain ranges along the escarpment, the massive skies of the eastern Free State, the tranquility of the bushveld and the uplifting energy of my home city, Johannesburg.
Of course, I also love to travel abroad. There's nothing quite like getting lost in a foreign city and then finding your way back to where you started. Poking around in little side streets, tasting local cuisine and chatting to locals are what holidays are all about for me. Over the years, the side streets and the cuisine have remained consistently interesting. Chatting to locals, however, has changed radically. So many more people know about South Africa than they did 20 years ago, at the dawn of our democracy.
Soon after our first democratic elections I went on my first big overseas trip. I remember having a conversation with a woman in an airport queue that left me rather surprised. After breaking that initial awkward 'smile, smile back, check that it's me you're smiling at, smile again' line-dance, one of us spoke first (I can't remember if it was her or me). It was established that she was going to Louisiana, which is where she spent her vacation time every year.
'What's in Louisiana that makes you keep going back there?' I asked.
'Nothing really,' she said. 'Just the swamps.'
Pause. Awkward smile.
'You're not from around here,' she said.
'I'm from South Africa,' I told her.
'Oh, I don't ever want to go to Africa,' she said. 'It's always raining there.' (I imagine she was referring to the Toto song, Africa.)
'It's really not like that,' I said. 'We have lovely weather all year round. Great for safaris, lying on the beach, visiting local communities and attractions. Even when it rains, there's a lot to do. Museums, galleries, aquariums, shopping...'
'And spiders,' she cut in. 'Too many spiders. I don't like spiders.'
Conversations about South Africa have changed significantly since we embraced democracy 20 years ago.
'No spiders in Louisiana, then?' I asked.
'Nope,' she said. 'I've never seen one.'
'Alligators?' I asked.
'Oh yeah,' she said. 'But they don't come in the house.'
I am pleased to say that in the past 20 years, as South Africa has developed and been reintegrated into the global community, conversations in airport queues, taxis, restaurants and shops in foreign countries have changed significantly.
Most people you meet these days have either been to South Africa or know someone who has – and they all have nothing but fantastic things to say about our country. The climate, the scenery, the shopping, the wine, the animals and the people ... everyone has a positive story. It makes me proud to have been part of this miracle.
Will I carry on travelling abroad? Yes, of course – it's exciting going to places that take you out of your comfort zone. But I will always be happy when I get home – and I will always try to encourage more people to visit us in South Africa, even if they are scared of spiders.
PS: I have subsequently visited Louisiana, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I didn't run into the lady from the airport queue, however, or have any contact with alligators.
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February 17, 2006
Contact: Neil Franz, (202) 501-1231
Washington, DC—The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the start of a comprehensive review of the GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) – which includes GSA's Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement and non-regulatory internal agency acquisition policy – with the release of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to notify interested parties and seek public comment.
The GSA Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer aims to make the GSAR more relevant to employees, clarify and centralize GSA acquisition policies, and provide a foundation for Acquisition Excellence at the agency. Sections of the GSAR may be in need of revisions to improve clarity and simplify procedures. Specifically, the agency is requesting public comment from industry, government officials and the general public on which parts of the GSAR:
- Need clarification to provide consistency with the FAR;
- Are duplicative of the FAR or create inconsistencies within the GSAR;Have become irrelevant because of changes in technology or business processes;
- Create unnecessary administrative burdens that can be streamlined or simplified;
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Debate Bio: James S. Robbins
James S. Robbins,
NATIONAL REVIEW Contributing Editor,
Professor of International Relations, National Defense University
M.A. The University of Cincinnati
M.A.L.D. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Ph.D. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
James S. Robbins came to the National Defense University's School for National Security Executive Education in January, 2000 from the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, VA, where he served as Associate Professor of International Relations and Course Director for Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). Prior to that, he was an Assistant Professor of Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA. He has also taught at Boston University, Bentley College and Northern Essex.
James S. Robbins was a contributing author to "Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment, Readings and Interpretations" published by McGraw Hill in 2002. For a list of James S. Robbins's NATIONAL REVIEW articles, go to http://www.nationalreview.com/robbins/robbins-archive.asp.
Areas of interest include Russia and the former Soviet Union, Political Theory, and Classics.
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Suri's Busy Day: Walking, Shopping, and Eating (Shoes?)
What Suri Cruise wants, Suri gets!
It seems like the two-year-old craved two things on April Fools' Day 2009: a pink flip-flop to chow down on, and a trip to the American Girl Place Boutique at the Grove in Los Angeles!
In a rare turn of events, Katie Holmes let her daughter actually walk, but not without the watchful and strict eyes of their multiple bodyguards.
And walk she did! Suri sauntered around in an adorable pink sundress, clenching her blankie in one hand, and her mom in the other.
Suri's two little feet could only support her for so long, however, as she requested to be carried later on. This is when she decided that her shoe would cure her hunger pangs.
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A bandit tried to rob them, and they shot and killed him and went back to work Monday morning as if nothing had happened.
She stormed off next door, where the business owner tried to chase Wislon off before the bandit squeezed off a round.
I had my first taste of Tetra Pak wine from a neon green package labeled "bandit" a couple of years ago.
After all, who has made out like a bandit since the 2008 economic collapse?
One bandit came in the night to rob the couple, and shot at his wife when she exited the house.
The bandit looked down in utter disgust at the cringing form.
"It is true; the price of blood is yours," said Fabian to the bandit.
