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Photographer's Note
Maastricht is the most important city in Limburg, an area made famous by that quirky reference in the B52's song "Dance this mess around":
"Why don't you dance with me? / I'm not no Limburger!"
Apparently, this particular reference is all about smelly cheese. But it got me puzzled for years. Limburgers must be among the nicest people on the planet and I just couldn't think of why on earth anyone would NOT want to dance with one!
Anyway, Maastricht has a rich history, going back all the way to Celtic and Roman times. It has a university, a most interesting museum (the Bonefante) and a bookstore in a converted Dominican church.
My favourite Maastrichtenaar is cross-cultural investigator Geert Hofstede. Though born elsewhere, the great man was based at Maastricht University. And the more his (inter)cultural dimensions get mentioned here, the better.
Maastricht also became famous because of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which led to the creation of the euro.
This picture was taken at the Vrijthof, the city's biggest central square. The background features the oddly coloured church of St. John, on the left.
Centrally placed is the famous church of St. Servaas. Legend has it that this Armenian-born Roman-catholic saint brought christianity to Limburg.
Just as with the Maastricht treaty and the arrival of the euro, the jury is still out to debate whether this proved to be a good move or not.
song title reference: Rory Gallagher (Lousiana Red)
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heimann2 (1990) 2012-04-02 6:54
Hi Benny,
a real good composition also in colour-contrast with the red car and the grey sky.
Lovely scene.
SNOOP_Chan (4377) 2012-04-02 7:19
Hello Benny, nice composition here with many elements but the carriage is the one that stands out the most. I must say that the Armenian church is magnificent. Good highlights, and sharpness.
danos (105278) 2012-04-02 7:48
Hello Benny,
very nice this part of the main square of Maastricht, with the impressive buildings to complete the backdrop.The passing by carriage in front of your lens in the empty fortunately square, makes the image even more effective.Excellent the light and the colour management.
Have a good afternoon,Danos
Derya (919) 2012-04-02 8:44
Hi Benny,
very interesting place..
I like the red car and the horses..
good composition and impressive sky.
robmal (2247) 2012-04-02 9:31
Hello Benny.
This is great cityscape shot with beautiful composition, colors and perfect sharpness, well done.
Best regards Robert.
gildasjan (43824) 2012-04-02 9:45
Bonsoir Benny
le rouge de cette carriole crée un excellent contraste dans cette image parfaitement cadrée.Cette place donne une impression de silence.
Bonne soirée
Bluejeans (64251) 2012-04-02 11:37
Ola Benny ,
Gostei desta tua composição com esta carruagem vermelha em primeiro plano nesta praça , maravilhoso este lugar com estas igrejas , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
bukitgolfb301 (47365) 2012-04-02 14:49
Hello my dear Benny
A perfect vertical stable shot. Another fantastic and magical presentation indeed. Red combination is so comfortable. Marvelous sharp and clear image as usual.
Thanks for your sharinig with best shot and have a good start of a good week!
Best regrads,
Takero from warm Tokyo
prasun984 (5590) 2012-04-02 20:18
Hi Benny,
Wonderful composition from the square by the Horse pull car in FG and the beautiful old age architectures in BG!
Lively atmosphere!
Very beautiful picture!
Exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition are highlights here!
TFS - congrats,
ChrisJ (126807) 2012-04-02 23:15
Hi Benny
Impressive sharpness with the horses & carriage well positioned in the frame on the 1/3 axis. Good color and saturation with a superb diffused light & nice shadow detail. The fg branches add graphism. Tfs!
timecapturer (49288) 2012-04-03 5:23
Hi Benny
this an attractive and eye-catching composition. Love the amazing buildings and the fascinating way you have framed them. The horse drawn carriage is perfectly placed and the quality of detail so exquisite. Excellent image and presentation.
Regards - Brian.
npecanhuk (79319) 2012-04-03 20:17
Hi Benny!
Wonderful urban environment!
Lovely moment!
Beautiful picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov, horizontal format, black & white & grey borders and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
abmdsudi (63663) 2012-04-03 22:06
Hi Benny
Spring mood on a slightly cloudy day, I just can imagine the feeling when we are presented such a calm scene. But the colors are enough to boost the mood that make everything sparkle in particular the stunning carriage and the background. Wonderfully taken image, great dof, sharpness and clarity. A peaceful shot indeed. Congrats
Best regards
kennyblack (4207) 2012-05-14 6:49
Hello Benny
On a cloudy day there 'was nothing better than putting the horse bottom color to enliven and give movement to' image. I like the POV sharpness and light management. Really a nice job.
Greetings, Regard's the best ... Marino
Photo Information
- Copyright: Benny Verbercht (BennyV) (22611)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2012-03-31
- Categories: Transportation, Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D40
- Exposure: f/7.0, 1/320 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2012-04-02 6:53


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What's On Tonight
By KATHRYN SHATTUCK
Published: December 4, 2007
10 P.M. (CBS) THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW 2007 Heidi Klum, left, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova, Selita Ebanks and a bevy of other beauties take to the runway dressed in their unmentionables -- and the occasional pair of angel wings -- at this annual lingerie extravaganza, held this year in Los Angeles. The Spice Girls, Kanye West and Seal, Ms. Klum's husband, provide the women with music to strut their scanty stuff to.
8 P.M. (Style) I PROPOSE Suggested viewing for boyfriends everywhere: a new season of men surprising their girlfriends with the proposals of their dreams.
9 P.M. (Sci Fi) TIN MAN In the finale of this mini-series, D. G. (Zooey Deschanel) and her companions Glitch (Alan Cumming), Raw (Raoul Trujillo) and Cain, a k a the Tin Man (Neal McDonough), merge attributes to keep the O.Z. from permanent darkness with the arrival of the double eclipse of its twin sun.
10 P.M. (Discovery) EVEREST 2: BEYOND THE LIMIT The members of Team 1 struggle to enter the Death Zone at 27,500 feet, where their organs will slowly shut down from lack of oxygen if they stay there too long. Meanwhile, Team 2 gets ready to leave the advance base camp. But one mountaineer has snow blindness. And Mogens Jensen, above, an asthmatic who refuses to use supplemental oxygen, has a severe asthma attack. At 11, in ''After the Climb,'' Phil Keoghan continues his talk with amateur climbers from the 2007 trek, as well as with a roster of Everest mountaineers about their own treacherous ascents.
10 P.M. (Fuse) VIDEOS THAT ROCKED THE WORLDBritney Spears almost single-handedly ignites the bubble-gum pop revolution in ''... Baby One More Time.''
10 P.M. (FX) NIP/TUCK Christian (Julian McMahon) persuades Sean (Dylan Walsh) to film a show based on their careers as plastic surgeons. Tiffany Pollard, the vixen at the heart of VH1's ''I Love New York,'' doles out tips on how to be a successful reality star.
10 P.M. (Showtime) FALL FROM GRACE An investigation of Fred Phelps's highly controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan.
10:30 P.M. (Oxygen) THE JANICE DICKINSON MODELING AGENCY The ''world's first supermodel'' -- Ms. Dickinson's self-description -- returns with claws sharpened and attitude adjusted for a third season of mayhem. Already she has problems. First, some top models are leaving because of strained relations with her business partner. Second, when a client requests a Latin model, Ms. Dickinson realizes that her roster is bare.
11:30 P.M. (MyNetwork TV) CHRISTMAS GLORY: IN THE KEY OF LOVE Gospel music for the holidays, performed by Al Jarreau, Brian McKnight, Wynton Marsalis, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Whalum and BeBe and CeCe Winans. Marvin Winans is host. At midnight ''Christmas at the Cathedral'' presents another round, this time at the West Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles, in rousing renditions by Mary Mary, Smokie Norful, Martha Munizzi and Tye Tribbett. KATHRYN SHATTUCK


