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Melissa Seaman was one of four St. Francis gymnasts to win an event at the CCS meet.
The St. Francis High gymnastics team didn't quite reach its goal of posting the best score in school history at the Central Coast Section championships, but the Lancers did forge new ground in winning the meet.
Although St. Francis has captured all four individual events at CCS before, last week marked the first time a different member of the team won each of them. Kelsey Celaya claimed the vault, Abby Purnell won the uneven bars, Tessa Divita finished first on the balance beam and Melissa Seaman took home top honors on the floor exercise May 15 at Gymtowne in South San Francisco.
"We've never done that before – have a different girl win each event," said coach Lynn Horiye, who guided the Lancers to their 14th consecutive CCS crown and 18th overall. "I don't know if it's ever been done."
Dominating with depth, St. Francis posted a team score of 152.250 – just 0.250 shy of its best showing at CCS. Runner-up Lowell totaled 147.50; Los Altos finished fourth at 141.525.
"We had a good meet," Horiye said. "The girls wanted to (make school history) and were a little disappointed that they didn't, but the judging is harder at CCS."
Yet three Lancers notched their best scores in winning individual events at the meet: sophomore Celaya on the vault (9.825), freshman Divita on the beam (9.7) and sophomore Purnell on the bars (9.9). Freshman Seaman's 9.8 on the floor was just 0.10 off her top score of the season and 0.25 better than runner-up Alicia Woo of Tracy.
The only thing the Lancers didn't win at CCS was the all-around title, which went to Lowell's Jolie Chiu (38.550). Purnell placed a close second (38.525).
"She had her best meet," Horiye said.
Seaman took third (38.350) and sophomore Celaya came in fifth (38.150).
Mountain View's Elaine Silverman finished sixth with an all-around score of 38.0, while teammate Emilia Mancilla placed 15th (36.175). One of the Spartans' four gymnasts scratched on the vault, which prevented them from placing in the team competition, according to coach Shannon Thoke.
Kelli Yamaguma led Los Altos, tying Mountain View's Elizabeth Murray for 17th (35.850).


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May 21, 2011, 02:39:24 AM »
perhaps a little explanation of my past history would help anyone interested understand my thought processes - when young I was very passionate and active politically - ending up in the anarchist/animal rights end of the spectrum, very numerous arrests court cases etc.
We also helped homeless people find homes by assisting them to squat in empty, unused financial properties. Unlike many squatters we actually looked after the homes we lived in. On one occasion I reopened a place after an eviction, tidied up the mess the squatters had left and left a note apologising for their behaviours and lack of respect.
However I tended to upset even this set of 'extreme' views because they all had set ideas of what an ideal world would look like and I refused to see things this way - I always said that as we developed and worked towards a more civilised society we might learn things that would change what we thought, how we saw things - but they just hated this idea.
Similarly as a kid I was the one who always asked the questions that teachers - whether religious or academic - hated, the difficult ones with no real answer. I have always been interested in what lies underneath (or around) behaviour and 'reality'
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I think its sorta built in that you'll always have people that disagree with you, the world will never be on the same page about anything. There's a dynamic at work, up/down, in/out, dark/light, hot/cold, and its the same with people.
I mean in a perfect world everybody would be into ambient music right?
Actually ambient is an escape from louder busier music, one end of a larger dynamic.
Ambient isn't just for technicians!
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Well, I was thinking that question might finally get answered today. But, no luck, huh?
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, Vol. 175, No. 9, April 25, 2009, page 1 -- "New mapping of the human genome shows none of us are normal."
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I actually wasn't even thinking about the supposed Armageddon when I started this thread - I think those things are just a combination of psycholgic paranoia, con-artistry, and social experimentation in the name of religion.
Personally, I think the biggest things we as humans should fear are a pandemic or a natural disaster. Natural disaster to include major changes in weather, earthquakes, major solar storms, and meteors. Other than that, we're fine here on earth. Oh, AND man-made problems that affect climate and overpopulation.
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May 22, 2011, 05:48:27 PM »
I was brought up roman/catholic but don't even remember if I finished some christian thing in my earlier years....I only go to church for weddings/funerals (for many years now). One thing that did stick in my mind as being profound about religion and one of the reasons I dislike organized/churches in general is what was said in Stigmata - look under a rock, you will find me, or something along those lines. Why the hell do we need a church/congregation if it is all around us as the saying imply? I also dislike the church for crying poverty when they have so much gold/wealth it's ridiculous and I also despise it due to the perverted priests (not all are bad, but the way it went about is another discussion when the shit started hitting the fan in the news and all...sweep it under the rug, they will forget over time, etc...). Anyways, when I die, who knows where I'll end up, my own personal hell for my transgressions or in some paradise with 72 virgins or to utter nothingness. I tend to believe more in the latter as my body becomes worm food.
But to each his own ;-) Just don't force your religion/beliefs on me. I have my own thank you very much!
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I don't give a crap what some genius scientist believe in and what not (same with politician, priests etc.). Even though I share the similar worldview as Hawking (I am atheist, skeptic, rationalist, possibilianist and some other labels). Many people have different kinds of beliefs, some of them are purely emotional, some are cultural indoctrination (from family to public schools), some are rational (or based on evidence) and most of them are mixture of the three. Live and let live. If person's beliefs are not about initiating force against other people (stealing, killing, beating, raping, fraud etc.), then those beliefs doesn't matter much to me.
But it is also true, that some religions or sects and especially political ideologies advocate violence against other human beings. And people fail to distinguish a mere personal belief in heaven, God, souls, magic etc. and advocating violence against people who doesn't believe what you do. There are many insane christians, muslims, jews etc. who would kill you for their beliefs in all sorts of things, but there are also relatively bright christians, muslims, jews etc. who wouldn't try to kill you if you disagreed with them. And I like them the most, because they mind their own business.
Same with politics (which is similar to religion). Some people would kill you if you didn't believe in magical powers of Constitution or President's or Senate's authority to rule over you and take your money under the threat of force. And some wouldn't give a crap, they just mind their own business, like me and you (I hope).
My point is, it's bad to use umbrella term for different kinds of people and calling all christians, muslims, jews stupid. They are all individuals and their beliefs may vary from insane psychozis (doomsday, raptures etc) to harmless superstition (souls, karma etc.)
I hope I haven't offended anyone her. I may disrespect your belief and call it crazy (if you happen to be "insane one" under my scale) but I would never disrespect a person himself and his freedom to believe whatever he wants to.