But here you are, a bandit and an outlaw without being bad or tough—I don't think you are, anyway.
Sentiments not such as might have been expected from the lips of a bandit!
He said he thought we should not find the bandit business a paying industry, as a permanency, and that journalism might be.
1590s, from Italian bandito (plural banditi) "outlaw," past participle of bandire "proscribe, banish," from Vulgar Latin *bannire "to proclaim, proscribe," from Proto-Germanic *bann (see ban (v.)). *Bannire (or its Frankish cognate *bannjan) in Old French became banir-, which, with lengthened stem, became English banish.
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How Do Adoption Subsidies Affect School Lunch Programs?
Foster and adoptive parents may be perplexed about whom to include as a household member or what to include as income on the application for benefits for free or reduced school lunch programs. Below is information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/EliMan.pdf (page 37).
Income Eligibility
To determine if a household meets income eligibility requirements for benefits, school officials must compare the household size and the total household income to income eligibility guidelines.
Although school officials may have to use their own discretion in some instances, the following guidelines are intended to answer questions from households regarding income eligibility determinations.
A household or economic unit is a group of related or unrelated individuals who are not residents of an institution or boarding home but who are living as one economic unit, and who share housing and/or significant income and expenses of its members. Generally, individuals residing in the same house are an economic unit. However, more than one economic unit may reside together in the same house. Separate economic units in the same house are characterized by prorating expenses and economic independence from one another.
Household income is determined differently for adopted, foster, and emancipated children. Those differences are listed here:
Adopted childAn adopted child for whom a household has accepted legal responsibility is considered to be a member of that household. If the adoption is a "subsidized" adoption, the subsidy is included in the total household income.
Foster childA foster child is a child who is living with a household but who remains the legal responsibility of the welfare agency or court. Such a child is considered a household of one, and therefore the foster care payments are not considered in total household income.
Emancipated youthA child living alone or as a separate economic unit is considered to be a household of one.
Note: The USDA does not address guardianship.
So although individual schools have some discretion, adoption subsidies should be counted in family income when applying for free or reduced lunches.
For more information, contact NACAC's Adoption Subsidy Resource Center at 800-470-6665, 651-644-3036, or e-mail at email@example.com.
The Center is funded in part by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.


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Run Time: Approximately 4 Hours
Location: Leicester, MA
Featured Golfers: Ron Russell, Steve Brinster, Walter Haney, Cam Todd, Des Reading, Keith Warren, Chris Heeren, Leslie Herndon, Lesli Demark, Mike Dussault, Doug Ertman, and a lot more.
Picture Quality: A-
Basically, this is the best disc golf video on the market. A great compilation of footage ranging from huge drives in the open to long finesse tunnel shots and a slew of incredible putts, this video has managed to gather what is probably the best footage available on film. Included in the video are three rounds of footage featuring the top cards and highlights from players on other cards as well as rounds of skins play by two groups of pro men and one group of pro women. The bonus footage includes a collection of top drives and putts (top 25 and top 100 of each), an ace throw off, bloopers, highlights from Cam Todd's course record round, bloopers (a very refreshing sight to those used to being in the rough more than on the fairway), awards, and "pool ball." The strongest points of the video are the collection of big throwing top pro players that haven't been featured much on previous disc golf videos and the "complete" footage of the majority of throws showing the player's full motion from start to finish and include full disc flight. With many of the holes cut through the woods, you also get to see many pros throwing difficult upshots, which is a rare find on most videos. Overall, the completeness of the footage makes this the best video available from an instructional standpoint. The downside of this video is the commentary. While it is loaded with a great deal of humor and witty comments, it at times comes through a little abrasive to the viewer. However, it is refreshing to find unbiased commentary that does not have a "good old boy" feel to it loaded with inside jokes of the disc golf scene which plagues many of the other disc golf videos on the market. I would say that if you are going to buy one disc golf video, it should be the '04 MSDGC DVD and I believe this video is the new benchmark by which all other videos will be measured and finally surpassing the 2000 Worlds VHS.
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Article of WSJ's INDEPENDENT STREET News, trends, tidbits and tools for and about entrepreneurs, May 5th, 2008.
Today, WSJ's Erin White ranks the top most influential business thinkers: Gary Hamel, No. 1. There's also Thomas Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell and Jack Welch in the Top 20. This follows a recent story in USA Today talking about rich entrepreneurs.
Who's missing from both groups? Women.
Not a single one popped up in the Journal's Top 20 list. Rankings were based on Google hits, media mentions and academic citations.


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Collier spins five no-hit innings
Tigers prospect combines with bullpen on one-hit shutout
By Ashley Marshall / Special to MiLB.com | July 28, 2013 4:23 PM ET
Thomas Collier had high expectations entering the year with the Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Pitching at his third level in as many years, there was a real chance he could see time with Double-A Erie down the stretch if he performed well. Then he landed on the disabled list 11 days into the season. On Sunday, he looked better than ever.
Collier struck out six batters over five innings as the Flying Tigers came within six outs of a no-hitter in a 3-0 blanking of visiting St. Lucie.
The 23-year-old right-hander walked two batters before turning a 1-0 lead over to his bullpen. Alex Burgos kept the no-hitter intact through the seventh before Robbie Shields led off the eighth with a single to center field.
Burgos started an inning-ending double play and Jose Valdez worked around a two-out walk in the ninth to seal the victory.
