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A Saint Mary's College singing instructor should be singing the tune "I'm Sorry" after an incident at a recent class.
School officials said on Monday that Louis Lebherz had been ordered to apologize to the class and complete diversity training after he had a student perform a song with a racial epithet during a voice class.
Beth Dobkin, the college's provost, said his employment at the school had also been affected although she would not elaborate.
An African-American student complained after Lebherz had a student last month sing the original version of the show tune "Old Man River," which uses a racial epithet in reference to slaves and African-Americans.
Lebherz, whose brother, Philip, is a college trustee, apologized for his "insensitivity" in a letter to the student.
I sincerely wish to apologize to you for my insensitivity in having a student sing a song which called attention to the racial problems that were and are a serious problem for our nation, and also for our own institution.
The offensive language was removed from later versions of the song.
The incident comes as the college tries to improve race relations following criticism from accreditors.


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In 1862, Maj. David Fergusson of the Union Army commissioned a survey of the little sun-baked adobe town of Tucson.
The town had about 600, mostly Spanish-speaking townspeople, and the street names on the map reflected this. Today's Congress Street was called Calle de la Alegria, and Pennington Street was Calle del Arroyo, just to name two. There was no name for what was then a poorly defined dirt path and what is now Broadway.
When the town map was updated by George Hand around 1880, the road was called Camp Street after the Union military's Camp Lowell, which the street led to. Camp likely got that name in 1872 as a result of the S.W. Foreman Survey, when downtown street names were changed from Spanish to English. Many were renamed for prominent Tucsonans killed by Apaches.
In the late 1890s, Fred Ronstadt, who owned a blacksmith and wagon shop on the corner of Scott Avenue and Camp Street that was described as "a neat adobe structure with high-peaked roof and wide, sliding doors," was visited by a traveling hardware salesman from New York City. After their business was done, they chatted about life in the small, hot and dusty town of Tucson.
The salesman is said to have told Ronstadt, "What you need here is some of the spirit and liveliness of the big city. Some of the bustle and hustle - like our Broadway back in New York."
Several months later, the traveling salesman called on Ronstadt again, the story goes. He opened his sample case and took out a street sign "borrowed" from the city of New York. The two stepped outside the shop on the Camp Street side, and the salesman fastened the Broadway sign to the adobe wall of the store.
"There you have it. Tucson's in the big time now - there's your Broadway," the New Yorker is said to have boasted. Soon people started calling Camp Street Ronstadt's Broadway, probably as a joke - but by 1909, Broadway began replacing Camp Street on Tucson maps.
Editor's note
Each week the Star tells the stories behind Tucson street names. If you have streets to suggest or stories to share, contact writer David Leighton at firstname.lastname@example.com
Sources: • Special thanks to Jerry Tobak of J.R. Insurance and Luis Montaño of El Con Custom Cobblers • Email from Frederick Ronstadt (descendant of Fred Ronstadt) • Don Schellie, "How A Drummer Gave Tucson Its Broadway," Tucson Daily Citizen, Sept. 2, 1965 • "Hardware Salesman and His Conscience Haunt Broadway," Arizona Daily Star, April 23, 1937 • Don Schellie, "How Broadway got its name," Tucson Daily Citizen, Oct. 30, 1975 • "Plaza of Pioneers," Tucson Museum of Art, 1982 • 1862 Maj. Fergusson map • 1870-1880 George Hand map (in private collection) • 1909 Sanborn Insurance map of Tucson (Arizona Historical Society)


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Marine recruits go through the bayonet assault training course at Parris Island, S.C., on May 13, 2011.
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Doug Johnson is a news junkie and long time blog reader, turned author.
…the Army still uses horses, America's commitments are bigger then 1916, and the world a more dangerous place.
And submarines are not referred to as "ships".
The proper term for subs is "boats".
Also, the proper term for the thin-skinned, snarky narcissist 0bama is "loser".
Correct on the "boats". And we submariners refer to "ships" as "targets". 🙂
20 million viewers a week watch NCIS and any one of them could have gotten that fact right.