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Stellardrone - I don't think you offended anyone, but I'm not sure where you came up with Hawking (or anyone in the thread) calling all religious people "stupid". Most are not "stupid" (like I wouldn't call my mom stupid even though she is a borderline Christian). Many heavily religious folks do seem to have their judgment clouded by scripture and judge others based on their religious beliefs - which really results in ignorance and arrogance. I dunno... having not grown up very religious (I went to a Methodist Church once in awhile growing up, probably the most liberal of all denominations)... I consider myself to be a decent outside observer and I just see so many "sheeple" - people following in a herd toward some snake-oil salesman (be it a preacher or a politician) and it's worse than ever. People are not going outside the box to really take in truth and reality - at least what I think is reality... or maybe it's too much marijuana.... whatever the case (and I do NOT want this to devolve into political or religious fights I am more interested in people's ideas of what happens when we die) is death nothingness as Hawking seems to suggest? No one knows... but we can speculate all day, and religion is arguably the primary force for influencing what people believe the afterlife is.
One of the things that has always drove me crazy is the idea that ONLY Christians go to "heaven"... yet there are other divine and good people of other faiths, but where do they go? If you're Muslim, some say only they will see an afterlife... it's all so silly to me, and comes across as so arbitrary... and in the end it just shows that you could worship ANYONE or ANYTHING and still be born into an afterlife, whatever that may be. Where does my dog go when she dies? I don't think I want to go to any afterlife without animals.
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I don't think any discussions can change the truth, because of discussions is more about minds and egos. People discuss this question by eons and, but nothing happens at all. Obviously, the personal opinion of someone, even a big name, has sense just for himself, as it's based on his own experience.
Mr. Hawking may have a brightest mind, but I deeply feel that it will be not the mind of scientist, who will discover Heaven. It will be mind of meditator, who can observe without borders and cliche. And it will be personal experience for everyone, because such a knowledge can't be loaned or shared.
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Just come back from a near death experience....
spent what seemed like an eternity in a waiting room - mainly due to the Buck's Fizz album that was on repeat and the property magazines that made up all the reading material.
Finally went into an interview room. Spent ages with a couple of lawyers going over my pre-incarnation agreement to work out which bits I have fulfilled and which not (christ i don't remember reading any of that in the small print last time!) - so on the balance needed to come back to complete some more stuff. You should've heard the jargon, not actually sure what I've signed up for even now...
next was an insurance agent, advising me to take out an 'accidental early death' insurance - basically I take on a couple of extra tasks not in my original pre-incarnation agreement and if I die early again the insurance company will write off all my other tasks. Also took on a protection insurance, meaning that if I do die before fulfilling their extra tasks and I don't reincarnate within a certain period they will cover the extra interest on those tasks. It's all a bit hazy, felt I needed to make a decision there and then as I was due back here very soon, I don't think I signed up for the 'messiah' task but it's difficult to remember exactly...
Then there was a 'transactions manager' apparently the lawyers and insurance agents are very busy here and I need to pay off in some way the input they have so kindly given me in this time of crisis. So I've signed up for two methods (to avoid crisis with all my dharma in one basket)
One is a loan, so again I've taken on a couple of other people's tasks that under regulations are counted off before my older debts are paid off.
The other is an investment - he has borrowed a batch of my tasks and will put them in the future's market. Apparently I have some hefty things to complete before I die again. Although generally these tend to be avoided by other souls there is a volatile market in them depending on how many other people find themselves in my current position (usually during world crisis or world wars) - then their value can fluctuate quite dramatically - so he is betting that in about 6 months time they will be worth a lot more and with the profit I might be able to pay off some of my other tasks early. He seemed to have some inside information on something coming up down here...
Finally I met the immigration officer. He checked that all my paperwork was up to date with the new details - You'd think they would update from scrolls, the storage must be a nightmare - had to sign with blood (didn't know souls could bleed).
Then he took me to a big door and as it opened I became aware of this silver cord attached to my solar plexus - was like a bloody bungee jump in reverse, heck of a buzz, can't wait to do it again.
anything of interest happen while I was away??
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You, sir, have made my day.
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that's one of my insurance tasks completed.....
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KANSAS CITY -- A 14-year-old girl was dancing in the stands between innings during the Royals' Thursday night game at Kauffman Stadium when she fainted. A nearby K-Crew member was able to perform CPR, according to Mike Swanson, Royals vice president of communications and broadcasting.
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I was in my car a bit ago and had the radio on (Fox or ESPN not sure but believe it to have been ESPN). THey were talking a guy names Russ Karg or Card I couldn't understand the mushmouthed announcer too well. Anyway they said he was director of sports finance for them. They were talking about the NBA PO's and how badly viewership was down and this schizekopf made two comments that just really got under my skin.
1) Well, now that we have the big 4 in there things will really pick up
2) Viewership was down because the Indiana Pacers can't score 38 points a game. (I'm sure Kstat and Shags love that one)
If I hadn't have been driving at the time I would have blown a hole in my dashboard riight in the area where my radio used to be.
I'm not going into my thoughts too deep right now becausee I'm still fuming but lemme say this...nah I'm not.
His comments at the very least, add fuel to the consiracy theorists. (how's that for giving the tamist thought I can muster up right now??)


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A former JEA employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of second-degree grand theft for stealing from the utility company.
Stephen Smith, 36, was arrested in July after JEA officials noticed fraudulent activity on numerous accounts.
Between August 2009 and January of this year, Smith manipulated customer account information. He replaced active account holder names with fraudulent names and Social Security numbers. He then registered active accounts to vacant homes.
By changing the name and address on the account, JEA did not have a record of the true account holder and could not collect the payment due.
As part of the scheme, Smith took money from JEA customers with a promise to pay their utility bills. Instead of paying the bills, Smith changed the account name and gave the customer a new account with a zero balance and a high credit rating. Smith then kept the customer's original payment.
At least 34 identities were stolen. Nine of the identities belonged to deceased individuals.
Due to the fraudulent account information, JEA was unable to collect $49,228 in bills.
With Smith's conviction, he will forfeit his pension. Smith's contributions to his pension will be returned to JEA as restitution for the crime.
Smith has no criminal record. As part his plea, he will be sentenced to 13 months in prison and two years of probation. Smith's sentencing is set for Feb. 5.
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The 97-year-old original St. Pats school building will be demolished this summer after years of service to the community.
Salvageable items such as lights, desks, appliances and the flag pole will be sold at auction on May 18. When they are removed, the building will be torn down.
Its been a very difficult decision, Fr. Jim Golka said. It served for many years. There is a lot of history there. But nothing has been going on there for two years. Its no longer a safe environment.