Selected by the Tigers in the 22nd round of the 2011 Draft, Collier (2-2) lowered his ERA to 3.97. He turned down a chance to sign with the Blue Jays two years earlier after they drafted him in the 49th round.
The outing was just what the junior college product needed to show he was back on the right track. He strained his groin in his third start of the season against Brevard County and was sidelined for almost two months before returning to live game action on July 6.
Limited to five innings in each of his last four outings, Collier has allowed five runs on 11 hits while striking out 18 batters and walking six.
The Flying Tigers gave their starter a lead in the fourth when Steven Moya was hit by a pitch and came home on back-to-back singles by Jeff McVaney and Corey Jones.
Jones went 3-for-4 out of the eighth spot in the lineup, while Devon Travis reached base three times, drove in a run and scored once.
Mets starter Michael Fulmer (0-2) allowed a run on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking two.
Ashley Marshall is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AshMarshallMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Editors' Note: As of October 20, 2009, the iMac reviewed here has been replaced by
You may find Apple's new $1,499 iMac attractive, if only because it's one of the most affordable 24-inch all-in-one PCs on the market. Otherwise, Apple's latest update to the iMac line mostly serves to keep it competitive with its Windows-based competition. As usual, you get more flexibility for your money by way of a traditional desktop and monitor combination at the same price. You can also find a few all-in-ones from the Windows world with functionality the iMac can't match. Overall though, we find that Apple's formula for this product line still works, and we'd recommend the iMac to anyone in need of a fast, feature-rich all-in-one.
The most significant change to the $1,499 iMac is its 24-inch display. In addition to providing more desktop real estate, the screen can also scale up to its native resolution of 1,920x1,080, better known in home entertainment parlance as 1080p. Apple has not added a Blu-ray drive to the iMac, so you cannot take advantage of its HD resolution that way (Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously referred to Blu-ray as int="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10066317-37.html">"a bag of hurt"). Still, it opens the door for watching and editing other HD video content at its proper resolution.
Cosmetically, little else has changed with the iMac. Its industrial design remains the best in the PC industry, with no excessive branding, case detail, or other visual distractions. Indeed, the only changes to the outside of the case come to the row of ports on the back of the iMac. Apple added an additional USB 2.0 port, and also replaced the Mini DVI output with a Mini DisplayPort jack.
Apple is currently the only vendor selling Mini DisplayPort hardware, both on its new iMacs and Mac Minis and Mac Pro desktops, as well as on its new LED Cinema Display. As you might imagine, you can connect the desktops to the Cinema Displays via a Mini DisplayPort cable. You can also purchase an adapter for either VGA ($29), single-link DVI ($29), or dual-link DVI ($99) outputs if you want to connect an older monitor. Thankfully VESA, the computer display standard body, has plans to incorporate Mini DisplayPort into its future specifications, so we don't anticipate that it will be unique to Apple for long. Still, anyone with an existing DVI-based 30-inch will likely cringe at having to pay an additional $99 for the necessary dual-link adapter.
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|256MB (shared) Nvidia GeForce 9300 GS integrated graphics chip
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|Optical drive
|dual-layer DVD burner
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Although the outside of the iMac received relatively few changes, Apple gave the internal hardware a fairly extensive overhaul. The 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo is actually the same as in the previous int="http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/apple-imac-20-inch/4505-3118_7-32976338.html">$1,499 iMac, but the default hard drive, the graphics chip, and the memory have all been upgraded. With 4GB of RAM and a 640GB hard drive, especially, the iMac's specs are now more or less in line with Windows-based all-in-ones in the same price range.
You would be right to raise a concern, though, that while the iMac's core features have improved, Apple hasn't evolved the iMac to match other all-in-ones, particularly Sony's 24-inch Vaio LV line. Those living-room-oriented systems are wall-mountable and have a dedicated button that lets you switch between the desktop and an HDMI video input signal (perfect for connecting a game console or an HD camcorder). The iMac also has no touch screen, as with HP's TouchSmart series; we've already mentioned Apple's feelings toward Blu-ray; and even the highest end of the new iMacs lacks a quad-core CPU option.
As useful as we find some of those features on other all-in-ones, the new iMac is also most definitely a computer first, as opposed to a walk-up household kiosk, like HP's TouchSmarts, or a dedicated digital entertainment system, like Sony's Vaio LV series. With the iTunes ecosystem of connected and networked devices, the iMac can certainly serve up digital media as well, but it's perhaps indicative of Apple's vision for the iMac's role in your home or office that Apple hasn't implemented any features that might significantly alter the way you actually use an iMac.
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Forget the first mover advantage – being late to the game is really what matters when creating a successful product or business. That's the stance of best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, who spoke about innovation at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Monday.
Gladwell gave a list of examples where being first wasn't necessarily best.
Xerox was the first company to put massive resources behind developing a personal computer, yet Apple created a more consumer friendly -- and cheaper -- machine.
Friendster and MySpace made early inroads into the social networking world, but Facebook moved to the top of the class.
AltaVisa and Lycos were once popular portals, but Google's search engine now reigns supreme.
The first products and services out of the gate pave the way in terms of innovation, but it's the trailers who tend to improve on those ideas.
"You don't have to be an innovator to be a good entrepreneur," says Gladwell. "You can take something and make it better."
Followers have the advantage of learning from others' mistakes. Once they see a concept's flaws, they can tweak their own products to make them better.
Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page aren't "breakthrough guys," says Gladwell. "They're tweakers."