Capt'n, you're asking an lot from a man who came into office unable to correctly pronounce the word "corpsman."
obama pronounced the word exactly as he meant it.
The bayonet is more of a state of mind – "the spirit of the bayonet" – than an often- used combat weapon. Kind of like parachute training in that it instills confidence and aggressiveness in a lot more troops than will ever use a bayonet or jump in a combat drop.
I agree with Romney that we should have a bigger navy – which is why we should save money spent on useless wars and use it to build ships. Building ships also has the benefit of providing more jobs in the USA instead of giving it to corrupt Arab and Paki contractors overseas.
Unfortunately, I don't think Romney will do that, despite his channeling of the spirit of George McGovern (peace, peaceful!!) tonight – more like on to Syria and Iran at the command of his master, Netanyahu.
You just can't help indulging in your virulent Israel hatred, can you Chico?
When you say building ships, do you mean cruise ships or ones that win wars?
I'm impressed Chico. You waited until the end of your third paragraph to blame the Joos.
"The spirit of the bayonet" is no longer taught in Army basic training.
I believe the bayonet training in the army is exclusively in the infantry MOS. I dont know as I didnt go through it.
Bayonets are still more effective in hand-to-hand combat
than a rifle alone. It or an alternative knife is still used quite often in the
field. It is much more than a state of mind.
The only reason parachute training has turn into such a joke is because we allowed political correctness to take it over. It use to be not only be used for teaching the basics of combat jumps but also as an initial weeding out of the weak device. It gave a sample to the troops in what it takes to be in a airborne combat unit. Even those who would not serve in an airborne combat
unit would have a better appreciation of those units. However since most of the woman couldn't meet the standards, the standards had to be lower and lower and lower until it became a joke. State of mind is "part" of it but by far not the only part.
If Palin had made that statement, the old media and the left would be screaming bloody murder and claim what an idiot she is for getting that fact wrong.
Bayonets are much more. They can be used for such things as clearing your way through a minefield, preparing food, digging trenches, etc. They are a multipurpose tool which will probably never go out of vogue for the basic combat soldiers.
You still have to be willing to jump out that door, which is a screening tool in itself.
He didn't say they don't use them anymore. He said, "we also have fewer horses and bayonets". Are you saying that is incorrect?
Also, Obama let Romney off easy with that remark. The fact is that "during the years 2005 to 2008, the number of active ships was 282, 281, 278 and 282, respectively — each of which were below the levels of 2009, 2010 and 2011. In other words, each of the final four years under George W. Bush saw lower levels of active ships than any of the three years under Obama. The number of surface warships also bottomed out in 2005 under Bush, later rising by about 10 percent under Obama."
It takes 1-3 years to build a ship and more to make it ready for service. If the number of ships in active service is up under obama it is because that action was taken under Bush.
USS Kitty Hawk was decommissioned early in '09. USS Enterprise is scheduled to be decommissioned in December. USS George H. W. Bush joined the fleet in '09. The next carrier, Gerald R. Ford, isn't scheduled for delivery until 2015, with the new JFK five years later. So, under Barry's watch, we lose two flattops and gain one. Not inspiring.
The Navy's plans to decommission several Ticonderoga-class cruisers seems to be in flux, but what is quite clear is that no more are building and no replacement is planned. The hulls themselves are aging; USS Bunker Hill is nearly thirty years old.
We've still got a decent force of Los Angeles-class subs, though many are getting quite old*, with a pitifully slow rate of building new Virginia-class subs. Given the surge in ultra-quiet, AIP-equipped "conventional" subs (such as the French Scorpène) being built around the world, I worry very much that we're losing our edge in ASW warfare.
We are not building any more SSBN's.**
The Navy's strike fighter, the F/A-18, first flew in 1978, though of course the design has been much improved since then.
The Navy is spending (wasting, IMO) money on "littoral combat ships" that are some sort of bastard hybrid between an amphibious landing ship, a helicopter carrier, and a Coast Guard cutter.