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Christmas Tales at Caerleon Baths
Join us for traditional festive tales with one of the UK's most popular storytellers, Daniel Morden.
Face painting will also be available (£1 charge for face painting).
Tales at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
Dates, times and prices
09 Dec 2017
11.00am - 4.00pm
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Senior citizens, students and children under 16 - Am ddim / free
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Location information
- Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths
- Postcode: NP18 1AE
Facilities and information
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- Assistance dogs only
- No smoking
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Postcode NP18 1AE
Road B4596 to Caerleon, M4 Westbound (Jct 25), Eastbound (Jct 26).
Rail 6km/4mls, Newport, on the Cardiff- Newport/London/Manchester/Liverpool route.
Bus Route Nos. 27, 28, 28B Newport - Caerleon or Route Nos. 29, 29B Newport - Cwmbran.
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To further illustrate the need for hairbands, this is what happens when I take the hairband off:
There's been quite the change over the last few months, hasn't there?
Recently, I changed my blog photo to this:
The story behind the picture is that my chemo-curls had started to get the better of me. Sometimes I looked like Angela Davis
...and sometimes I looked like Flattop:
So, although you cant see it in the picture, in an effort to wrassle the curls into some semblance of order, I'm wearing a headband. It's one of a set of three cheesy, cheap, stretchy ones bought at Idolatry*. One is black (non-committal shrug of shoulders), one dark brown (meh) and one a putrid sandy brown (blech).
It then occurred to one that one could knit her own damn headbands and make them any color she wanted! So, out came the needles and yarn remnants and in short order I had two headbands of admittedly pretty tame colors: a gray that goes with my hair (unknown-brand alpaca for those who care about such things)
And churned out last night, a blue that goes with jeans (Lion Brand Jiffy Thick and Quick for those who care about such things):
Headbands that are more colorful are on the horizon but, that being said, I've discovered that knitting headbands makes me downright twitchy. You cast on, knit an inch or two of ribbing and cast off. Which is all you need but it feels as if youve started knitting a hat, made the ribbing, had a severe senior moment and forgot to knit the rest of the hat. Perhaps a better way to way to describe it is it feels like when someone does only the first five beats of shave and a haircut:" Dum dum-dum dum dum...[silence].
(If I have now made you twitchy, relief is at hand. Read the title.)
* I use a British voice on my GPS and this is how he pronounces Dollar Tree. Of course I glommed right on to it.
(UPDATE: My litigation Inner Bitch has a name! After watching last night's episode of Downtown Abbey, she will be named Lady Mary.)
It occurred to me that you, my pets, have been slogging along with me on my return to school and I never shared the upshot of the first quarter. It took a mind-boggling effort but I passed. Which is saying something because you have to finagle a B or better. If not, they say the university equivalent of "No soup for you!" Or, to put it another way, Dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. You arent allowed to continue. The yenta in me is snarkily curious about who will return.
Second quarter starts next Tuesday. The good news is the absolutely fantastic lawyer/teacher from last quarterdynamic, interested, interesting, funny, confident but sometimes self-effacing, and a bit of a babewill be teaching all three nights. The bad news is, he said, and I quote, Trust me. If I pass you through from first quarter to second, Im not doing you any favors. Gulp.
Second quarter is all litigation, all the time. Im looking forward to getting acquainted with my inner bitch. We will need to give her a name when the time comes.
As far as the cats are concerned, in winter there is but one Best Spot in the House, a certain window sill that sits right above a baseboard heater, perfect for chasing away the chill. Joon sits on the sill most of the time but frequently pays a dear price for it: When Benny decides its his turn, he marches up, bites her in the ass until she screams, gives up, and moves and then he claims the coveted spot.
Benny and I have been working on this with loud NO'S and squirts from a water bottle. Things arent perfect yet but, if this is anything to go by, we seem to be heading in the right direction:
I suck at ringing in the New Year. Ive never been much for celebrating it to begin with, most likely because it comes hard on the heels of the Thanksgiving and Christmas insanity; I lived apart from family and the familial makings of rowdy New Year festivities most of my adult life and simply never got in the habit; and, although I spent two decades of New Yearses with Poo-Poo Head, she wasnt big on celebrating it either. (In comparison, my sister has always been good at celebrating it or, I should say, clever about celebrating it. Although she lives in California, since she lived in New York for a quite a few years, she figured that gave her carte blanche to pop the cork at 9:00 p.m. California time/12:00 p.m. New York time. And then all the hoopla was over and she could go to bed. Or keep on making merry. Is that not clever?)
Last year on New Years Eve, mostly for reasons of not caring, plus having a brain that was fried on steroids and chemo, I lost track of time and found myself cleaning the litter box at the moment 2013 made its arrival. Surely this year I could do better than scooping clumps of cat pee, yes? Um, nope. Im not sure what I was thinking when I made this appointment, but on December 31st, I started dietary preparations for a colonoscopy which will be on Jan. 3, my first measureable event of any kind of 2014. Better or worse than scooping cat litter? Discuss.


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Four controversial applications to build on open land within residential developments have been refused planning permission.
Residents had been fighting against the proposals from Jelson Ltd to build a total of 10 properties on plots in Ayr Close, Casterton Road, Caithness Road, Aberdeen Close and Melrose Close in Stamford.
Melrose Close, where two homes are proposed, has yet to be decided but in the four other cases, South Kesteven District Council's planning officers said it would amount to "loss of green space" or "loss of public open space".
In Ayr Close (three homes),Aberdeen Close (two homes), planners also said it would amount to "an unacceptable form of development, contrary to that which characterises the area and the original design concept".
And in Caithness Road (one home), officers said it would "be significantly visually obtrusive and deviate from the established pattern of development in the area".
Gareth Bramley, chairman of the community group that was set up to fight the plans in Ayr Close and Melrose Close said: "We are ecstatic. The committee and all the people involved are pleased that common sense has prevailed.
"It has proved if a community pulls together we can stop things from happening if they are not conducive to community life."
John Harringon, of Perth Road, said: "It's a small victory for common sense."
Households in Aberdeen Close had submitted a petition objecting to the plans.
Resident David Booth had argued the plots were the "last remaining green spaces" in the area.
Coun Maureen Jalili (non-aligned), who had criticised the plans as an attempt to "squeeze out yet more money by building in styles that are not in keeping with the area", said: "I'm quite pleased that they took into account the arguments put forward by everyone. They were quite reasonable points about over-development and changing the open-plan nature of the existing developments."
Stamford town councillor and South Kesteven district councillor David Nalson (Con) said: "I am very pleased. These green spaces have always been an asset to residents and that part of the town and should be preserved."
Leicester-based Jelson Ltd declined to comment,


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Sarah Jessica Parker doesn't belong on Twitter
Sarah Jessica Parker is not convinced by the world of social media.
The 48-year-old actress jumped on the bandwagon and joined Twitter for the first time last year.
Since signing up to the website Jessica has enjoyed interacting with her fan base and has over 500,000 followers.
While she enjoys how relaxed tweeting is, the Sex and the City star can't help but wonder whether it is meant for her.
"[Twitter has] been nice. The thing I like about it is it can happen when... unlike returning a phone call or an email, it doesn't have some sort of deadline attached to it and I think allows for… there's some freedom about it that I like," she explained to parade.com.
"I think I'm still uncertain about how to navigate the whole thing. I like sharing images, I love seeing other peoples' images, and I think most thrilling of all is to see other peoples' worlds far away and nearby. I'm still uncertain about… I'm still not entirely convinced it's the place I belong."
Sarah is set to launch her own line of cards and stationary with greeting cards manufacturer Hallmark. When it comes to receiving things from her husband Matthew Broderick for special occasions, the brunette star believes a personal gesture is a lot more rewarding.
The couple tied the knot in 1997 and have son James together, as well as twin daughters Marion and Tabitha who were born through a surrogate.
"I do really like the idea of sending and receiving cards. I just think it's a really nice way, especially in these particular times where it's very easy for us to send messages via e-mail, we all know what it means to receive a handwritten note," she smiled.
"Often my husband will say to me, 'What do you want for a holiday or a birthday,' and I tell him, 'What I really want is a note.' That is something I will have forever and it's something I can pass on to my children. I think words of substance and words that really express feelings are invaluable."