Gladwell considers Apple CEO Steve Jobs a tweaker as well. His launch of Apple's smartphone and MP3 player came well after those products were already on the market.
"This is a man who has made a business out of being late," Gladwell says.
That tardiness has helped many companies' bottom lines: "The last to the party can be the most successful," Gladwell argues.


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Tyranny of the Unelected
October 14, 2010
Congress passed and the president signed 125 bills into law in 2009. Your tireless federal regulatory agencies were even busier: They issued 3,503 rules and regulations, says Wayne Crews, a vice president at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
- Regulations considered in recent years have included energy-efficiency standards for clothes washers and pool heaters, SUV emission rules and the Consumer Product Safety Commission's designs to regulate escalators as a "consumer product."
- The year's Federal Register -- the daily depository of federal regulations -- already tops 61,000 pages.
- According to research conducted for the Small Business Administration by economists Nicole V. and W. Mark Crain, annual off-budget regulatory costs exceed $1.7 trillion, an amount equivalent to more than half the level of the federal budget itself and on a par with the stratospheric annual deficit.
In response to this fire hose of regulation, Rep. Geoff Davis, Kentucky Republican, and Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, unveiled the REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny) to require congressional approval of major agency rules and regulations before they are binding. Major rules are the ones costing $100 million annually.
Regulations aren't beneficial merely because proponents say so. Often no one has a clue whether benefits exceed costs:
- In the Office of Management and Budget's annual reports to Congress on regulatory costs and benefits, less than 1 percent of agency final rule documents get reviewed.
- Agencies will avoid putting price tags on rules they know REINS could block, so particularly controversial rules should be subject to affirmation as well, not just those explicitly designated as exceeding the $100 million threshold.
By tolerating the delegation of sweeping lawmaking power to unelected agencies, Congress has severed the power to establish regulatory programs from the responsibility for the results of those programs.
Source: Wayne Crews, "Tyranny of the Unelected," Washington Times, October 11, 2010.
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Question #168: What's your favorite conference tournament?
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I love this time of year. Yes, the NCAA tournament is awesome but the conference tournaments are almost as exciting, if only because it's wall-to-wall basketball for an entire week with everyone from the best of the best to the also-rans and the hanging-on hopefuls all playing nonstop.
I know everyone around here loves the Big East tournament and I enjoy it too – even though this whole "all 16 teams get to play" idea they're doing this year is stupid – but for me, nothing matches the ACC. I've always loved watching Duke and North Carolina get into it, and every year there's someone – Clemson or NC State or Maryland – who gets involved and makes a run.
I'm also a big fan of the smaller tourneys. I remember watching Valparaiso (Bryce Drew and his dad, the coach, Homer) playing in their tourney before they made their famous charge in the NCAAs. The intensity of the small-conference semis and finals is fantastic and I'm not ashamed to admit I enjoy the Missouri Valley, MAC and America East tourneys almost as much as the big guys.
Still, nothing touches the ACC. As big as the Big East is this year – and there's no denying it's a banner year for the conference with so many teams in the top 25 – I'll be locked in on the ACC starting tomorrow. It's the best.
What's your fave tourney? And what's your favorite conference tourney memory?
Tough one for me, Sam. I've been up to my eyeballs in hockey at this time of year for most of my career, and haven't had the luxury of sitting back on the couch and watching March Madness very often.
Obviously, I have a fondness for the Big East — not only being a New Yorker, but also knowing so many kids who play in the conference, or are still playing in the conference, kids like Providence's Geoff McDermott, Mookie Jones (out injured for Syracuse), West Virginia's Kevin Jones, Rutgers' Mike Coburn.
The times I have had time, I think it's very fair to say that the ACC tournament is more passionate. It's older, more established and less scattered in terms of geographical location of the schools. I think you get a lot more students and real diehards for the ACC, whereas the Big East attracts the typical New York basketball fan — one with few if any allegiance, just a love of college hoops.
Also, the tournament's meaning is diminished, and not just at the bottom, where every team is given a shot. This year we know that six or seven Big East teams are going to the Final 64 no matter what happens at MSG this week, unless somebody like Providence can come out of nowhere and win the Big East and get an automatic bid that might otherwise not be coming. For UConn and Pitt and Syracuse and Louisville, I don't think the title is as crucial.
That said, with all the power in the conference now, the Big East championship surely would be an accomplishment that should be cherished.


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Oakland, CA 94621
Year Opened: 1966
Capacity: 19,596
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Just six years after winning their last NBA championship, Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia Warriors picked up and moved cross-country to Northern California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors. During their first few years they played a majority of their games at the Cow Palace, just south of the San Francisco border. After a few years they moved their main home court downtown to the San Francisco Civic Auditorium near City Hall. It was during these years that they donned the famed �The City� jerseys, still iconic in the Bay Area.
The Oakland Coliseum Arena opened in 1966 and offered newer amenities than many of the other options for the Warriors. They began to schedule more and more games in Oakland off of I-880 in the East Bay. Eventually they would move to the Coliseum Arena full-time in 1971, also updating their moniker to the Golden State Warriors, in an attempt to represent the entirety of Northern California.
The Cow Palace still operates today for various events (rodeos, gun shows, expos, etc) and became the home of the new ECHL franchise San Francisco Bulls.
The San Francisco Civic Auditorium has since been renamed the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium after the beloved rock concert promoter. It operates on a very limited basis as a concert venue. The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium holds 7,000 spectators.