The bottom line is that the Navy is in a sad way, and I don't see Barry doing sh*t to change that. This is especially infuriating in light of democrat complaints about how Bush's "illegal, undeclared" wars were crippling our national defense, as if democrats were just champing at the bit to spend the money on carriers, fighters, and MBT's.
(*) USS Bremerton (SSN-698) was commissioned in 1981. The newest, USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) was commissioned in 1996.
(**) USS Ohio (since converted to a cruise-missile sub, SSGN-726) was commissioned in 1981. The last, USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), was commissioned in 1997.
Personally, with the increased levels of pirate activity and brutality in the world, the littoral ships may have value. If we deploy them properly and if our skippers are given rules of engagement that allow them to be effective. Make it clear that the USN will protect US commerce and citizens even if the locals are unable or unwilling to do the job.
The Zumwalt class vessels, if they are completed and put into service are potentially the next big thing for the Navy, but hideously expensive as well.
Depends on the ship, some take much longer.
Then there's the rule of three. It takes three ships to keep one on station 24/7/365. 11 Cariers means 3 CVBG that we can keep on station off a hot spot, and we've got national interests in more than three widely separated geographical areas.
You missed the point. In 1916, there were 245 ships. Which makes Romney's claim a "pants on fire" lie (If you bothered to follow my link).
Carrier's do not travel alone as idiot obama and you (apparently) believe. They travel in Carrier Battle Groups and have a large number of support vessels.
Also in 1916 we were not the preeminent world naval power. That title belonged to Great Britain.
If Romney had said anything about carriers, or they existed in 1916, your first comment would be relevant.
If Romney had been comparing us to Great Britain instead of stating a falsehood, your second comment would be relevant.
Tom, you need to do a bit of reading on troop levels. Start here: http://senseofevents.blogspot.com/2012/10/obama-wrong-about-bayonets.html
There are most definitely more bayonets today than in 1916.
He is too deep in the kool aid to stop drinking now. Cant wait until Obummer loses the election.
And there are most definitely more ships today than in 1916.
Yes that is incorrect. We actually have more bayonets than we did in 1916.
Also those ships (which generally have a life of 20 or so years) were decommissioned under Clinton. The Pentagon operates under a 5 year budget plan and so ships being replaced in 2005 were actually programmed in the budget about the year 2000. Ships in the fleet in 2009-2011 were programmed in the budget about the year 2003-2006.
Try to learn something about which you speak.
I was asking a question. Thank you for answering it, but you could have done it without the snide remark tacked on.
It doesn't matter when the ships were commissioned, programmed, whatever. Bush or Obama, there are more ships now than in 1916. So you should take your own advice.
You reap what you sow Tom.
I'll give Romney a lot of credit for not taking the bait last night.
Obama was a condescending dink trying every zinger he could come up with to rattle Romney. Romney somehow kept his calm even though I was hoping he's go after Barry more than he did.
Obama is a very very small man.
It's good to know that if the U.S. is ever attacked by the Michelin man our boys will be ready.
Now, any of you want to explain how Iran gets to the sea via Syria?
Iran doesn't go to sea silly man, its a country.
I imagine it would be one route to smuggle stuff in and out through Syria.
Iran gets to the sea via the Persian Gulf. You might be interested to know that Iran was once called Persia (hence the name of the gulf). They can also get there via the Gulf of Oman. I suggest purchasing a globe, or perhaps googling for a map of Iran.
IIRC, Romney blurted out something about Syria giving Iran "access to the sea." Which is what, I presume, Rance is referring to.
f you look at the map. Iran and Syria are not neighbors. However, Syria is a major throughput for Iranian oil and natural gas exports to the mediterean sea and points east (other wise the ships would have to go around Africa). , I am assuming this is what Romney is referring to. Also since Syria signed new deals in 2011 I am assuming that they are one of the 20 countries which Obama worked to approve being exempt from the sanctions on Iran.
I do not think there is a pipeline from Iran to Syria. The Iraqis can't even get much of their oil out to the Med, maybe to Ceyhan.