Golka said demolishing McDaid was under dicussion when he arrived in North Platte seven years ago, but the decision was far from hasty. There were years of informal consideration, and more recently the Catholic schools pastoral council and finance committee have thoroughly discussed it. After a lot of prayer, they reached a consensus.
Plans are underway to build a new family life center there, hopefully within two years, Golka said. The center would have six classrooms, a large meeting room and will serve a variety of uses, from administration to faith-forming retreats to education, Golka said.
Construction of the old school building began April 13, 1916. The school opened six months later, hailed as the finest school building in the state.
It has held thousands of students and teachers over the years, who taught and studied their lessons in small classrooms, without the services of a kitchen and lunchroom.
Every day, kids brought their lunch box and ate in their classrooms, former Superintendent Bill McGahan said. In the late 1980s the parent-teacher organization began having a hot dog day once a week. The kids could bring their dollars and have hot dog and chips.
Otherwise the food of choice was generally peanut butter sandwiches, McGahan said.
All in all, there were many excellent and caring teachers, McGahan recalled, with many great kids who have gone on to be fine citizens and honor themselves and their community with their involvement, generosity and success.
McGahan also credited parents who fostered the school with their examples and expectations, which made it easy to challenge kids to strive for good learning and good behavior.
The building originally opened in 1916, replacing the original 1891 St. Pat's school, which was moved to the southwest corner of B and Sycamore, where that building still remains.
A 1916 newspaper clipping said the new St. Patricks school building was the finest school facility in western Nebraska.
AG Ludwig Construction of Arlington, Neb. was the primary contractor. WF Hanson of North Platte installed the plumbing. The total cost was $31,293, about $6,000 more than initially estimated, according to North Platte Telegraph newspaper reports.
The building is two stories plus a full basement, initially totaling 20 rooms for classes, plus dorm rooms, a chapel and a gym downstairs. The student capacity was 200.
Opening day was postponed from mid-September to mid-October so construction of the basement and first floor classroooms could be completed. The top floor living quarters for the nuns who taught there -- remained incomplete for several weeks, so the parish priest moved out of the rectory temporarily and let the nuns live in the rectory.
The official school opening and dedication was Oct. 12, 1916.
When the top floor was finally finished, the nuns lived upstairs in the building until 1939, when a convent was acquired.
The small classrooms became full over the years and in 1953, work began on the current St. Pats high school building on property owned by the Knights of Columbus. Grades 9-12 moved to the new high school building in January 1955.
Now an elementary and junior high school, the original building remained a busy place. The gym was converted to classrooms in 1963 during a $300,000 renovation that included safety doors and glass in the stairwells, new lighting and windows for classrooms as well as new desks, chairs and fire alarms.
The renovations were prompted be a 1963 accident, McGahan said, when some of the brick façade above the east entrance had fallen and injured a student, illustrating the age of the building.
The high school also expanded in 1963 with eight new classrooms. And once that addition was complete, grades 7-8 moved from the old buliding to the high school building, McGahan said.
The present-day church on the same block was built until 1949 for $300,000 and dedicated in 1950.
More renovations to the elementary school occurred in 1987, when a classroom and library were added to accomodate everyone. By then, the school was a full two-track school, with two classes in all grades, K-6.
The building was named McDaid, but it did not gain its name until 1968. At the time, McDaid and St. Patricks School needed to have separate identities for the high school to be fully accredited.
So, the building was named to honor Fr. Patrick McDaid, a priest who came to North Platte in 1910 from Ireland and who dedicated himself to making the school a success.
McDaid "pastored" the sale of the old "Nativity" Catholic school that was moved out to B and Sycamore. He fostered construction of the brick school and years later helped plans for the new St. Patrick high school take shape before he retired and returned to Ireland in 1948.
Dress code
The school dress code at the old building varied over the years. The general rule was no blue jeans or sleeveless blouses, but McGahan said there was never really a set uniform.
Enforcing the dress code proved challenging at times, McGahan said. One instance was when seven independent minded World War II veterans returned to school after the war. They graduated in 1947. They were more mature than the average high school students. They later admitted to sneaking cigarettes in the boiler room at times.
The playground was upgraded to asphalt that also served as the parking lot, a combination that put many knee holes in new slacks, McGahan said.
Students sometimes played ball between cars that were parked on the "playground" during funerals, he said.
New McDaid
The building came to the end of its original purpose with construction of the existing McDaid elementary school building on C Street.
That project kicked off in 1998. Nearly $4 million was raised and construction began. It was ready for classes in August 2000.
After the new building was erected, the old McDaid building served as a religious education facility for the parish and was later leased to Boys and Girls Club for three years.
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For 45 years, McGahan worked in the North Platte Catholic schools as teacher and superintendent, retiring in 2011.
McGahan graduated from St. Pats in 1960 and went to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. After graduation in 1964, he a returned to teach music at the old building, reviving the elementary instrumental instruction that slowly stopped during the war years of the 40s.
We had no place to hold classes, McGahan said, so we installed a gas heater in the garage and moved in a bunch of folding chairs and music stands.
Four years later in 1968, McGahan was named elementary principal. In 1970, he also became principal of the high school. The schools had their highest total enrollment during 1972-76, in the 600 student range.
McGahan said there are too many memories to recount. He remembers scorching August days and freezing frost in January that brought chills on the north side. The classrooms were tiny by today's standards -- between 250-300 square feet, less than half the space in the new McDaid building.
A fire broke out in the 1980s.
One morning during Martin Cordes' years as principal, I got a 5:30 a.m. call from the North Platte Fire Department saying there was a fire at McDaid, McGahan said. A fish tank heater in the sixth grade room caused a fire that completely gutted the classroom and caused smoke damage all over the building.
Fortunately the fire burned itself out in a single classroom. Parents and teachers pitched in to clean up the building. Contractors installed new floors and ceiling, and we were back to school within the week, he said.
The school has served the Catholic community wonderfully well and provided an education for hundreds of North Platte's children over the past century, McGahan said. Many 4th and 5th generation students have attended.
There were occasional challenges, but no bad memories, he said.
This report was first published in the April 24 print edition of the North Platte Bulletin.
A full list of auction items will be published in the Bulletin's print editions starting May 1.
Also, a committee is creating a book of memories for the old McDaid school building and will record your stories, memories and pictures. For more information, call Alyce at 520-6995 or the St. Pat's office at 532-0942.
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The goal of Trinity Baptist Church's Children's Ministry is to come alongside parents in teaching children the God of the Bible in such a way that they are transformed by His love.
In order to accomplish this mission, Christ's servants in Trinity's Children's Ministry:
• Aims to equip, support and encourage parents.