The Oakland Coliseum Arena has since been renamed Oracle Arena and was the Warriors home for their only NBA championship on the west coast when they swept the Washington Bullets in 1975 (although the games were held at the Cow Palace for the NBA Finals due to concert scheduling). The arena has also been host to one of the worst stretches in NBA history as the Warriors have not had very many winning seasons in the last 20 years.
Oracle Arena has been versatile over the years as it has also hosted hockey (California Golden Seals of the NHL), indoor soccer (Golden Bay Earthquakes of the MISL), and on occasion the California Golden Bears when Haas Pavilion was being renovated. It is also one of two major arena concert venues in the Bay Area, sharing that role with HP Pavilion.
Though the arena was renovated in 1997, the new ownership group, led by Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, has announced plans to relocate to The City for the 2017 season. They have pinned a location at Piers 30/32, just south of the Bay Bridge and a few blocks away from AT&T Park.
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Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
Most notably, the beer selection would make the craft conscience Bay Area both proud and broke. 24 oz bottles of craft beer are $12.50 while Bud, Miller, and Coors products run $10 for the same size. Draft beers are options as well and are quite expansive; Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and many other options are available.
There is no shortage of stadium fare as hot dogs ($6), nachos ($6), etc are all available along with their specialty counterparts, BBQ pork sandwiches and chicken tenders, though nothing is of particular top-quality. Chocolate malts, lemonades and Dippin' Dots are available as well. On busier nights they have a "healthy" option with boxed dinners full of fruits and veggies, and a sushi stand.
The Warriors have specialty nights throughout the season that changes some of the fare. One night in particular was Bollywood Night where they had two stands dedicated to serving Indian food, not typically available at Oracle. Filipino Heritage Night led to special stands that served lumpia and other treats.
Oracle Arena has long been considered one of the better atmospheres in all of basketball. This was put on display when they FINALLY reached the playoffs in 2007, and upset the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. This put the national spotlight on the great atmosphere at Oracle.
Even though the arena is over 45 years old the exterior fa�ade and the interior aesthetics don't show their age as you might think. The x pattern around the building is actually a modern look and the renovated concourses are quite nice, albeit narrow.
It's a tad cramped in the seating area which can be uncomfortable but also allows fans to feel right on top of the action.
The Warriors installed a brand new four-sided video screen prior to the 2012-13 season that has made a huge difference for the in-game experience. Additionally, they added new screens in two of the top corners that scroll through the game boxscore as well as scores from around the NBA.
Oracle has great sightlines for game action and fans from any part of the arena can watch with ease. The one bummer about sitting in the second level is the angle that the ceiling comes down to a point above center court. This creates a blockage that fans can't see through to the fans on the other side of the court.
Quite frankly there is nothing within walking distance to the arena. This is the only destination on game nights. People either arrive by car and park in the parking lot, or arrive by public transportation and get off at the Coliseum BART station.
Many people are concerned with the neighborhood near the arena but I don't see it as a threat, if for no reason than that there is no reason to be wandering around over there anyhow. There are no restaurants or bars, only industrial warehouses and fairly low-income housing.
The good news is that you're a short trip from other Oakland neighborhoods that can provide pre or post-game meals and suds. In fact to the surprise of many, the New York Times recently rated Oakland as #5 on their list of "45 Places to go in 2012." The Times notes that Oakland provides "new restaurants and bars beckoning amid the grit."
One restaurant that I had heard about for years but never made it there until this year is Francesco's, a little more than a mile away, near the airport. Francesco's serves quality family Italian food at a decent price and very, very quickly. They have a lot of turnover on game nights so they bring the check shortly after your meal. A good spot before the game.
And of course, San Francisco is a 15 minute BART ride away.
Warriors fans have been through so many down years and still turn out in droves that it would be difficult to give them any other score than a five.
Part of what sets Warriors fans apart from other fans in the Bay Area is that they represent the entire region and fans need not pick sides. While residents need to choose between the 49ers and Raiders in football, and the Giants and A's in baseball, people come together behind their lovable losers.
The fans are plenty knowledgeable, loyal and loud. They understand the nuances of the game with the fans of the best teams in the NBA. It's safe to say that the Warriors have had minor-league success with a major-league fan base.
To highlight their loyalty, one must only look at the sellout streak the Warriors enjoyed during the 2012-13 season.
I must say, I've never heard another arena that gets as loud.
By car: Just exit I-880 on 66th or Hegenberger and follow the signs to the parking lot and fork over your $20.
By BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): From San Francisco, buy a $3.85 one-way ticket ($1.75 from downtown Oakland), board either a Dublin/Pleasanton or Fremont train and exit at Coliseum/Airport. Take the walking overpass over San Leandro Avenue to the Arena. The Arena is also accessible from Richmond and Pittsburgh via BART, from Oakland and the East Bay via AC Transit and Sacramento via the Capitol Corridor Amtrak train.
After re-visiting HP Pavilion, I'm noticing access issues inside the arena. There is much more space to move around in the upstairs walkways, with no issues getting to restrooms or concession stands. The main walkway can get a bit crowded with many people going in several directions. The restroom lines can get a bit long but move rather quickly.
There is one main team store that is downstairs from the main concourse but it's so small that a line forms to even get in. This line can often stretch to the top of the staircase where the concourse begins.