Syria allied with Iran would give Iran friendly harbors in the Mediterranean for shipping and their diesel subs and mine layers. Land travel between the two would require crossing though Turkey or Iraq of course. Neither nation, to my knowledge, is eager to see a stronger Iran or a stronger Syria under the current regimes.
My point was that Jim's and Digg's snark about buying a map or googling Iran was misplaced when directed at Rance. It would have been more accurately directed at Romney.
I don't think Romney finished his point during the debate. I believe he let a number of things slide rather than look combative or peevish. For the first 15 minutes or so I found the over-nice Romney to be annoying, but by the end it was clear that it was goading the President into increasingly worse behaivors.
I presume your michelen man comment relates to bayonets. As I stated above a bayonet is a multipupose tool and not just used for close quarters combat.
Yes, but did he read that tire its "rights" before he "brought him to justice"?
At work today I was talking to an African American female. She said that she was voting for Obama until the debate last night changed her mind. In between the teachers and bayonets she realized that he had no clue how to improve the economy or cut spending other than cutting the military.
Did he say they don't use "ANY" bayonets? do ya'll feel that breeze rushing over your heads?


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Niagara Falls, a city surrounding the iconic waterfalls, has 83,000 residents at the brink of its namesake attraction. The city is located in the province of Ontario and was incorporated in 1903. The self-proclaimed "honeymoon capital of the world" welcomes millions of tourists each year. Niagara Falls was also a significant location during the War of 1812, and there are many landmarks around the city and was visited by Oscar Wilde, author of many works of fiction and drama.
Fans of the American television show "The Office" will recognize this as the location where two of the main characters, Jim and Pam, got married. Niagara Falls has also appeared in Superman II, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the Marilyn Monroe film Niagara, and many more.
Though it is a typical tourist attraction, the grandeur of Niagara Falls is worth a visit. There are many companies that take visitors on a ship down the Niagara River and close to the falls. Many tours go to both the American and the Canadian sides of the falls, offering a comprehensive view of this stunning natural attraction.
Find natural beauty in a different capacity at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Walking paths wind through the gardens, allowing visitors to explore it at their own leisure. Adults and children alike will enjoy the butterfly garden inside.
Clifton Hill, an attraction filled with restaurants, rides, and entertainment, is reminiscent of a beach town boardwalk theme park. In the 175-foot-tall Skywheel, visitors can enjoy views of the city skyline and the falls. There are activities appropriate for guests of all ages, so be sure to stop by this colorful destination with your whole family.
Toronto, just over an hour from Niagara Falls, is both the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of Ontario. The commercial center of Canada, this major city has a bustling downtown area. Spend a day walking around and you will find upscale eateries, bustling markets, and beautiful architecture. Stately and large, the University of Toronto is reminiscent of the Harry Potter films and can be toured.
Pack your passports and drive an hour and a half to Rochester, New York. Both a thriving city and an urban oasis, Rochester features parks, wineries, and golf courses. Finger Lakes Wine Country is a top destination for wine tasting, shopping, and nature exploration.
Hamilton, an up-and-coming artistic city, is less than an hour's drive from Niagara Falls. 19th-century buildings are scattered throughout the city, reminding visitors of its colonial history. Visit the Dundurn Castle to learn more about Hamilton's origins. This port city is also home to many parks, such as Sam Lawrence Park, which features panoramic views of the city skyline.
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There is Still Money in the Music Industry
It wasn't just all the little hearts that were fluttering when the boys rolled into town at the weekend. The cash registers were singing too!! One Direction, or 1D as they have been branded, are not just the most popular boy band in the world, they are also a veritable money making machine as well. And in their short career, they have demonstrated that despite all the technological disruption undermining margins in the music industry, there are still some serious returns to be made for innovative outfits.