• Pray and intercede for children and families.
• Offer God-Centered curricula.
• Teach for response, aiming for God-loving and God-fearing hearts and lives more than just head knowledge.
• Model God's truths and character
• Transformed by His love toward us in the gospel of grace.
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• Each classroom has immediate access to a first-aid kit.
• All Children's Ministry Servants must complete Trinity's Application for Children's Ministry and a background check.
• All Children's Ministry Servants must participate in Children's ministry volunteer training.
• All Children's Ministry Servants must read and sign Trinity's Sexual Abuse Policy.
• Registration Cards are completed by parents to keep track of special concerns and allergies.
• Signing your child in and meeting them immediately after church are the best ways to assure their safety during transition times.
• For the safety of our children, it is imperative that there be at least two Children's Ministry Servants in the Nursery, Toddlers and Climbers rooms with the children at all times.
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• Trinity Baptist Church desires that the children in our care remain safe and healthy in all ways. For that reason, the only foods served in our nursery and toddler room are Gorilla Munch (Gluten Free), water, and whatever drink is provided in a bottle or sippy cup from home.
• Names of children with severe food allergies or sensitivities are posted on Allergy Alert posters in each classroom. Parents should be sure to make volunteers aware of any food allergies.
• The Climbers and Runners often have snack as a part of their lesson. Children's Ministry Servants will always check children's registration cards and allergy alert posters for allergies before serving food in the classroom.
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Amidst the fuss around the tour of Australia — being touted as the battle royale, a fight for ascendancy and honour, a reiteration of our grit, and all the rest — we're missing a far more intriguing point.
This will perhaps be the last time we'd be seeing the three greats — Tendulkar, Laxman and Dravid — together in an overseas series. That's a poignant thought for ardent fans who await the surfacing of Indian cricket's new sentinels.
With them, we looked secure. Now as their inevitable goodbyes draw close, there's a dire urgency to find their replacements. Perhaps, there will never be like-for-like replacements.
The reason isn't lack of talent — we have enough to be proud of — but the strain on players. Juggling three formats will take its toll and it would be naïve to believe that current players will last two decades in international cricket. Hence it would be advisable to not look too far ahead and focus on immediate replacements.
With thousands of runs scored every First Class season, we should be spoilt for choices. Unfortunately, that's not the case. These runs are largely scored on placid pitches against mediocre attacks in not-so-significant matches. We need to dig deeper, separate chalk from cheese. That's what I'm trying to do here: cast a closer look at possible replacements.
Virat Kohli
Arguably the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket in recent years. He started as a hard-hitting batsman, but was found guilty of throwing away the starts. In the last two years, he has transitioned from boy to man. He's matured with every game and acknowledged the importance of converting starts into big, match-winning knocks. His appetite for runs seems insatiable and makes him the frontrunner for the No. 3 slot. Though he looks comfortable against pace in shorter formats, he needs to work on the way he handles short-pitched stuff in Tests. His technique looks almost perfect for fifty-over cricket. In Tests, he may have to move his feet a bit more and also ensure that the front-foot doesn't fall too across, especially in seamer-friendly conditions.
Cheteshwar Pujara
If I wanted someone to bat for my life, it would be the man from Saurashtra. He's technically very correct and has the penchant for the big scores. On tricky surfaces where most young batsmen play shot-a-ball to get out of the jail, he trusts his technical ability to bail him out. He uses his feet beautifully against spinners, is equally comfortable against pace and most importantly knows the art of batting time. He could be the man take Tendulkar's No. 4 position.
Rohit Sharma
He's blessed with great balance and an amazing sense of timing. Even though his movements look slow to an onlooker, he gets in the right positions much before the ball arrives, which means he gets a lot of time to react to every delivery. Pace doesn't bother him and neither does bounce. There aren't any obvious chinks in his armour except his own temperament. He can play orthodox and somewhat conservative cricket also but often allows his ego to get the better of him. He doesn't appreciate a bowler keeping him quiet for too long or even not complying to his need to break free. Off late, he's managed to curb this instinct and it's already showing in his consistency. He can be the man to bat at No. 5 provided he keeps that hunger alive.
Ajinkya Rahane
He's only 23 and has already scored 18 First Class centuries with an average of over 60. I'm not a numbers man but these numbers are too gigantic to be ignored. And it's not just the numbers Rahane boasts of; he's a fine player with a heady mix of technique, temperament to bat long, and a bit of aggression. In limited international exposure, he's looked very much part of the big league. In my opinion the biggest challenge he faces is his slot in the batting order. Though he's selected as an opener, he's not ready yet to face the new ball in Tests. And you wouldn't blame the man either, for he's rarely opened for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. He'll have to tighten his technique a bit more to succeed as an opener in the longer format.
S Badrinath/Suresh Raina
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There is only so much a guy with his frame and athletic ability can do. Gotta give him credit for playing hard all the time but he is really limited compared to guys like Aaron Craft and Jordan Taylor and such in the big 10. What I am getting at is we need Yogi .This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yogi is smaller than Hulls.
thats why I love Victors game he plays with so much energy. He just needs to play a little smarter he should become a great defender in time he has the ability.
size has nothing to do with it Yogi is athletic as hell and is a much better pg in really every aspect of the game.
Holy crap, I have the Big Ten Network! I can actually watch the game in HD!
Zeller is getting comfortable and it shows.
Zeller is a man amongst boys right now. Can't wait to see how he does against quality competition.
We look better than I thought we would.
Sheehey with flu like symptoms won't play in the second half. IU up by 24.
The defense is pretty "meh." Offense looks good though, especially on the break.
Stony Brook is shooting less than 40% from the floor.
They're getting solid looks, though.
Never can please IU fans
No sir.
I still can't help but laugh every time I look at Tom Arnol...er...Crean.
I want 100!
Oh well, guess I'll just settle for a 30-point win.
That was unbelievable.
Zeller is the most fundamentally sound freshman I've ever seen.
Sheehey and Oladipo have made huge strides.
Offense looked amazing.
Elston did exactly what we need Elston to do--hit open shots and give us solid minutes off the bench. X factor.
I've said it 100 times, but Yogi Ferrell is going to make a Zeller-like impact on this team. We are missing a true point guard. Yogi gives us that next year.
Hulls had the worst game I've seen out of him maybe ever. I'm not concerned, he will be fine.
Verdell played under control, didn't try to do too much. Really, really pleased with him tonight.
Pritchard still hasn't learned how to play defense without fouling.
Roth is an assassin.
Etherington might be an assassin.
Remy looks like a freshman, but I see a little Oladipo in him.