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OCEANSIDE —— A packed room of family, friends and colleagues of recently retired Oceanside police Chief Michael Poehlman acknowledged his service to the city and bade him farewell Tuesday.
A luncheon was held for Poehlman at La Mission Restaurant. Poehlman, who had served as the police chief since 1995 and was with the department since 1978, has been hired as the police chief for the Reno Police Department.
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Kolender awarded the chief with a plaque, saying Poehlman's work will exemplify to Reno what San Diego County law enforcement is about.
San Diego Police Chiefs and Sheriff's Association President Rick Emerson and Carlsbad police Chief Tom Zoll presented Poehlman with a shovel that had a plaque on it.
San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis also presented him with a plaque.
Oceanside fire Chief Robert Osby presented Poehlman with a special white fire chief's hat that said "Oceanside Police" on it.
"You have been special," Osby said. "You earned this over a long time —— long before I got here."
City Manager Steve Jepsen presented Poehlman with a gold watch with the city of Oceanside's seal on it and a mason's compass, which he said he hoped would eventually help him find his way back home.
From the community, Concha Greene presented the chief with a "World's Greatest Chief" mug, courtesy of the residents of Eastside.
Police Capt. Dave Heering, who is the acting Oceanside chief; Capt. Reginald Grigsby; and Capt. Manny Castillo also presented Poehlman with a plaque and gave a bouquet of roses to his wife.
Oceanside City Council members Jack Feller, Rocky Chavez and Mayor Jim Wood also spoke in appreciation of Poehlman's service.
Poehlman also received a plaque from the Drug Enforcement Administration, an engraved knife from Camp Pendleton, and an engraved glass water pitcher from the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce.


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A Stamford dad is facing charges after police say he fondled a 12-year-old girl sleeping alongside his own daughter and son late last month.
Aziz El Hattab, 42, has been charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and felony risk of injury to a minor. Police said he's a cook at a local pizza restaurant and has a 10-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, who were sleeping in the same room as the victim at the time of the alleged assault.
He's accused of sneaking into the room and touching her breasts three times throughout the night. After the third incident, the girl texted her mother, who was staying at a local hotel. El Hattab's children slept through the whole thing, according to police.
Police said the victim is the daughter of a family friend from Pennsylvania who used to nanny for El Hattab.
"His own kids were right there, and it's a 12-year-old girl, which the family had trusted that she could stay over there too, so it's pretty disturbing," said Stamford police spokesperson Lt. Diedrich Hohn.
It's not the first time the victim stayed over at El Hattab's house, according to police, who said El Hattab denies having touched the girl.
He was arrested after a fight erupted between the two families and police were called to the scene.
El Hattab was arrested after posting $20,000 bond. Information an attorney was not immediately available.


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the estrogen receptor, but also causes it to be degraded, Heyman says.
With the hefty, $42 million round announced today, Aragon says it has raised a total of $72 million since 2009. As Aragon sought to raise its Series C funding, Heyman tells me, "We wanted an investor that had both deep pockets as well as potential links to hedge funds, private equity, or even [help us move toward] an IPO."
The Topspin Fund should more than satisfy that criteria, Heyman says. It was founded in recent years by Jim Simons, founding CEO of the New York hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, and two other investors, Leo Guthart and Steve Winick.
In a statement from Aragon says, "The addition of an investor like Topspin with a like-minded vision and considerable financial resources strategically provides Aragon with access to significant capital in the future. We are also tremendously excited about the progress we've made with our pipeline."
In conjunction with the financing, Aragon says Topspin's Guthart will join Aragon's board. Carol Gallagher, who headed Seattle-based Calistoga Pharmaceuticals before it was acquired last year in a $600 million deal with Gilead Sciences (and a San Diego Xconomist), also is joining Aragon's board as an independent director.
In Aragon's statement, Simon is quoted as saying, "The combination of Aragon's high-quality management team, strong investor base, and its novel insights into two of the most-validated targets in oncology make the company an attractive investment."


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Gentle Barn Foundation, Santa Clarita, CA, USA
This is really difficult to write, but in light of all that is happening I feel that we need more voices heard on experiences with GB. I had been a volunteer for over 2 years. Reading these reviews, there is definitely extreme opinions that go from painting Jay and Ellie as horrible people living a lavish lifestyle to the other end of the spectrum where they are saints only doing all they can to save the animals. Like most things, the truth is in the middle somewhere. Personally, I will not go back to the Gentle Barn to volunteer and it breaks my heart. In my experience with the owners of the GB, they mean well and have the best interest of the animals at heart. However, their judgment gets clouded with ego and arrogance as well as a lack of trust in not just employees, but volunteers. At times Ellie seemed to care more for the feelings of the animals or rather it was more of her projecting her own feelings and wants onto the animals, like restricting the volunteer hours severely for her and her family's benefit - not for the organization. I've seen decisions get made that did not serve the animals or the organization, but more were made to serve the owners. It's unfortunate. Both animals and people at the GB have suffered due to this. I can't say anything about the accusations of funds being mis-used as only the owners and those handling the accounts directly know the truth about that. What I did see was an arrogance in the owners and mis-trust in people that caused them to not put the animals first. To me, this is a lack of the integrity of the organization. It breaks my heart. Yes, the stalls & barnyard are clean. Yes, the grounds are immaculate. It serves the animals and looks great to visitors, but the reflects a huge control issue that the owners just can't let go of. I believe that Jay and Ellie have their hearts in the right place, but they don't always make decisions from their hearts. This means that the animals have suffered and so have the people that get close to them. Other volunteers that I was close with have had uncomfortable and bad experiences with Ellie, but I haven't. What I have experienced is all that I've stated and I hope that someone can come in to help put this organization back on track. In my opinion & experience, Ellie and Jay are not bad people, but they can have big egos that get in the way of making decisions that best serve the animals and the organization.
More Feedback
Would you volunteer for this group again?
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
Have a board in place and not Ellie and/or Jay as the final decision maker.


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There were decades not too long ago when patriotism was at a low level, especially during the Vietnam War era when the draft was very unpopular, due to a great extent because it was not fair. But through all eras, military veterans' organizations have endeavored to keep the spirit of sacrifice alive that is exemplified by those who served.
So we come to another Veterans Day when all who served their country in the military are recognized. Those who now are serving also are given recognition.
But we also need to recognize all of the veterans' organizations, especially the two largest, The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. They have, down through the years, kept the fire burning of the spirit of sacrifice that has been and is being made by the members of our military. Another group that needs to be thanked for remembering our military is the federal agency that takes care of our military cemeteries around the world. Our military cemeteries are second to none in regard to burial grounds of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. The care is immaculate!
Credit is due to the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, for 131 veterans' cemeteries in 39 states and Puerto Rico. Our government also maintains cemeteries in countries where our military members were killed in combat, and they are in excellent condition also. They are maintained by the American Battlefield Monuments Commission, which overseas 24 cemeteries and 26 monuments on foreign soils.
During our history, we have lost so many outstanding young men, and some women, in wars that have kept this country free. We also have had members of the military wounded, many disabled for life. Our veterans' hospitals are filled with Purple Heart holders, and others who served and are ill. Other veterans have carried with them the scars of war, both mental and physical. They don't talk much about it. It is difficult to explain combat experiences to those who have never been exposed to the horrors of war.
There is a bond among veterans that brings them together in organizations that promote patriotism, remembrance of the sacrifices made, and are civic-minded when it comes to the communities where they live. The military ingrains in its members a certain discipline that cannot be received anywhere else. Perhaps the most important of all values that the military experience teaches is respect for this country's freedoms, the flag and what it stands for, and the desire to keep the liberties we have.
It is sad to say that many of the present generation know nothing about this country's military history, and the sacrifices that have been made to keep this republic's values. An example that might be said to be typical of today's young people: This past week the editor of this newspaper was speaking to two young salesladies, both college graduates. They were asked if they knew when World War II occurred. Neither had a clue! Dumb and dumber!
Our educational system has failed when it comes to American history. Taxpayers aren't getting their money's worth in public education in the teaching of American history. Why aren't school board members demanding that American history be given a high priority, with emphasis on the sacrifices that have been made by members of the military? Why are our colleges and universities graduating students who are illiterate when it comes to American history? The answer is that Americans aren't demanding more from our educators and the systems that employ them.
The veterans' organizations can't do it alone in teaching military history. They have programs that try to reach students, but cooperation isn't always there from our educators.
We need a Veterans Day more than ever today because it is a reminder of the sacrifices made to keep America the land of the free!