One Direction was formed in 2010. Initially each of the five members of the group had auditioned as solo performers for the successful British reality TV series, X Factor. They failed to progress but were put together as a boy band and signed to Simon Cowell's Syco record label on a recording contract reputed to be worth £2 million. Concert Tours and studio albums quickly followed. But it was their use of social media that really helped to propel them to global stardom. Both the band as a whole and the individual members exploit the power of channels like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The boys have received coaching on how to respond to messages in order to appear close and accessible as opposed to distant from fans. Interaction is high, with band members asking for suggestions about what to wear or where their next photo shoot should be. Loyal fans are given access to exclusive content. While traditionally, bands have had to rely on radio play to build a following, 1D were the first group to build a global audience largely via social media.
And the money is pouring in. About 50 per cent of their revenues are generated from concert tours. Tickets for their shows normally sell out in minutes and it is estimated that concert sales have grossed the band close to US$500 million. With their singles and albums rocketing to number one in the charts around the globe, the group is estimated to have sold in the region of 30 million albums worth a further US$300 million in revenues. Other income streams include movie ticket sales (US$150 million) and DVD sales (US$15 million). Even their wide range of merchandising products including everything from backpacks to pillows to pajamas is estimated to be a business worth US$68 million in its own right. In short, it is estimated that 1D have earned close to US$1 billion. Not bad for four years work and a £2 million investment!


text: Duncan Coutts wrote: >>> So in the next cabal-install release (which should be pretty soon now) >>> configure will do the same thing and pick base 3 unless you specify >>> build-depends base >= 4. Niklas Broberg wrote: >> I really really think this is the wrong way to go. Occasional >> destruction is desperately needed for progress, else things will >> invariably stagnate. > I disagree. Having everything fail... would have been a disaster... > during the lifespan of base 4 we need to encourage new > releases to start working with it... > Doing that with warnings hints etc is the way to go. No, that's not good enough either. Existing packages will just stay with old versions to avoid the work, and new packages will then also use old versions for maximum compatibility. The incentive is not strong enough. Those warnings and hints must have teeth. Comparing with what has happened in other languages, which have stagnated or not stagnated at various rates, it is clear that what we need is a well-defined deprecation process. The warnings should say something like: you had better upgrade this, otherwise it will stop working in the next version. Both maintainers and users should be aware of this threat. That way, code that is maintained will not stop working. There will be plenty of time to make the change. Code that is used but not maintained will generate a hue and cry among the users that will hopefully motivate someone to do something about it. Code that is not maintained and little used will eventually be destroyed, but that code is probably bitrotting in any case. The deprecation process can be as slow and fine-grained as we like. But there must be a well-defined point in the future when old unmaintained code will be allowed to stop working. > Destruction is not such a friendly approach. We do not > need to make the users suffer When done carefully, gradually, and with plenty of warning (at least one full version cycle), destruction is indeed friendly and helpful. It allows users to understand precisely what versions should be used, and when, in old, current, and future projects, while permitting Haskell to march steadily onward. -Yitz


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robzwolf 14:45 29 Nov 2010
also I have another icon in Control Panel> Network and Internet > Network Connections
there is Local Area Connection (obviously) Wireless Network Connection (my main wireless one) and then a weird Wireless Network Connection 2. What's the last one? Instead of the Realtek one, it is called 'Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter'. What's this for?


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I have a 97 plymouth breeze. I was driving today and my brakes wouldnt work. I almost died it was so scary. I had to swerve to oncoming traffic. I tried the E break and that wouldnt work either. I noticed when I finally got the car stopped, that there was brake fluid leaking the rear left tire side. I was wondering around how much it would cost to get them fixed. thanks alot for your help.How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?about $100 bucks . all it needs is a new slave cylinder, brake fluid and the system bled out of all the air and you are well on your way
these cars have a serious . if it is the line you might have to get a new line put on and that may cost you . i recently did one on a '96 stratus so find a good mechanic and get him working on it the most you will spend should be about $250 to 300How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?at least 300-400$How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?New rear brakes %26amp; wheel cylinders, $250-$300??How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?As long as the brake shoes/pads aren't gone, you may get away with about $150 to $200 to repair that leaking brake line or wheel cylinder...you lost half your braking power when the brake fluid went away from half your master cylinder under the hood...and yes, it is very scary!!!How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?if you do it yourself it will be allot cheaper, but at a shop its prolly goin to be about 250-500 dollers for major work, but if it is just the pads then your lookin at about 50-75 dollers maybe 100..How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?Brakes are something you can't get an accurate estimate on because you don't know what you need exactly until you tear it apart.How much would it cost to have my brakes fixed?You most likely have a leak in your left rear wheel cylinder, but may also have other problems because your front brakes should have still worked. It's really hard to estimate without looking at all 4 brakes, but if it's only the wheel cylinder, I'd guess around $100. If more work is needed, it just goes up from there.