Overall, nothing to complain about tonight. Better than I could have hoped for. I am overjoyed to finally have a real team to root for.
Tonight was the first time in four years where we have a clear talent mismatch for our opponent.
What's this stuff about Zeller getting punched in the balls? He got PUNCHED or it was like a flying hand in a tussle for a loose ball thing?
No the guy clearly punched him as he tried to run around him.
Physical game between Zeller and the SB kid or something? I mean, there's never an excuse to punch a guy in the balls lol, but just completely unprovoked? Zeller schooling him or something?
Not really, from what I remember the game was tied? Or IU was up 22-21...It was just one of their big guys off the bench. Zeller was just D'ing him up and the guy was trying to get around and threw a quick little punch to Zeller's groin. Zeller doubled over, but IU was able to force a turnover or grab a rebound, and there was a foul on SB on the rebound or turnover which caused one of the officials to ask for a review to see if Zeller had actually been punched in the groin on purpose. Upon review, they determined it was intentional and the guy was kicked from the game and IU got 4 straight free throws and it started an 18-4 run that basically killed their chances.
Kudos to Zeller as well because he kept his cool after getting punched and did not react, just kept playing basketball. I thought it was a little weird that it was a bench big man that did it, but maybe he's just an idiot.
Bizarro stat of the night, VJIII, 7 assists, 1 turnover.
If they play this well the rest of the year, we are in for a real treat! Zeller already looks like a veteran and he's got some quicks...and armored balls...
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Part II of II…Screw Compressors: Operating Principles & Sealing
EP Editorial Staff | March 1, 2008
Part I of this two-part series (LUBRICATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY, Jan./Feb. 2008) emphasized the application ranges and volume control options of twin-screw compressors. It explained the general features of these dual-shaft rotary machines, which operate on the principle of positive displacement combined with internal compression. Operation of oil-free (dry) vs. liquid flooded (wet) rotary screw compressors and available seal design options are the primary focus of this concluding installment.
Regardless of whether a screw compressor is executed for oil-free ("dry") compression or oil or water injection (the "wet" method), the gas is compressed in chambers that progressively decrease in size. These progressive chambers are formed by the intermeshing action of the two helical rotors and by the surrounding housing wall. Dry machines, however, incorporate timing gears that keep the two counter-rotating screws in the exact relationship to each other. Oil-injected (sometimes called "oil-flooded") compressors do not incorporate timing gears and the driven male rotor interacts directly with the female rotor. The oil that is injected into the compressor cavity provides intensive lubrication and a large portion of the compression heat is absorbed. At the same time, the clearances between rotors and cylinder (casing) walls also are filled with oil. This prevents the reverse flow of compressed gas and increases the overall compression efficiency.
After leaving the compressor discharge flange, gas and oil exit through a check valve to the oil reservoir where most of the oil is separated from the gas. In oil-flooded compressors, the remaining oil is removed in a downstream separator, and only residual oil amounts of typically five parts per million (ppm) continue to remain in the gas stream. Even this oil carryover can be further lowered by downstream cooling and final moisture separation. The oil separation unit has to be properly maintained and the pressure drop across the separator cartridges taken into account to determine the overall performance of the compressor package. It should also be recognized that the efficiency of oil separation changes as the separator elements become progressively more contaminated.
On small rotary screw compressors, the housing is vertically parted on the suction side. Cylinder (generally called "casing") and discharge side plate are frequently combined in a single housing. The housings of larger machines usually are parted horizontally for easy assembly. Rotors and shafts are milled out of one piece of either forged or stainless steel. Some manufacturers provide rotors with non-metallic coatings. In severe service, where loss of coating occurs on the rotor edges, a rapid drop in compressor efficiency could be encountered.
Process gas machines typically are designed with the direction of flow from the top to the bottom. This facilitates liquid removal from the compression space whenever liquid is injected into the rotor chamber for cooling, or for cleaning during operation. On-stream cleaning is highly advantageous in services where gases are contaminated or tend to polymerize. The sealing area is equipped with connections for sealing medium supply and relief. In principle, it is possible to apply a cooling medium to the cylinder wall, but non-cooled cylinder housings (or casings) can be used as well. Part 1 illustrated typical rotor combinations, including an asymmetrical rotor profile. The profile combination 4+6 means that the male rotor has four teeth and the female rotor, six. Due to this profile combination, the diameter of the rotor core is relatively thick. This allows for operation with large differential pressures.
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Although air machines often are equipped with rolling element bearings, the majority of dry and wet process gas compressors are furnished with journal bearings and thrust bearings of the type commonly found in centrifugal process gas compressors. The service life of these bearings is practically unlimited as long as proper lubricating and operating procedures are in force. Rolling element bearings are acceptable for (relatively) light loads and where oil cleanliness is assured. Needless to say, selecting a separate closed-loop bearing oil circuit is a powerful step in the direction of maintaining a clean bearing environment.
If a vendor offers a wet screw machine with a single "same oil serves all" support system, the purchaser-owner may be taking a big risk—unless prepared to run up operating and maintenance costs by planning very frequent oil changes, or major investment in oil purification equipment. If that's not in your plans, make sure you specify twin-screw compressors with separate oil circuits. In other words, do not buy wet screw machines where the oil introduced into the compression space also flows to the bearings. Separate circuits are used in the 5200 kW coke gas compressors illustrated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. However, instead of oil, water is being used in these coke gas services.
In many oil-free rotary screw compressor applications, it is best to provide a sealing barrier between the process gas and the bearings. A number of different seal types are feasible (see Figs. 3, A-G). Included are:
- Carbon ring seals (3A)
- Carbon ring and ejector-inductor porting (3B)
- Carbon rings, ejector-inductor and purge gas porting (3C)
- Combined floating rings and mechanical seals (3D)
- Mechanical seals and carbon rings (3E)
- Water as the sealing liquid (3F)
- Water in small quantities as the sealing liquid (3G)
At the compressor input shaft, manufacturers often opt for either labyrinth seals, or double-acting mechanical seals with rotating springs.
Carbon ring seals, with connections for the injection and education of inert, clean gases, are used in cases where leakage gas, even in connection with sealing gas, may enter into the bearing areas or into the atmosphere. The gas pressure is relieved across floating carbon rings at the edge of the seal chamber.
Not to be forgotten are barrier water floating ring seals and double-acting mechanical seals with stationary springs. On barrier water floating ring seals, barrier water enters the seal chamber and a small amount of water reaches the compression space. Most of the water is returned to the barrier water system for cooling, filtration and re-use. Barrier water seals are able to fully prevent gas leakage and can provide valuable cooling and scrubbing duties. A double-acting stationary spring mechanical seal and a combination mechanical and floating ring seal are primarily used for compression with high differential pressures.