The Warriors provide very reasonable prices for fans with their dynamic pricing. That means if you're short on cash you can still catch an NBA game, albeit during the week and against a non-rival, for a reasonable price. These tickets start in the low teens for the 200 level, behind the backboard. Thanks to dynamic pricing, lower level seats start at $39 for less in-demand games. The same seats go for $150 for premier games.
Concession prices are a bit pricey but not out of line with arenas of similar size and relevance. Ditto for parking prices.
For two decades the Warriors have been at the bottom of the standings, making the playoffs 3 times in 18 years. Fans are hoping that this trend continues.
The arena is game-focused mostly. There are some extras such as the "Flying Dubs" who slam down acrobatic trampoline-induced dunks, the Warrior Girls, and the Jr Jam Squad (kids dance crew). They are constantly engaging the fans with extras during downtime by throwing out t-shirts or giving away pizzas.
I find their emcee obnoxious but many fans seem to like him as he has been there for about 10 years I'd guess.
During the 2011-12 season they moved their retired numbers from placards along one side of the arena, between the first and second levels, to banners hanging along their sole championship banner; a much better look. The retired numbers are #13 Wilt Chamberlain, #14 Tom Meschery, #16 Al Attles, #17 Chris Mullin, #24 Rick Barry, and #42 Nate Thurmond.
At the end of the each of the last few seasons, season ticket holders that renew their tickets are entered into a drawing for a shot to win cash. One fan even hit a shot worth $25,000. There are 4 season ticket holders per game that get this shot.
Oracle Arena is a fine venue for NBA basketball with an excellent fanbase. The Warriors would certainly benefit from a downtown arena but until that happens there is nothing that should prevent you from making a trip to the arena.
The pending move has many fans excited and many fans upset. While everyone sees the benefits of moving to San Francisco, many others are wary about the exponential price increases that will follow. Some view the situation as the Warriors "going back home" to San Francisco, while others believe the last 45 years in Oakland far outweigh the 9 years in The City. Regardless, we know the fans will show up wherever they play.
Many people doubt the Warriors will be in their new home by their target date of 2017 because of the complicated political climate in San Francisco. You can follow their progress here.
two quick tips:
-the safety concerns mentioned in this article are, in my opinion, overblown. That is not to say that the arena is in the nicest area, rather that you'll still be safe in spite of it. Also, the reviewer is certainly correct that there won't be a place to grab a drink near the arena as the area is heavily industrial and along major commuting thoroughfares.
-because of the heavy commuter traffic, public transportation is also an option, and a cheaper one at that. Most notably is Bay Area Rapid Transit (commonly referred to as BART). It has stops all along the East Bay as well as connections in downtown San Francisco. Oracle Arena is also served by AC Transit buses and the Capital Corridor Amtrak train.
by ryannorris | Jan 10, 2011 08:23 PM
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As a general rule, when one is presented with the opportunity to see an "Oracle", one would be wise to accept the invite.
Neo knew it, so did Skywalker.
Both journeyed into previously unknown arenas in order to meet with an entity considered to possess (and the willingness to share) some type of prophecy or enlightenment. The voyage to visit the Oracle is never easy. The Oracle tends to reside in very unfamiliar and foreign territory - a Matrix, the Dagobah System or Oakland for example. Once these obstacles are overcome however, the juice tends to be worth the squeeze as the "seeker" learns valuable lessons that benefit him down the line.
It can be said that a visit to Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors, fits that mold.
I arrived at the outskirts of the Arena two hours before a 7:30 tip with the Utah Jazz. This was to be the final home game of the season for the Warriors and I had hoped to spend this time at a local watering hole or grill, soaking up some pre-game ambiance with die-hard fans. Unfortunately for me though, this part of Oakland did not lend itself to hospitality.
I spent the better part of an hour circling the Arena, expanding my search block-by-block until I was nowhere near where I should be. Some places looked open yet the swathes of local, indigenous population posted out front made entry risky. I decided to work my way back towards Oracle Arena, determined to find some food. I passed a Q_ _znos (the "U" and the "I" were gone, not out, but gone) and a few other fast-food joints. It appeared that I would be forced to meet my Oracle on an empty stomach.
Oracle Arena shares a massive Parking lot with the Oakland Coliseum, home to the A's and Raiders. Through my fruitless prior journey for sustenance, I surmised that these lots were the only places made available for parking - probably a good thing considering the neighborhoods I was in. I paid $18 to park, foregoing the option to park in the "VIP" lot for two bucks more. The difference in walking distance was minute.
After parking my car, I entered the standard scalper's gauntlet. A scene not unfamiliar to any major sporting venue yet made more harrowing due to the general lawlessness of the surrounding region. On a lighter note, not only was I harangued for tickets, I was also offered an opportunity to purchase a "mix-tape", donate some change and bum a cigarette in the span of a mere two minutes.
I headed towards will-call to pick-up my ticket which I had purchased through the Warriors website a few hours prior. I showed the booth attendant the requisite ID (driver's license and credit card used for purchase), was promptly issued my ticket and headed towards the team store located below the East entrance. The store was relatively tiny but well stocked with jerseys, tees, lids and framed Warriors autographed artwork. The prices were slashed as a result of it being the final home game of the season. Merchandise needed to be moved and the prices reflected it.
I left the store and headed up the open-air concourse towards the gate. I was still miserably early and hunger pangs were setting in. I waited with other early bird's at the gate, serenaded by an impressive audio loop of Warriors season and franchise highlights. What it supplied in quality and depth it lacked in overall length and after about 15 minutes I had heard it one too many times. Who knew Kelenna Azubuike had so many highlights?