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Women in Kathmandu, Nepal, waited in the rain for vitamin A supplements during a UNICEF-supported nationwide campaign. The vitamin, which boosts immunity, is credited with saving some 12,000 Nepalese lives each year.
The 10-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has affected the lives of millions of women and children in remote and poorly resourced districts, especially in already vulnerable households. The effects of the conflict have been compounded by natural disasters, particularly flooding, in many parts of the country. It is estimated that over 3 million people will be assisted in these areas with the funds raised by the Humanitarian Action Report.
Health and nutrition: UNICEF will introduce neonatal health interventions into community-based health activities; promote breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices; map hard-to-reach areas and support the establishment of additionally needed vaccination centres; support the scale-up of community-based therapeutic care for children suffering severe acute malnutrition; procure ready-to-use therapeutic food for the rehabilitation of severely malnourished children; introduce emergency nutrition surveillance to monitor increased risk of malnutrition in emergencies; procure post-exposure prophylaxis kits for women and girls to reduce the risk of HIV transmission; procure paediatric antiretroviral drugs to ensure continued supply during emergencies.
Water, sanitation and hygiene: UNICEF will train female community health volunteers, Nepal Red Cross volunteers and health workers to promote handwashing with soap and promote/demonstrate options for household treatment of drinking water; distribute samples of soap and sodium hypochlorite (disinfection) solution; promote a campaign on household treatment of drinking water and handwashing with soap; rehabilitate water supply schemes damaged by floods and landslides; preposition relief items for shelter, hygiene, sanitation and drinking water purification.
Education: UNICEF will implement the schools as 'zones of peace' programme in seven districts with continued unrest; develop, pre-test and print peace education modules, including psychosocial training modules; preposition stocks of basic emergency educational supplies and equipment for 6,000 children; strengthen UNICEF's cluster leadership for emergency education response.
Child protection: UNICEF will enhance the capacity of the Nepal Task Force on the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on children affected by armed conflict to report on grave violations, as specified in Security Council Resolution 1612, and identify other critical rights' violations that can be monitored; implement the national strategy for the reintegration of children associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG) and other children affected by conflict; design a strategy to mainstream and address issues related to children affected by armed conflict within a national child protection framework; strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations, including paralegal committees, to support the reintegration of children affected by armed conflict, including CAAFAG, into communities.
Mine-risk education: UNICEF will support the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) in designing a national strategy, and provide effective coordination of activities in collaboration with the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) and the UN Country Team (UNCT); develop new communication approaches, training methods and tools for risk education, in conjunction with the national technical committee and the joint working group; assist NMAA, UN agencies and NGOs in the development and consolidation of national systems to assess explosive device risks and needs; undertake advocacy for compliance with legal instruments in relation to the protection of civilians from explosive devices that have indiscriminate effects; support the development and implementation of a national strategy for victim assistance; enhance the capacity of the Government, UN agencies, NGOs, and the Red Cross to meet emergency risk reduction needs in an appropriate, effective, and timely fashion.
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Nobody is Interested
Here's a 2009 article by Steven Pressfield in which he recalls how his days in advertising taught him a very important writing lesson:
Let me repeat that. Nobody–not even your dog or your mother–has the slightest interest in your commercial for Rice Krispies or Delco batteries or Preparation H. Nor does anybody care about your one-act play, your Facebook page or your new sesame chicken joint at Canal and Tchopotoulis.