The principle of oil separation and much other worthwhile information can be obtained from Fig. 4 and the various references [Refs. 1, 2 and 3].
Contributing editor Heinz Bloch is the author of 17 comprehensive textbooks and over 340 other publications on machinery reliability and lubrication. He can be contacted at:hpbloch@ mchsi.com
1. Bloch, Heinz P., A Practical Guide to Compressor Technology, (2nd Edition, 2006) John Wiley & Sons, (ISBN 0-471-727930-8), [See also 1st Spanish Edition, (1998), McGraw-Hill, New York and Mexico City, ISBN 970-10- 1825-7].
2. Bloch, H.P., and Pierre Noack, "Recent Experience With Large Liquid-Injected Rotary Screw Process Gas Compressors", (1991, Proceedings of 20th Turbomachinery Symposium, Texas A & M University, Dallas, TX).
3. Bloch, Heinz P., and Claire Soares, Process Plant Machinery, 2nd Edition, 1998, Elsevier Publishing, London-New York-Amsterdam, ISBN 0-7506-7081-9.


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Interview with Andy Barr, who worked in the Premiere League and now works for the Knicks.
Andy Barr lifts the lid on life with the New York Knicks and tells Ian Watson what the Premier League and its players can learn from the NBA.
Following on from part one of TEAMtalk's interview with New York Knicks performance specialist Andy Barr, the former Bolton, Southampton and Manchester City man reveals how dealing with the packed schedule of the NBA and it's highly-paid superstars contrasts with working in the political environment of the Premier League.
To read part one, click here.
Did the Knicks look to English football to bolster their sports science and medical department because the Premier League is seen around the world as a good example of how sports science can be successfully applied?
No, it's quite insular over here. Most people have no idea what is going on in the Premier League really.
I'm not sure that there are many teams inside the NBA that are looking outside of the USA for new ideas in terms of sports science. Because the US is so vast, they have their own system; it's very different to what we do in Europe.
The USA is basically the size of Europe, and there you have a lot of different influences from different countries and cultures. That doesn't happen so much over here because the USA is so vast.
In terms of the individual player, how do you compare the experience of working with an NBA star to that of dealing with a Premier League footballer?
From the start, you're dealing with a more responsible athlete.
Because of the American culture, you're working with an athlete coming into the professional game at an older age and it makes a big difference.
Most go to university for at least one or two years, so you're getting them at 20 or 21. We have a player at the Knicks that we picked in the draft at the age of 23 and he had just been to university to do his Masters.
They have a bit more experience outside of professional sport, and they haven't earned millions of dollars before the age of 19. Whereas in the Premier League, you get 16-year-olds coming into that environment, they think they've made it straight away and they lose sight and respect for certain things.
The American athletes seem to be a little more mature. These guys are really good at looking after themselves and they are happy to come in and do a lot of the injury prevention work. They appreciate that it's all part of keeping them on the court and they love it.
I found sometimes that working with some footballers, they think 'why am I doing all this crap? I just want to play'.
It was nice to come to the USA and work with these guys because they want to buy into it and a lot of the stuff we were bringing over from football was really well received.
When a manager is replaced in the Premier League - unlike the NBA - it seems to be a case of 'one out, all out'. What kind of effect can that approach have on the long-term development of a football club?
Obviously as a manager you want to be able to do what you want to do. But from a club philosophy, in my opinion, the sports science and medical team should be a separate and self-sufficient entity.
That's what I like about working in the USA; there is much less of a hierarchical structure. I work in a sports science and medical department that works alongside the coaching department within the organisation. It's a completely different structure.
Over here, the medical departments can withstand changes in the organisation, whereas often in football, when one major change occurs in the coaching department, everyone gets affected.
Because it's so high-pressure in football, the coach just wants people around him who he knows he can trust, and that creates uncertainty. There is so much brain space taken up by people worrying about their job and then they are not as effective. The lack of security can create a cut-throat environment and it's not healthy.
It comes from the people at the top not understanding the original structure or philosophy.
If a new coach is brought in he should be someone who fits the club's system and philosophy in relation to sports science and not someone who is going to change every aspect of the club, good or bad!
Compared to what you were used to in the Premier League, from a sports science point of view, what did you find when you arrived at the Knicks?
It's different here. In the Premier League, sports science has developed a lot over last 15 years and has a lot of influence over many teams' training methods.
What Dave [Hancock, former Chelsea, Leeds and England physio] and I found in the States when we arrived was that sports science doesn't hold as much influence.
But that's something we've really worked on with the Knicks and the team has benefited immensely, especially this season through the fitness of our players.
Given you had no background in basketball, were the Knicks players and staff immediately receptive to your ideas?
I've been really fortunate to work with the Knicks' coaches - they have been really receptive.
The head coach, Mike D'Antoni, played and managed in Europe, so he was already aware of the knowledge some of the sports science guys have. He's a really good guy.
I think Dave and I have been able to influence and educate the Knicks coaches on developing athletic potential and that has had a big influence in their training.
Developing the player as a whole is what will bring you success, not just skill and technical ability. That comes from what we've learnt in the Premier League, but it's not always being applied there properly either.
Dave and I have been lucky and we've worked with some of the best managers. Dave worked with Jose Mourinho and I've worked with some great managers too. But there were also others where I thought 'this is like going back to the dark ages'.
One thing I have found is that the Americans are very professional and there's less of a political environment - the Premier League can be very, very political.
Last year's NBA champions, the LA Lakers, played 102 games, while Double-winners Chelsea played 55. Premier League managers and players often complain about their workload, but the NBA schedule appears much more demanding. Is it fair to compare the two?
No. They are worlds apart really, but both sports could learn from each other.
It's funny, the football season is very long and then during the off-season, the best players usually have other commitments so they don't get any rest. The NBA season, however, is much shorter but they cram in hundreds of games!
We play four games a week and games on back-to-back nights. [42 of the Knicks' 82 regular-season games during the current campaign are on back-to-back days.]
The Knicks will play a game in one city then fly that night to another city and get in at 3 or 4am depending on the timezone. We'll play another game that night, then fly back to New York, practice at our facility, then play at Madison Square Garden the following day before flying off to off to another city. It's just non-stop.
What problems arise from a schedule as packed as that?
The biggest problem is coping with the effects of the travel and the sleep deprivation.