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Many doorways had strands of beads instead of doors. Rooms were a bit disheveled by today's standards. Lots of layering and billowing fabrics.
Welcome to bohemian decorating.
Macrame was in. I never quite liked it somehow. The pots didn't hang too straight. And I hate when things aren't straight. I read that this year, macrame is back in fashion.
You saw lots of these. Pier 1 was the hottest place to shop. There were pillows on the floor. And mattresses. And shelves put together with stacked concrete blocks.
The word kitschy comes to mind.
Justina Blakeney is a blogger who embraces the bohemian lifestyle. She even has a new book.
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After almost 10 years as a utility player, Mark DeRosa should finally have a starting job out of spring training in 2007 as the Cubs' second baseman. DeRosa signed a three-year, $13 million contract, which isn't much in the scheme of things–especially considering this market–but is a considerable raise over the $675,000 he made in 2006. Considering the relatively low cost, DeRosa will most likely be worth the deal value wise in terms of dollars, but the more important question is whether or not his production merits a starting spot in the first place.
DeRosa was all-state in both football and baseball at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, NJ, and was the starting quarterback for the University of Pennsylvania from 1993 to 1995. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 amateur entry draft by the Atlanta Braves, selection #212 overall, and was sent to Low-A Eugene for his professional debut. His first three years in the minors were fairly mundane:
AB AVG/OBP/SLG SecA XBH% ISO 2B+3B BB% K% Eug.(A-) 255 .259/.355/.341 .227 24% .082 14 13.0% 16.4% Dur.(A+) 346 .269/.318/.387 .185 24% .118 14 6.7% 19.7% Gre.(AA) 461 .267/.351/.384 .234 29% .117 28 11.5% 10.9%
Besides the nifty walk rate, his debut at age 21 was somewhat unimpressive, and his follow-up campaign was even less productive, although he did pad his power numbers somewhat. His walk rate recovered in Double-A Greenville during the 1998 season, and he even managed to cut his strikeout rate almost in half–a notable achievement, especially while moving up a level. Overall though, he was still sub-star talent at the plate.
DeRosa would spend almost all of his 1999 season playing for Triple-A Richmond, and his results were poor: .272/.317/.335 with walks in only 5.5 percent of all plate appearances, but he did manage to hit .295 after June 1, slightly salvaging what was otherwise a dreadful season. That batting average level would carry over to the next two seasons at Richmond, with DeRosa also managing to increase his power output at the same time:
AB AVG/OBP/SLG SecA XBH% ISO 2B+3B BB% K% Ric.(AAA) 370 .292/.359/.392 .227 26% .100 25 9.0% 8.6% Ric.(AAA) 186 .296/.351/.425 .242 36% .129 18 8.1% 10.5% Atl.(MLB) 164 .287/.350/.390 .183 23% .103 8 6.5% 10.3%
The batting average remained quite steady, as did the on-base percentage–although his walk rate dipped slightly a bit each year, down to 6.5 percent in the majors–and he managed to actually knock a few extra-base hits around, posting the highest Isolated Power of his career in his last stop at Richmond. DeRosa even managed a walk-off homerun for his first major league dinger, hitting it off of Graeme Lloyd on July 21 to beat the Expos at Turner Field.
Over his minor league career thus far, his Batting Average on Balls in Play remained fairly steady; it was as low as .290 at Greenville, and as high as .327 during 2001 at Richmond, but for the most part it was in the .312 to .317 range. This leads one to believe that his improvement in the minors was real, but that still leaves him the type of hitter he looked like during the second half of 2001 in Atlanta.
Baseball Prospectus 2002 did not feel like DeRosa and the Braves was a match-up that would last:
DeRosa's window of opportunity for a full-time career with the Braves borders on nonexistent. He has a pair of younger players (Marcus Giles and Rafael Furcal) already ahead of him, and guys such as Wilson Betemit and Kelly Johnson coming up behind him. If Furcal isn't 100% in camp, DeRosa could get real playing time in April and May, but it's more likely that he'll settle into a role as one of the better utility infielders in the game.
Outside of a 55 at-bat stint at Richmond, along with an even shorter stay at High-A Myrtle Beach, DeRosa remained on the Braves major league roster for the 2002 season. At Myrtle Beach and Richmond, DeRosa played second base, and when he came back to the majors made starts at second, short, left, and right field. He also hit well for a utility player, banging out a .297/.339/.429 season for a .264 EqA while fulfilling his comment rather deftly.
Baseball Prospectus 2003 gave us an interesting situational comparison for Mark DeRosa:
After the Braves soured on Marcus Giles, they gave DeRosa a look at second base, and he didn't do anything to dissuade them from letting him stay there. He seems to be on track to become the Braves' Placido Polanco-someone who's overqualified to be a reserve and might be just good enough to hold a regular job.
PECOTA forecasted a .266/.328/.370 line for the 2003 season, and DeRosa managed .263/.316/.383, a .001 point difference in OPS. His BABIP had slipped ever so slightly down to .303 from that .312-.317 range, and would fall even further in 2004, down to .281. PECOTA had forecasted a .256/.321/.370 line for the year, but DeRosa would only put together .239/.293/.320, the worst season of his professional career. Baseball Prospectus 2004 may have had some of the explanation for DeRosa's odd season prior to its occurrence:
DeRosa's got some weird trends lurking beneath those dreary statistical lines. His strikeout totals and pitches have increased markedly over the course of the past two seasons, while he's cut his GB/FB ratio in half. That could be a sign of either burgeoning power or a slowing bat, or maybe a sort of identity crisis: Who really wants to be associated with the Denny Hockings of the world?
Chalk part of the dreadful performance up to poor luck on batted-balls, since his LINERD% was around 20 percent and his BABIP was only .281–his expected BABIP is around .319 in that situation–but that still leaves DeRosa as a .277/.331/.358 hitter or roughly thereabouts; not exactly a stirring performance, even for a utility infielder.
DeRosa would be granted his free agency following his awful 2004, and would sign with Texas to fill the role of utility player there. PECOTA forecasted a .252/.309/.373 line, and his comment was somewhere south of positive:
Most seasons, DeRosa can be a serviceable utility infielder, but, as a regular, he's stretched like Bob Guiney trying to be a troubadour. He opened the 2004 season as the Braves' starting third baseman, but a .223/.276/.317 line as a regular prompted the Braves to move Chipper Jones and his prop-comic glovework back to the hot corner. DeRosa's torn ACL should be fully healed by spring training, but it's too soon to know whether it's cost him any mobility. If he's no longer able to perform spot duty in the middle infield, then he no longer has any business being on a major league roster.
DeRosa was able to resurrect his bat somewhat in Texas by hitting .243/.325/.439, but his BABIP was only .267, whereas his expected BABIP was .306. Whatever was causing DeRosa to underperform his BABIP so significantly two seasons in a row cost him a .282/.364/.478 season, which would have been the best of his career to that point. No worries though, as lady luck realized how many bad vibes were going DeRosa's way, and reversed the situation during the 2006 season:
Year P/PA FB% LINERD% GB% IF/F% HR/F% BABIP eBABIP 2004 3.6 32.2% 19.9% 47.9% N/A 3.6% .281 .319 2005 3.9 34.5% 18.6% 46.9% 10.3% 18.3% .267 .306 2006 3.7 28.8% 22.6% 48.6% 11.6% 9.9% .348 .346
He managed to stay afloat in 2005, even with the poor BABIP, due to a serious power spike. As you can see, he was well below his estimated BABIP two seasons in a row, but is right in line with it in 2006. Considering that, one would expect DeRosa to be able to repeat his 2006 line of .296/.357/.456, or at least replicate it closely, no? These figures are actually quite misleading: as Christina Kahrl pointed out last week, DeRosa's burst of production in 2006 was contained almost entirely within the beginnings of the season, rather than the latter portion.
In this Prospectus Notebook piece from July 7 of 2006, DeRosa's line drive percentage and lofty BABIP were covered. The part to take away from it is this line:
DeRosa's Line Drive percentage is the highest among players with 250 plate appearances, and it is well above the 20% level of performance he set previously. His Batting Average on Balls in Play is incredibly high as well, second only to Joe Mauer's .424 mark, with the same plate appearance caveat. His BABIP is actually in line with his expected BABIP though–.406; LD% + .12 gives you expected BABIP–so it should fall back to the mean as his line drives start to regress.
Regress they did: on July 7, his LINERD% was 28.6 percent, and DeRosa finished at 22.6 percent, which means he was playing well below that level of line drivery during the second half of the season. One other item to note is that his Infield Flies per Flyball increased from 2.2 percent (again, July 7) all the way to 11.6 percent, in line with the previous year's output. As has been said countless times before, baseball is a game of inches, and it seems as if these inches turned DeRosa into a superhero for almost three months before quietly throwing him back into the realm of mortals for the remainder.
Considering he only slugged .397 from July 1 onward, it's hard to say that he'll be an overly useful second basemen for the next three years. Rate has him as an average to slightly above average second basemen defensively, but he's also 31 and won't be increasing his range or bat speed anytime soon. He is a career .273/.331/.404 hitter, and may be capable of a bit more pop as evidenced by his short power surge in 2005-2006, but it's just as plausible he will be slugging under .400 any of the next three years. His Equivalent Averages have been essentially average for a second basemen the past two years, so the hope that he can help the Cubs is somewhat reasonable, especially when you consider they are coming off of a season where Ronny Cedeno, Neifi Perez, Jerry Hairston Jr., and Tony Womack all played anywhere from 11.7 to 36.7 Adjusted Games at the position. The Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez signings show that the Cubs fancy themselves contenders from here on out, and even if that notion ends up misguided, at least it won't be with Neifi! or Womack manning second.
Marc Normandin is a contributor to Baseball Prospectus. You can reach Marc by clicking here or click here to see Marc's other articles.