I finally entered the Arena, shook the last hour off and was welcomed by a booming program Hawker whose voice followed me down the somewhat tight but well stocked corridors. I tend to like to head right to my seat, eager to see what vantage my $25 got me - turns out not great. I found my seat in the last row of section 205, it was not terrible but there were some drawbacks. The ceiling at Oracle slopes aggressively and confusingly downward, starting 10 feet above my head and finishing its descent, from my vantage point, right in front of the video board. I could see it, but a spotlight crows-nest (one of six that hang down at Oracle) made it tough. The view of the court was fine though and I didn't miss any of the action.
Opened in 1966, Oakland's Oracle Arena has been the full-time home to the Golden State Warriors since 1971. It sits 3 miles Northeast of Oakland International Airport and is the next-door neighbor to the O.co Coliseum. It is situated along Interstate 880, a major commuting thoroughfare that connects San Jose and Sacramento.
Surrounded by a particularly worn-down part of the city, the Oracle acts as a shining light for a passionate basketball community. Through the years of irrelevance, the fans continued to turn out to support their Warriors. All this came to a head when the Warriors made the playoffs in 2007, their first appearance in 12 seasons, and upset the first place Dallas Mavericks in stunning and exciting fashion. That playoff run created an atmosphere unmatched in recent memory and showed the rest of the league just how engaged Warriors fans are.
A 1996 renovation modernized the interior of the arena and added over 4,000 seats to its capacity, which now tops out at 19,596. The result is sleeker, more visually appealing corridors with updated amenities and a re-vamped upper level. The aesthetic of the arena contrasts greatly with that of their Coliseum neighbors. The retired numbers read as followed: 13 Wilt Chamberlain, 14 Tom Meschery, 16 Alvin Attles, 24 Rick Barry, 42 Nate Thurmond.
With the abilitiy to adjust to different events, Oracle Arena hosts major concerts and has been the home to other professional sports teams over the years. Most notable of which was the NHL's California Golden Seals during their time in the Bay Area.
There is no shortage of kiosks to buy food, beverages or souvenirs as they're in every corridor. Just shell out $65 and a royal blue Warriors sweatshirt is yours. Too warm for long-sleeves? Blue isn't your color? Well then, how does a 24 oz Sierra Nevada for $12 sound? Splendid.
Though I've attended dozens of games at Oracle, the night in question (or reviewed) is the January 12th matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Oracle was rocking, emotions were high, and the energy level was perfect for NBA basketball.
So, Sierra Nevada in tow, I made my way to my perch. My seat was 14 rows deep in the second level at half-court, a $40 single-game value.
Just six years after winning their last NBA championship, Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia Warriors picked up and moved cross-country to Northern California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors. During their first few years they played a majority of their games at the Cow Palace, just south of the San Francisco border. After a few years they moved their main home court downtown to the San Francisco Civic Auditorium near City Hall. It was during these years that they donned the famed �The City� jerseys, still iconic in the Bay Area.
The Oakland Coliseum Arena opened in 1966 and offered newer amenities than many of the other options for the Warriors. They began to schedule more and more games in Oakland off of I-880. Eventually they would move to the Coliseum Arena full-time in 1971, also updating their moniker to the Golden State Warriors, in an attempt to represent the entirety of Northern California.
The Cow Palace still operates today for various events (rodeos, gun shows, expos, etc) and will be the home of the new ECHL franchise, the San Francisco Bulls, for the 2012-13 season.
The San Francisco Civic Auditorium has since been renamed the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium after the beloved rock concert promoter. It operates on a very limited basis as a concert venue. The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium holds 7,000 spectators.
The Oakland Coliseum Arena has since been renamed Oracle Arena and has seen the only NBA championship by the Warriors on the west coast when they swept the Washington Bullets in 1975. The arena has also been host to one of the worst stretches in NBA history as the Warriors have only made one playoff appearance in the last 18 years.
Oracle Arena has been versatile over the years as it has also hosted hockey (California Golden Seals of the NHL), indoor soccer (Golden Bay Earthquakes of the MISL I), and on occasion the California Golden Bears when Haas Pavilion was being renovated. It is also one of two major arena concert venues in the Bay Area, sharing that role with HP Pavilion.
Though the arena was renovated in 1997, many believe that the new ownership group would like to move the team back to The City. Many fans like the idea of a downtown arena near AT&T Park, many don�t want the team to leave Oakland, and still some don�t understand the necessity as Oracle is a legitimate venue in its own right. In any case, all of the Warriors big press conferences since Joe Lacob and Peter Guber took over have been in San Francisco, perhaps a sign of things to come.
Built in 1966 and renovated in 1996, the Roarcle is still a relatively compact arena with loud fans. Concourses are narrow, so get there early if you want to tour around. If you are sitting up high in the end zones, the sloping roof will prevent you from seeing the stat boards on the other side. You can drive or take BART, traffic moved well enough after the game and the arena is right next to I-880. Nothing worth seeing in the area, which is not particularly safe at night.
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There's an old joke: What's the difference between Phoenix and yogurt? Yogurt has culture. No more, friends. No more. Old is the operative word here, because in the past decade this city has turned a well-earned reputation on its ear. Don't believe us? Flip through the pages of this year's issue of Best of Phoenix — the pages are exploding with art, music, food, shopping, sports and, yes, culture.