The game itself is very, very intense, but it is intense in short bursts and the players have time to recover within the game. Obviously, they can be substituted on and off too, and while a match lasts 48 minutes, it takes about two-and-a-half hours to complete. It's like a show, the whole thing is set up to entertain. It's unbelievable!
The hardest thing, though, is undoubtedly dealing with the amount of travelling while playing back-to-back nights, all while keeping up a consistent level of performance.
But they prepare in a very different way. It's all a bit traditional, and what we've tried to do is apply a bit more scientific thinking and ask why they do certain things: Is it because it's tradition or because it's the right thing to do?
Dave and I have changed quite a few things to help the players and the coaches have been really receptive. We've reduced the amount of shooting practices on the mornings of home games so the players can sleep in, we've looked at the intensity of training in terms ensuring the players who are playing get more rest, we've incorporated more injury-prevention sessions and educated the players on refuelling and rehydration, which has been vital.
Given that the NBA schedule is so packed, when do teams find time to train and practice?
The players get a lot less time off in comparison to footballers. They get the odd day off, but we do a lot of recovery sessions. But even then they can get on the court.
The players have to deal with a lot of information. On a game day, even if we've had a game the night before, the players will review the previous game on video before turning to that night's opposition. They'll then get more film just before the game so there is a lot of coaching time.
Because we are together on the road so much, it's easy to pull the players in to work with them collectively and individually.
Premier League managers often appear reluctant to use their best players unless it is absolutely necessary. Given the workload, is squad rotation a concept teams in the NBA are familiar with?
In football, you have to look at which games it is crucial to have your best players starting. The art of being a great manager is largely in the selection process across all the competitions.
The NBA is just one competition, so the thinking is 'well, we need to win as many games as possible', but it is easier to preserve a player.
If an NBA player is showing signs of tiring, then the coach might only put them in at the crucial times. It's easy to track whether the points are going up or down so if coach sees that they are dropping dramatically, then he can get his best players back out there extremely quickly.
That's obviously a skill in itself - knowing when to take the players off and when to put them back in.


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Supplies On The Way For Boilermaker Shadow Run
A start/finish line banner, finisher's pins, running bibs and t-shirts are on their way to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for this year's Boilermaker Shadow Run.
The race will take place on Sunday, July 14th, the same day as the Boilermaker.
Mohawk Global Logistics is once again shipping the supplies to Afghanistan.
The Boilermaker will be selling a limited number of tees similar to the ones being sent overseas.
The t-shirts commemorate the various shadow runs that have taken place.
The words "sweat to glory" will appear as the shirt gets wet from perspiration or water.
For every shirt sold, the Boilermaker will donate $5 to Feed Our Vets.
Since 2008, five Shadow Runs have taken place, three in Iraq and two in Afghanistan.


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Peter Filichia, Susan Lee and More Set for Elements Theatre's THE DINING ROOM Panel Discussion, 3/4
Elements Theatre Company of Orleans, Mass., will explore the ways in which our culture and relationships have changed over the past 30 years by presenting and discussing A. R. Gurney's Pulitzer-nominated play, The Dining Room, at Nyack College (Nyack and Manhattan campuses) March 4-7, 2013. As part of its annual educational tour, Elements will perform Gurney's comedy of upper-middle class American manners plus conduct talk-backs, workshops, and a panel discussion designed to examine the relevance of theater and art in today's society.
On Monday, March 4 from 5 to 6 p.m., members of the Elements Theatre Company will lead an intensive student workshop on Nyack College's Manhattan campus at 316 Broadway. The workshop will be followed at 7 p.m. by a lively panel discussion titled "How Do the Arts Humanize Culture?" Panelists include Peter Filichia, esteemed New York theater critic and author; SuSan Lee, director of marketing for the Nederlander Organization; Larisa Gelman, director of arts outreach at the 92nd Street Y; and Dana Talley, music professor at Nyack College and former principal tenor with the Metropolitan Opera. Sr. Danielle Dwyer, Elements artistic director, will moderate.
On Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m., Elements will hold an open rehearsal of The Dining Room on the Nyack campus followed by a Q&A with students. A full performance will be held on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m., also on the Nyack campus. Audience members are invited to remain for a talk-back with the cast and creative team following the performance.
While The Dining Room focuses on a vanishing class of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) American society spanning from the 1930s to the 1980s, its compassionate humor and abundant humanity is still a captivating expression of the nature of human relationships - whatever the socio-economic class or cultural background. Seven actors play 59 characters in 18 scenes, with characters ranging from a 5-year-old boy to a 90-year-old grandfather. All of the action takes place in the dining room of one particular stately home that through the years has changed hands from one generation or family to another.
In talk-backs, workshops and the panel discussion, Elements company members, students, and special guests will explore the questions raised by a 30-year-old play for Americans now living in vastly different times. What have we gained and/or lost with the disappearance of the traditional dining room? Has technology given us the ability to connect 24/7 but robbed us of the art of developing meaningful personal relationships through conversation? Has the proliferation of frequent but abbreviated tweets and texts made us more or less civil? Has the security of the nuclear family been sacrificed to the freedom from patriarchal oppression? Is the loss of tradition liberating or traumatic? Is dysfunctional communication better than no communication at all?
According to Dwyer, The Dining Room may be populated by a narrowly defined class of Americans but its themes still resonate on many levels.
"Though Gurney's play has a wealthy economic setting, the characters ring true and their situations are universal," Dwyer explains. "Their stories are often quite funny and very moving. The play is primarily about relationships: the beginning of a new one, or the disintegration of an old one; the manipulation between a mother and daughter; the use of a young boy by his parents to wheedle money out of his grandfather; a family trying to cope with their mother's dementia.
"Over the course of the play, and in the past 30 years, the dining room may have faded in importance," says Dwyer. "But what it stands for continues to be relevant. It's a family gathering place, a communal center where, for good or ill, conversation and connection are important. What is the new dining room in today's society, where priorities center on what's fast, convenient, and driven by technology? Our performance of The Dining Room will be the catalyst for a deeper discussion. Perhaps theater itself has become one of the last bastions for humanizing our culture."
Elements Theatre Company is a resident ensemble dedicated to exploring the vitality of the written word and the deepest truths within the text. Through dramatic storytelling and imaginative stagecraft, Elements approaches both classic and modern works with honesty and authenticity. Founded in 1992, Elements Theatre Company is part of Gloriae Dei Artes Foundation, a non-profit arts organization based in Orleans, Mass. Operating year-round, Elements performs three or four shows each year on Cape Cod in addition to touring extensively, presenting workshops and performing at conferences, schools and churches.