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Attorney General Reilly taps Bentley College Students to Operate South Shore Consumer Program for Eighth Consecutive Year
February 21, 2000
WALTHAM- Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly recently issued a grant to the Bentley College Consumer Action Line (BCAL) for the eighth consecutive year to operate one of the Attorney General Office's 20 local consumer offices. At ceremonies on February 4 at the State House, Reilly commended the Bentley program in which students mediate disputes between merchants and consumers. The Bentley office is the only field office of the attorney general's office maintained by undergraduate students, and is responsible for activity in the South Shore district.
Each semester, between 15 and 18 undergraduate student volunteers are responsible for bringing controversies between consumers and merchants to agreeable solutions. BCAL has processed nearly 1,600 cases during its seven years of service, resulting in refunds of more than $400,000 to aggrieved consumers in Massachusetts.
BCAL is part of the Bentley Service-Learning Center. In 1993, Professor Steve Lichtenstein, chair of the Law Department, conceived the idea of a student-run consumer aid community service project that had as its goal assisting members of the community with consumer complaints but without the resources to solve them on their own. He applied for and obtained the initial grant and has since succeeded in receiving seven additional grants to carry on the program.
"Our success rate is very good with about 75% of the disputed matters reaching a favorable outcome," said Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law Si Horvitz, BCAL program administrator. Students who participate in the program are from all fields of study. They are screened and trained before fielding consumer calls. "It's a real hands-on experience," says Matt Zenisky, student coordinator.
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I would say that people who use DI are probably more "die hard" type fans than the average, but other than that, it's just random people. I'm not sure you can say without a dout that it is not representative of the voting popluation. I'd say it at least has some predictive value.


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Hip-Hop fans rejoice, because the lineup for the 8th annual Paid Dues Festival has been announced! Compton native Kendrick Lamar is headlining the festival with "Thrift Shop" singer Macklemore.
It all goes down March 20th at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Tickets go on-sale this Saturday at 10:00am, but we've got the hook up on how you can buy your tickets ahead of time. Between now and Friday at 10:00pm, you can buy tickets by using presale code: DUESPAID
Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival, is an all-day, all-ages, multi-stage event that highlights the most renowned and emerging independent artists in Hip Hop. The upcoming festival will feature BLACK HIPPY (Kendrick Lamar + Schoolboy Q + Ab-Soul + Jay Rock), MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, DOM KENNEDY, TECH N9NE, DE LA SOUL, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, HOPSIN, JOEY BADASS, and GROUCH & ELIGH. More artists will be announced shortly.
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Vote: Are the Stars Dallas' Best Sports Franchise?
I know, I know. One playoff win in six years does not a great sports team make. But have the Dallas Stars quietly become Dallas' best sports team?
I know, I know. One playoff win in six years does not a great sports team make. The energy outside the AAC last night may have felt like the team had just booked their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals, but the delirium was exaggerated. The Stars will be lucky to get out of the first round against Anaheim. They have shown that they can knock-off the best teams in the league, but in these first three games of this series they have been too careless with the puck and too inconsistent on power plays to expect to make a Kings-esque run deep into the post season. And Kari Lehtonen just isn't going to stop 37 shots every night.
But last night's resounding 3-0 shutout of the Ducks may mean something else for this city and the franchise: the Dallas Stars are suddenly — and surprisingly — emerging as the most successful franchise in Dallas. And not only that, they're top line stars are so young you can only expect them to get better in the next few years. Tyler Seguin, 21, is locked into a six-year deal. At 19, Valeri Nichushkin, who netted one last night, shows flashes of being the best young European player in the league. And while Jaime Benn, 24, proved himself this year on the international stage with Canada at the Olympics, locally, after years of being groomed as the face of the franchise, he has stepped into his captain's role with real gusto.
Compare that to a Mavericks team built around an aging Dirk, a Texas Rangers team that (despite last night's win) is really struggling to their form from a few years back, and a Dallas Cowboys team that is firmly entrenched in the circle of hell Satan has set aside for Jerry Jones' ego. FC Dallas can't settle on a reliable playmaker and have pinned their hopes on young talent and a new coach. The Sidekicks? You'll have to ask Mooney.
But at this point, is the team that only a few years ago was struggling in obscurity the mostly likely to make a title run in the next five years?