With his temporary installation piece Familiar Glass with Theatrical Spectacle with Transparent Illusion and Artselfie, Phoenix artist Daniel Funkhouser not only engaged the work's viewers, he created something of an Instagram sensation. As part of the spring 2014 ARTELPHX event, Funkhouser created a piece that, when looked at with 3D glasses, served as a funhouse mirror. Standing to face it, the viewer sees frames within frames within frames that end at a seemingly far-off point where they can see themselves. Encouraged to take selfies while both looking at and becoming part of the work, Phoenicians took to Facebook and Instagram to make Funkhouser's Artselfie into one of the most viewed new works by a Phoenix artist this year.
Artist James B. Hunt is the best kind of disrupter. In addition to his hilarious, satirical music and culture reporting for www.tempeart.com — which has earned the ire of some local music press and confused local musicians — Hunt made national headlines this year by hiding art throughout Tempe and Phoenix, stashing his otherworldly portraits in alleys, behind dumpsters, and in trees. He posts clues about the art's whereabouts on his social media sites, allowing finders to "earn" his art rather than buy it. It's all about the "secret Phoenix" Hunt wants to foster and help keep alive, making the very streets of the city his gallery.
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"MY MAIN problem is that I don't have the money. Period."
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago on Wednesday said that she is not interested in running for the highest office in the 2016 national polls simply because she lacks the funds to run her campaign.
"I don't have P1-2 billion which is the conservative estimate for the last election and there are excessive estimates of P15-20 billion for the 2016 elections. I was not a member of the pork barrel scam. I don't have this amount. I never sold my body so I don't have this amount," Santiago told reporters.
"What I have is rapport and what I hope is that support of the netizens and that is what I'm going to try to prove, that social media will possible determine the results of the 2016 elections not only the presidential but also on all levels," she added.
Pressed by reporters if she will consider running with the support of the netizens, Santiago said: "I wonder if people are bored with me because I'm bored with myself; so I have to resolve that first."
The senator also said that when she finishes her term in 2016, she will start her work with the International Criminal Court.
Santiago earlier said that the next president should be female, noting that out of the total of 15 chief executives, only two are female. They are the late Corazon Aquino, mother of President Benigno Aquino III, and Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who accused of plundering intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
"We should have a female president in 2016. Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care," she said.
Santiago said any of the female senators or members of the House of Representatives could vie for the presidential seat in 2016.
Santiago ran for president in 1992 but lost to Fidel Ramos, a former National Defense chief of then President Aquino. (Sunnex)
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All the doors were laid open for his departure, not without the privity of the Prince of Orange. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
3. A private matter or business; a secret. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
4. pl. The genitals; the privates. [1913 Webster]
5. (Law) A connection, or bond of union, between parties, as to some particular transaction; mutual or successive relationship to the same rights of property. [1913 Webster]
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Baku's largest industry is petroleum and its petroleum exports make it a large contributor to Azerbaijan's balance of payments. The existence of petroleum has been known since the 8th century. In the 10th century the Arabian traveler, Marudee, reported that both white and black oil were being extracted naturally from Baku. By the 15th century oil for lamps was obtained from hand-dug surface wells. Commercial exploitation began in 1872 and by the beginning of the 20th century the Baku oil fields were the largest in the world. Towards the end of the 20th century much of the onshore petroleum had been exhausted and drilling had extended into the sea offshore.
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If you have been living under a rock in the last few months, you might not have heard about the yoga scandals, Kony 2012 or the resulting bombardment of events, marketing, and other idiocies that have been pushed on the receiving masses via social media. No, I don't believe this is all bad, or for that matter, that it might not be good. It just is.
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Consider the recent mega-viral debate from both sides on the truth behind Kony 2012. It is the outcome of a social experiment gone after-school TV special. Millions of people want to help. It is human nature. Millions of people want a simple answer and however truthful or not, the Kony campaign has provided this simple opportunity. If we decide to donate time, support, funds or faith, this is the prerogative of the people. If there ever was a doubt, there most certainly is not now: Social media is the most powerful force in technology. And this power is shifting how people proactively participate in the progress of the issues and ideas of today. But before we become social media zombies, and within its context, let us remember:
"Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right." Benjamin Whichcote
So who is to decide what is right? YOU.
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What was once a mantra for the counterculture in the 1960s is perhaps the most positive outcome of social media: power to the people. Sounds like yoga to me.
To me above all else yoga brings back the awareness and focus of the our powerful connection to purpose. It is on the mat that we often find:
"The power in which we must have faith if we would be well, is the creative and curative power which exists in every living thing." John Kellogg
What we might learn from the practice of yoga is the power of grace, humility, a huge reality check, and ultimately the power of understanding. But only if you engage. If you can get on Facebook, get on this. Seek out a practice and dig for the inspiration to pursue purpose. That's powerful.
So what is the purpose? I don't know.
Tell me, what is your purpose and how do you empower it?
Put that on your Facebooktwitterblogemailyoutube and like it/share it/comment till your forearms tingle.
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BRONSON –The Chiefland High boys basketball team had a dress rehearsal for the 2007-08 season last Thursday and Friday in the Bronson Preseason Tipoff Tournament.
Since the games are preseason, they don't count towards the won-loss record.
Indian hoop fans, players and coaches are down with that, as CHS dropped both tilts at the Bronson High gym.
On Thursday, the Indians were edged by Taylor County, 43-39. On the next night, the Indians played with more intensity against a tough Madison County squad, but a cold-shooting second half spelled a 45-35 setback.
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