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ESOPUS, N.Y. -- The environmental group Scenic Hudson has bought 217 acres near Floyd Ackert and Swarte Kill roads as part of efforts to develop an unbroken system of trails and wildlife refuge areas.
The property is between the Shaupeneak Ridge to the north, Black Creek Preserve to the east and the John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary to the south, according to Scenic Hudson.
"What we're trying to build is a very exciting corridor along the Black Creek with linkages to ... Shaupeneak Ridge so that it creates more of an expanded recreational experience for people," said Seth McKee, Scenic Hudson's land conservation director. "It doesn't create a direct connection, but it's very close.
Scenic Hudson bought the property from Arnika Corporation but declined to say how much it paid.
The 217 acres come from six parcels totaling 250.1 acres, which Ulster County records show had an assessed value of $1,766,800 before some of the parcels were subdivided and retained by Arnika.
Scenic Hudson owns about 1,800 acres in Esopus and has reached conservation easements on another 450. McKee said the goal is to develop an 8-mile corridor of public-access areas between the Hudson Valley Rail Trail and the Rondout Creek.
"We feel strongly that, taken as a whole, these various projects are really helping to create the makings of a very special tourism-based economy in the town (of Esopus)," he said.
"We've created five parks ... for both town residents and visitors, many miles of hiking trails, access to the (Hudson River) in several different places, we helped the town create its only public boat launch at Sleightsburgh Park," McKee said. "As we do throughout the Hudson Valley, we're trying to continue to make connections between conserved lands and create a really compelling outdoor experience."
McKee said, though, that the property along Floyd Ackert and Swarte Kill roads is not expected to open this year.
"There are existing trails on the property," McKee said. "They haven't been blazed, marked or made public-friendly at this point. We do have a group of people that manage our parks ... but it will take a little time to get to."


text: Kanawha library plan to get makeover By Jim Balow October 12, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A trio of library experts has been chosen to take a fresh look at the new downtown Kanawha County Public Library that's been on the drawing boards for a decade.Last week, the library's board of directors chose Providence Associates of Cottonwood, Ariz., to review the building program, architects' plans and property acquisition plans.The current plan, scaled down in 2009, calls for a 113,000-square-foot building at the corner of Lee Street and Leon Sullivan Way, diagonally across from the Clay Center.However, that design was based on assumptions made in 2002, library director Alan Engelbert said."Libraries have changed so much in the last 10 years," he said. "We have to refocus and move forward."So the directors and their building committee put out a request for proposals for a consultant. They interviewed three candidates in late August and chose Providence. Engelbert is negotiating the final scope of the work and contract.David Warren, the former director of the Richland County Public Library in Columbia, S.C., will lead team, Engelbert said, along with help from Kim Cullin of Zionsville, Ind. Laura Isenstein, the company's principal in Arizona and a librarian-turned-consultant, is the third team member."All three of the firms were very, very good," Engelbert said "I think [the building committee] was very comfortable with the people [at Providence] and their expertise. They have more experience in getting buildings actually built, conducting a [bond] referendum."The last quality could be critical because the public phase of fundraising for the library has lagged. Charleston Mayor Danny Jones has shown little interest in committing city bond capacity to the project, saying the city has other priorities, such as the Civic Center.The first step, however, is to see exactly how much space the new library needs for books, audio and video collections, offices, meeting rooms, computers and community space. That could change the design, and possibly reduce the size of the building."One highly specific issue is: What is the impact of electronic books and materials on collections?" Engelbert said. "Typically, when writing a program for a library building, you project collections for another 20 years and provide room to shelve what collections you'll have. Electronic books and materials are changing that calculation."The role of libraries also is changing, Engelbert said."We're becoming a community hub. We want to know: What are other libraries doing? By bringing in people who deal with many libraries, we want to know what the trends are."In the current building plan, we have a computer lab. That may turn instead into more of a collaborative space instead of a lot of computers lined up. Taking into account mobile devices, instead of a lot of stations we may provide a whole lot of outlets. "The other thing that's kind of running through our planning process is Imagine Charleston. As part of the master planning for the city of Charleston, they've taken a look at the block the library is located on."Imagine Charleston is the tag line consultants have given to the 18-month process begun early this year to write a new comprehensive plan and downtown development plan for the city. People who attended a public meeting at the Culture Center last month heard the consultants discuss how the proposed library might fit into their overall plan for the block between Lee and Quarrier streets and Leon Sullivan Way and Dickinson Street.Their plan eliminated most of the library's parking lot, but added a parking garage in the middle of the block. It also showed a new mixed-use building -- retail and housing -- on the site of the former Holley Hotel, as recently proposed by City Manager David Molgaard."They have some concepts we'd like to look at," Engelbert said. "One of the emphases they have is downtown living -- mixed-use retail, living and library all together."It's certainly not unheard of. We've looked at that for a long time. Before I came here, we looked at others sharing space with us. The idea of partnering with higher education. WVU has a presence in Charleston. Maybe we could partner with them." Not everything was good, though. The Imagine Charleston plan pushed the library to the corner of Lee Street and Leon Sullivan, where many of the proposed 102 parking spaces would be located."Our big concern is, if they're doing a big parking ramp over here, where is the door?" Engelbert said. "They're expensive to build, expensive to maintain. Are we re-creating the same parking problem we have over here?"Library patrons have long complained about the lack of public parking spaces around the Capitol Street building, despite the presence of a city parking garage a block away, on Summers Street."I think the exciting thing is the trend in urban planning is mixed-use," Engelbert said. "Our goal is to build a very beautiful, very efficient urban library. If we can accommodate other interests, other needs in doing that, we're open to considering that."Library leaders have budgeted $10 million to buy the property they think they need for the new library, and $30 million to build it. Those figures could change."That's part of the equation," Engelbert said. "If we analyze our space needs and decide we don't need all the space, it may affect the [building] footprint. We may not need all the land."Fewer books could lower costs, too. "Book stacks are very heavy, so you engineer floors for 150 pounds per square foot. The floors need to be massively strong. That's why libraries are so expensive."If you're changing where you put materials, it changes the way you build the building."This is probably a six-month process. The architects [from ZMM in Charleston] will be involved."After a strong start, the process of raising $40 million for the downtown library and another $7 million for branch library improvements has slowed, Engelbert conceded. He hopes the study will give the project new life."We're looking to raise half the money privately, half publicly," he said. "We did very well privately. We have not done well publicly. Part of this is: What do we do? It's time to look."Our initial goal was to raise $25 million privately. We're at 18. That's pretty darned good."Reach Jim Balow at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5102. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Man shot and killed on Charleston's East End Previous Story WVU law school opens Innocence Project clinic Next Story