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2006 Ford F150 Super Crew - One for the Road
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Every year, Godfather Customs builds a fresh batch of custom vehicles to showcase what the aftermarket has to offer. Pulling talent from all across Georgia, the show vehicles give guys like us the inspiration to build our own trucks. So, without further ado, here's how Godfather Customs transformed its '06 F-150 SuperCrew into a custom daily driver.
Starting with the right stance, the Ford's control arms were replaced with DJM 2-inch dropped control arms, while the rear axle was flipped over the rear leaf springs to drop it 4 inches. Toxic Shocks and 24x10-inch Gianelle Spezia wheels with matching 315/35R24 Continental Gianelle edition tires finished off the dropped stance, while adding a little color to the body's tall silver sides. Take a peek between the painted blue spokes and you'll notice Baer Eradispeed brakes, a welcome addition to any truck when adding some weight with larger wheels.
Moving on to the body, a Sir Michael's roll pan, Gaylord's X2000 tonneau, and Street Scene bumper cover took over where the factory left off, and cleaned up the nose and tail of the F-150, before T-Rex stainless grilles filled both upper and lower grille openings. Street Scene signal mirrors were also chosen to give the truck a more sleek silhouette. Brian Norman and the crew from Brian's Paint and Body in Stone Mountain, Georgia, worked extra hours to make sure that the Sir Michaels roll pan and all of the Street Scene gear matched the truck's factory silver. Shawn Rogers from DefenderWorx is responsible for the one-off billet door handles, gas door, tailgate handle, and fender vents. Each piece was custom made for the Ford to give it just a little bit more of a custom touch.
Once the truck was looking smooth, it was time to add a little attitude to the mix. A Reflexxion cowl-induction hood was sprayed to match before it was bolted on. Speaking of the hood, it covers a 5.4L V-8 with an Injen intake, a Corsa exhaust, and a Superchips FlashPaq to take even more advantage of its increased breathing capability. Now, the truck has a boost in power and the sound to match. The final addition to the exterior was the flames, which were applied by Mike Lewis from Gary's Body Shop in Decatur, Georgia. The flames were sprayed in Kandy Kobalt and Oriental Blue over True Blue pearl, and radiate from all four wheels of the truck.
The interiors of F-150s are comfortable and good-looking, but they really shine with a few upgrades. Starting in the driver seat, a US Speedo stainless steel gauge overlay and BAD billet steering wheel bring the metallic exterior inside, as do Ryno Manufacturing billet pedals. Ted Wiggens, owner of Gibbs Auto Interiors & Accessories in Stockbridge, Georgia, tackled the upholstery, as the factory seats shed their covers and headrests to accept two-tone leather. The rear bench was replaced with front buckets to make room for the full-length center console, built by Josh and Daniel Woodley at Godfather Customs and painted by Brian's Paint and Body.
The console houses two 12-inch Kenwood Excelon subs and amps in the rear and the front has a tray and plug for an iPod. A Kenwood 6019 double-DIN head unit provides audio and video through two LZ-702W touch-screen monitors, with the passenger side getting video, and the center getting navigation. The rear passengers can view DVD video on the LZH-100W 10.2-inch drop-down monitor mounted in the center of the roof. All of those audio components are supplied power by an Optima YellowTop via Stinger wires.
Godfather Customs has a great cruiser in its stable now, special thanks to the guys at Godfather Customs who made it all happen: Jeff Farmer, Doug Williams, James Norris, Josh Woodley, and Daniel Woodley.


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The cover story for the National Geographic Magazine for Jan. 2002 is "Wolf to Woof" a profile of the evolution and diversity of dogs. The close connection between domestic dogs and their wild cousins is fascinating. Many of the points about behavior sounded familiar, thanks to our PetTalk experts like Carrie!
They also have a companion story about what dogs do in our lives - that human-dog connection. Very touching and amazing. What folks won't do for their pups!!!!
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Glucosamine is a precursor of Hyaluronic Acid. Hyaluronic Acid in turn makes the synovial fluid. Glucosamine must combine with a glucoronic acid molecule to make Hyaluronic Acid. Often times the body is not able to join these two molecules together and the the production of the much needed Hyaluronic Acid is never achieved. By administering Hyaluronic Acid, you take away the risk of this integral process not happening and may see results with Hyaluronic Acid that you did not see with glucosamine or chondroitin.
Why would I want to give my horse a Hyaluronic Acid (HA) product?
Hyaluronic Acid is naturally produced by the body as a constituent of synovial fluid that lubricates the cartilage between the joints. As the horse ages, it produces less HA and it becomes more and more difficult to replace the lost HA. HA products will pick up where the horse's body fails them.
How does Hyaluronic Acid benefit a horse's joints?
The HA in Hyalun®Pro acts to help maintain proper joint movement, lubrication and cushioning. If we can compare the joints of the horse to an automobile engine, the synovial fluid in the joint mimics the oil in a car engine. At regular intervals we replace the oil in our car engines because the heat and friction of normal operation causes a breakdown of the oil viscosity. The oil becomes thinner and less able to protect the metal surfaces from excessive wear. The Hyaluronic Acid in the horse's body breaks down in the same way. Hyalun®Pro protects the joints just like the oil protects an engine.
What if my horse does not have joint issues?
Because of the natural anatomical construction of the horse's limbs, all horses are susceptible to the breakdown of Hyaluronic Acid. Just as we change the oil in our vehicles for routine maintenance, using Hyalun®Pro may help by maintaining proper joint fluid viscosity.
Do veterinarians use Hyaluronic Acid?
Yes. Hyaluronic acid has been used for years.
Will Hyalun®Pro create a test positive?
No. HA is something that is created by the horse's body naturally and it will not show up in a post-competition test.
We are using a multi-technique approach to helping our horse's joints by using several different techniques and joint supplements. Should Hyalun® be something we try as well?
We always recommend that whenever you are helping your horse with joint issues, that you utilize one joint supplement at a time. If multiple products are being used at once, it could become very difficult to determine which supplement is working the best for your horse.
Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Normal Saline, Zinc Citrate.
"We have had 2 barrel horses on the Hyalun® PRO for about 30 days and we are just starting to see effects. However keep in mind, both of these were already on the regular Hyalun, so the changes are more slight. We are seeing quicker recoveries after intense work outs."
Mike and Kim H.
Herron Stables
Adel, IA
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Peter L. Rinaldi obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1974, and his Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry in 1978 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After an NIH postdoctoral fellowship spent studying with G. C. Levy at Florida State University, Fla, USA, and with P. Laszlo at the Universite de Liege, Liege, Belgium (1978–80), he joined the faculty at Case Western Reserve University as an Assistant Professor. He worked for Varian Instruments as an NMR Applications Chemist, and later as Manager of NMR Field Applications Laboratories (1983–87). In 1987, he joined the faculty at The University of Akron in 1987, where he is now a Professor of chemistry (Department of Chemistry), Director of the Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, and Fellow of the Institute of Polymer Science. His current areas of research interests include development and application of new NMR methods for studying synthetic macromolecular, organometallic, inorganic, and biological systems. He is an author of over 150 publications, and has taught numerous short courses on basic and advanced NMR methods at national and international meetings.
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Archive for Thursday, February 22, 2001
Clyde Sanders
What is the most positive thing about DeSoto and how would you suggest we maintain or build on it?
I believe that the answer could be found in the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce's letterhead motto, "Building on Small Town Values." We do not have to stay a small town and with development heading our way, we will not be able to prevent becoming a large town, but we can keep the values. Those of us who seek to serve the city could become more active in community activities that promote these values.
What is your position on tax abatements for new businesses?
This is one of the few ways that we have to compete in attracting good commercial and light industrial to our city. However, I do not believe any abatement should produce any negative benefit to the city. I feel that any abatement should be subject to a cost/benefit analysis.
How aggressive should the city be toward annexations?
On occasion annexations are defensive in nature and used to protect the city's interest. DeSoto should encourage and accept voluntary annexations. Involuntary annexations can be used to give continuity to the city's borders. Aggressive involuntary annexations simply to secure land should not be used.
What are DeSoto's most critical infrastructure needs?
Considering infrastructure covers a lot of ground that includes items above, on and below ground as well as city services. There is a wealth of need here that must have attention. As in the days of the old west, water is the most critical and the loss of the control of water reserves means a loss of much of the ability to do proper city planning. The acquisitions of the ground water plant at Sunflower comes with the water rights to 12 wells that can supply us with a surplus of water. The renewal of this plant can be done in stages financed with state loans and water bonds that would be retired by user charges. I feel certain that there are buyers out there who would be interested in buying our surplus water.
I have been told that our sewer plant is running at about 62 percent of capacity, but we are having a problem with the quality of our discharge from the plant and that the city is taking steps at the present time to correct that. Each year the city draws up a public works action plan and I will be very interested in reviewing that plan.
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SHQ Online Vol 033
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The Beginnings of the State Historical Association by Mrs. Bride Neill Taylor
The Purchase and Importation of Camels by the United States Government, 1855-1857 by Lewis Burt Leslie
The Significance of the Destruction of the Buffalo in the Southwest by C. C. Rister
An Anonymous Description of New Mexico, 1818 by Alfred B. Thomas
Diary of Adolphus Sterne, XII Edited by Harriet Smither
Book Review: Readings in Texas History
Book Review: The XIT Ranch of Texas and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado
Book Review: Spain and Spanish America in the Libraries of the University of California
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The Natural Limits of Slavery Expansion by Charles W. Ramsdell
The Political Career of Williamson Simpson Oldham by Alma Dexta King
A Survey of German Literature in Texas by Selma Metzenthik Raunick
Diary of Adolphus Sterne, XIII Edited by Harriet Smither
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The Consular Service of the Republic of Texas, I by Alma Howell Brown
Diary of Adolphus Sterne, XIV Edited by Harriet Smither
Book Review: A Vaquero of the Brush Country, Partly from the Reminiscences of John Young
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The Texas State Convention of Germans in 1854 by R. L. Biesele
History of Fannin County, Texas, 1836-1843 by Rex Wallace Strickland
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Mission m71 loudspeaker Measurements
The little Mission m71 is quite sensitive, 2.83V raising a B-weighted SPL of 88.5dB(B) at 1m. It is also moderately easy to drive, with an impedance (fig.1) that drops to just below 4 ohms in the lower midrange and an electrical phase angle that exceeds 30 degrees only when the impedance magnitude is fairly high. The saddle at 58Hz in the magnitude trace indicates the tuning of the rear-facing port.
Fig.1 Mission m71, electrical impedance (solid) and phase (dashed). (2 ohms/vertical div.)
Although it won't be seen at the scale this graph is printed in the magazine, there are some very slight discontinuities in the impedance traces at 600Hz and 1.1kHz, these usually indicative of resonances of some sort at these frequencies. Fig.2 shows a cumulative spectral-decay plot calculated from the output of a simple plastic-tape accelerometer fastened to the cabinet sidewall. A ridge of delayed energy due to a panel resonance can be seen at 600Hz, but there is also a higher-level mode apparent at 484Hz. Although high in level, these might also be too high in frequency to have much of a deleterious effect on the Mission's sound quality.
Fig.2 Mission m71, cumulative spectral-decay plot of accelerometer output fastened to center of side panel. (MLS driving voltage to speaker, 7.55V; measurement bandwidth, 2kHz.)
While a slight spike at 1.1kHz exists in this graph, it is too low in level, I would have thought, to have any effect on the speaker's measured impedance. However, look at fig.3, which shows the individual outputs of the tweeter, woofer, and port. The port's output is the bandpass curve neatly covering the midbass region, but look at what happens in the midrange. There is a small peak apparent at 600Hz, but the response continues to rise above that frequency, and is still rising at the 1kHz limit of this measurement.
Fig.3 Mission m71, acoustic crossover on woofer axis at 50", with the nearfield woofer and port responses plotted below 300Hz and 1kHz, respectively.
I don't analyze my speaker measurements until after I have put all my acoustic measuring equipment away, otherwise I would have repeated this nearfield measurement with a signal of wider bandwidth. However, I suspect that the port output peaks at around 1.1kHz, which is the same frequency as both the very slight discontinuity in the impedance traces and a suspicious-looking suckout in the woofer's on-axis response.
Higher in frequency, the m71's woofer peaks a little before handing over to the tweeter at the specified 2.8kHz crossover frequency. The tweeter can also be seen to be a little peaky on-axis in the top octave of its passband. Fig.4 shows how the individual woofer and port responses sum in the farfield, spliced to the overall output averaged across a 30 degrees horizontal window on the woofer axis. Give or take a few little bumps, the m71's response is respectably smooth in the treble and well-integrated through the crossover region.
Fig.4 Mission m71, anechoic response on woofer axis at 50", averaged across 30 degrees horizontal window and corrected for microphone response, with the complex sum of the nearfield woofer and port outputs (top at 100Hz), and the nearfield response of the woofer with the port sealed (bottom at 100Hz), plotted below 300Hz.


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The New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability (www.newleadershipalliance.org) recently released its report, Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education. The report suggests that higher education institutions can use the guidelines to help them answer the question, "Are our students Learning?" and contends this is the fundamental question underlying the work these institutions do to prepare students for success.
The guidelines in and of themselves are not really anything new to those of us involved in student learning outcomes assessment: 1. Set Ambitious Goals, 2. Gather Evidence of Student Learning, 3. Use Evidence to Improve Student Learning, and 4. Report Evidence and Results. Indeed, these guidelines form the foundation of most campus-level assessment activities.
What caught my attention in the report was the following statement included in the description of Guideline #2.
Evidence of how well students are achieving learning outcomes (i.e., "What is good enough?") against externally informed or benchmarked assessments or against similar colleges and universities, where appropriate and possible, provides useful comparisons. At the same time, it is critical to keep in mind that the objective of comparison is not ranking but improvement.
This seems to be one of the biggest hurdles we face when trying to evaluate the results of assessment on our campuses. I imagine most of us would agree that being able to benchmark our assessment results with those of a group of peer institutions would be the ideal. With the exception of national normative data available to those institutions utilizing one of the several standardized tests such as the CLA, there seems to be very little comparative data available to achieve this benchmarking.
Many institutions now utilize various assessment management systems and/or learning management systems with assessment functions included. I wonder if consortia comprised of institutions similar in role and mission and other key characteristics would be willing to engage in assessment data sharing for purposes of benchmarking their assessment results. And I wonder if the process could be facilitated by the use of common learning and/or assessment management systems. Such organizations could provide an enhanced service to their client institutions by serving as a third-party to collect, aggregate, and then return assessment data to "member" organizations. By using the services of an impartial third-party, individual student data and identity of individual institutions could be kept confidential and thus help to ensure the data are not used for ranking institutions as suggested by the New Leadership Alliance in their report.
Given the increasing microscope post-secondary institutions are being viewed under, such an initiative could prove to be a giant leap in terms of demonstrating accountability and transparency to concerned citizens and other stakeholders. Perhaps more importantly, the availability of this type of benchmarking data would surely be vital to quality improvement processes among our colleges and universities with our students being the primary beneficiaries of such efforts.
Kimberly Thompson
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The true story of the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years is the setting of Director Paul Greengrass's thrilling drama Captain Phillips.
Based upon Richard Phillips' book, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea, two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks plays the titular character, whose unarmed container ship – the Maersk Alabama – was commandeered by a small group of Somali pirates in 2009, setting off a dangerous stand-off with the U.S. Navy.
After the Los Angeles membership screening on October 6, Greengrass sat down with Director Brian Helgeland (42) for a discussion about the making of Captain Phillips.
Greengrass's other works include the feature films Green Zone, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93, The Bourne Supremacy and Bloody Sunday; the movies for television The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, The Fix and The Theory of Flight; and episodes of television series such as The Late Show and Crime Story. He has been a DGA member since 2005.
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Speaking Volumes recommends...
Our on-air book club, Speaking Volumes, dropped by yesterday with some books to put on your list for giving -- or getting!
Among their recommendations:
The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt
Atlantic, by Simon Winchester (and in fact anything by Simon Winchester)
The Amazing Foot Race of 1921: Halifax to Vancouver in 134 Days, by Shirley Jean Roll Tucker
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius, by Sylvia Nasar
The Last Colonial: Curious Adventures & Stories from a Vanishing World, by Christopher Ondaatje
Fireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories with CD, by Alan Maitland
God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours, by Regina Brett
Be sure to tune in today to hear some great recommendations for the young readers on your list!
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A State Street man is facing several charges after police say he allegedly unlawfully entered the home of a family member and assaulted and strangled the victim there in front of children.
Leon Bloom, 31, is charged with a felony Burglary count as well as Strangulation, Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Police say the incident occurred on Fordham Drive on Sept. 22 just before midnight.
A North Spruce Street man is charged with Forcible Touching and Unlawful Imprisonment following a domestic incident.
David Langdon, 27, was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail pending his next court appearance.


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A man with ALS longed for lasagna from a long-closed Upland restaurant, DiCenso's — and got it. I tell the story in my Wednesday column.
Category Archives: Around Upland
Column: In Cable visit, a flight down memory lane
A former pilot, now 97, returned to Upland's Cable Airport, where he used to teach students to fly in the '50s and '60s, and which he hadn't seen in decades. He met with the Cable family, who were kind of in awe of him, and who took him up in a plane. The story is in my Friday column.
Column: Upland's New China now part of history
Sunday's column wraps up (one hopes) the story of New China, the Upland restaurant that was subject of a blog post here in mid-March. I came up with some history of the restaurant and its predecessor, the Sage Hen. Also: two Culture Corner items and one on my film series at the Ontario library.
Above and below, photos by Matthew Landes from the Growing Up in Upland Facebook page of New China's interior, shot a year ago.
Farewell, New China
New China, a longtime Chinese restaurant in Upland (2008 W. Foothill Blvd. at
Benson Central) closed earlier in 2016, several readers informed me sadly. I went by the other day to take photos. There's no note of explanation, unless the for-sale sign counts.
I don't know much about the place; I ate there once, pre-blog, and recall the interior being dim, with lots of dark wood paneling. My guess is that it's been New China since the '90s. But over the years people have told me the location was previously the Sagehen Cafe, and that the neon bird art outside (see below) is a holdover from those days.
I'll have to rely on you folks to tell me more in the comments section.
Column: Upland churchgoer claimed she loved the Unabomber
How's that for a headline? That's the first of five Upland items in my Friday column. Then come three Culture Corner briefs, including one about the cartoonist of "La Cucaracha," and an interesting fact about the L.A. County Fair: It's getting shorter.
Column: Stray driver hand-tosses pizza eater
Today's column has tidbits from Upland, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, La Verne, Chino, Chino Hills and Claremont — how about that! — beginning with a driver who plowed into a vacant storefront and shook up the pizzeria next door, and ending with a Powerball item.
Column: After 32 years, Upland gift store no longer present
Sunday's column is about Upland's The Sideboard, a fixture of downtown Upland since the Reagan years but which recently closed for good. Above, from left, owners Evelyn Stauffer, Claire Cushing and Judi Matlock.
Column: Citizen-to-be has heaping helping of pride
Sunday's column focuses on Rabiaa Albaghdadi, the namesake of Rabi's Cafe in Upland. She's about to become a U.S. citizen. I share her story of emigrating from Syria 18 years ago and we talk about the refugee crisis.
Column: Stay classy, Upland, even without Classy Mart
Wednesday's column starts with five items from Upland, followed by three Culture Corner notes and three Valley Vignettes. Other than knowing I like the sign, I don't know anything about Classy Mart other than that it's been here quite a while. How about you?
Pick up and leave
Occasionally I would eat at the Pick Up Stix at 131 W. Foothill Blvd. in Upland, especially before City Council meetings. On April 28, after bowling nearby, I drove up, hungry, and found this sign: "Temporarily closed due to equipment repairs," with a note that there's a new Upland location at the Colonies shopping center.
Turns out the Foothill location is permanently closed. It's about to become home to a Lebanese restaurant, Mes Amis. Was the sign an example of denial?
I'm reminded of a New Orleans restaurant that used to operate in Montclair. The landlord canceled the lease and sold the property, but the restaurateur claimed to me that he didn't know anything about it. After the last day, a sign was posted on the door that the restaurant was "closed for remodeling" — not long before the building was demolished.


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Another week, another reminder that just because you can play sports, doesn't mean you're playing with a full deck.
In football, you've got New York Giants ace receiver Plaxico Burress, one of the heroes of last year's Super Bowl but the butt of jokes today, after accidentally firing a gun that had been tucked into his pants and shooting himself in the leg, an incident that begs the reworking of an old line: "Is that a gun going off in your pants, or are you just unhappy to see me?"
Long known as a high-maintenance, problem athlete -- he's been fined repeatedly for being late for practices and team meetings -- Burress could find his career on the discard pile, this time. Suspended for the rest of the season, the weapons charges he faces could also lead to serious jail time.
In the game of life for dummies, Burress has clearly dealt himself in.
Sitting at the same card table, one hand in a bowl of stupid pills, the other holding a mirror in which to admire himself, hockey's Sean Avery, a joker if there ever was one.
Avery's latest attempt to promote himself, and that's all it is, included a crass slur at his ex-girlfriends and the players currently dating them.
Instead of dishing it out on the ice, where these personal attacks generally stay, Avery made sure the TV cameras were rolling before spitting up his latest mouthful of bile.
Suspended in record time by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (why doesn't he crack down similarly on attempts to injure?), Avery isn't getting any love from anywhere, not even his own team, the Dallas Stars.
Stars owner Tom Hicks says if the NHL hadn't sidelined Avery, he would have.
And to think, Hicks has $15.5 million invested in the guy. Likewise, the Giants signed Burress to a five-year, $35-million deal in the fall.
More money than brains, as my father-in-law likes to say.
And you thought your stocks were falling fast.
Hopefully the kids aren't paying attention. We could find better role models in our local prison.
Here at home, we doubt we'll ever see a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers put a bullet into his own leg while sipping a drink at the Palomino. And we sincerely hope we never cross paths with an athlete like Avery.
But that doesn't mean there haven't been some off-field issues with the local CFL squad over the years.
And one of the more interesting things we heard at the coronation of new Bomber boss Mike Kelly the other day was how he planned to deal with them.
Without being specific, Kelly said he'd heard of a few things going on here that he "didn't particularly approve of," a comment that may have left you wondering.
He may have been referring to the conduct of running back Charles Roberts over the years, who was kind of a poor man's version of Burress: he was often late and often fined, but never shot himself.
We also know the Bombers talked to Roberts about rumours of his being seen in a bar, late the night before last year's Grey Cup, a rumour Roberts denied.
There was an incident in Montreal this season, too, where coach Doug Berry made a veiled reference to players possibly being out too late before a game.
"Make their paycheque lighter real fast, and they'll get the message," is how Kelly said he addresses infractions, at least initially. "I want to get to know 'em, and I'll have fun with 'em. But when it's time to work and behave in a certain way, that's how it's going to be. There's no grey area."
Kelly's bottom line is simple, regardless of the talent level of the player.
"Get rid of a--holes," he said. "Sometimes you just have to move on."
The New York Giants and Dallas Stars can relate.


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The U.S. Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on shared goals for the Navajo Generating Station in northern Arizona.
In a statement, the federal agencies said they'll work together to find ways to produce "clean, affordable and reliable power, affordable and sustainable water supplies, and sustainable economic development."
The generating station is a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation about 12 miles from Grand Canyon National Park.
The 40-year-old plant is partially owned by the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. Power from the facility is distributed to customers in Arizona, California, and Nevada.
The Sierra Club claims the generating station "is Arizona's largest single source of climate-changing pollution." The environmental group wants the plant to transition from coal.
In a joint statement, Arizona's U.S. Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake, said they were encouraged by the project but wanted more details from the Obama administration.
The senators said they were still unclear if the EPA will "impose costly and unnecessary visibility regulations" that could threaten the station.


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