It isn't that people are mean or cruel. They're just busy.


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Back to the Land: Arthurdale, FDR's New Deal, and the Costs of Economic Planning
320 pages
February 2011
Today, the U.S. government is again moving to embrace New Deal-like economic policies. While much has been written about the New Deal from a macro perspective, little has been written about how New Deal programs played out on the ground.
In Back to the Land, author CJ Maloney tells the true story of Arthurdale, West Virginia, a town created as a "pet project" of the Roosevelts. Designed to be (in the words of Eleanor Roosevelt) "a human experiment station", she was to create a "New American" citizen who would embrace a collectivist form of life. This book tells the story of what happened to the people resettled in Arthurdale and how the policies implemented there shaped America as we know it. Arthurdale was the foundation upon which modern America was built.
- Details economic history at the micro level, revealing the true effects of New Deal economic policies on everyday life
- Addresses the pros and cons of federal government economic policies
- Describes how good intentions and grand ideas can result in disastrous consequences, not only in purely materialistic terms but, most important, in respect for the rule of law
Back to the Land is a valuable addition to economic and historical literature.
Table of Contents
Arthurdale from 1933 to 1947 vii
Acronyms Used in the Book ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Damnedest Cesspool of Human Misery 19
Chapter 2 The Angel of Arthurdale Arrives 55
Chapter 3 The Defi nition of Insanity 71
Chapter 4 We Lucky Few 91
Chapter 5 "Spending Money . . . Like Drunken Sailors" 107
Chapter 6 The Darkening of the Light 125
Chapter 7 "A Human Experiment Station" 151
Chapter 8 At Long Last, Arcadia 179
Epilogue: To the Victor, the Spoils 193
Acknowledgments 215
Notes 219
Bibliography 275
About the Author 285
Index 287
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— The Brooklyn Rail
"Capably reveals the certain costs of central planning,
thus making Back to the Land an essential story for the political
class to understand better. As for the many who view government
spending as an economic good in its own right, Maloney's tale of
the costly creation of Arthurdale, West Virginia (a town built by
the federal government as a model for the nation) will surely give
them pause. . . Back to the Land is an interesting book, and even
better it's an important one for showing up close the bungling ways
of government officials. . . skillfully reminds us why we shouldn't
entrust our lives or treasure to those who work in
— Real Clear Politics
"Enlightening, well-written, and very timely book. . . .
In the year 2006, the mayor of the town of Tal Afar, Iraq,
chastised the government that invaded his country — the
government of FDR's heirs — by stating, "What you are doing
is an experiment, and it isn't right to experiment on people." No
it is not, which makes books like this one so important. Those who
do not know and understand history are condemned to repeat it. . .
Books like Maloney's that are factually accurate, economically
consistent, and engagingly written can help to reverse this
disturbing trend.
—Ludwig von Mises Institute


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Great interview with sculptor Hiroyki Hamada over on Boooooooom from 2006, which was recently re-posted.
Fascinating balance of biomorphic shapes and architectural principles… yet the surface of many pieces reminds me of ancient fossils that should be unearthed on some remote mountain side.
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Kent Meyers, associate professor of English at Black Hills State University, will visit three different writing classes at Loyola College in Baltimore, Md. at the end of the month. He will discuss fiction and non-fiction writing, and contemporary literature.
He has also been invited to write the introductory essay for The Best of the West: Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West, which is an annual compilation of the best stories published in that year that are connected to the American west.
Meyers was recently accepted to be included in the next edition of Who's Who in America, the leading biographical reference publisher of the highest achievers and contributors from across the country and around the world.
Meyers received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Morris and earned his master's degree in English from Washington State University. Meyers joined the BHSU faculty in 1986.


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Validity of accelerometry in assessing the duration of the sit-to-stand movement
Accelerometry is frequently used in movement analysis to assess body postures and motions. Here, we assessed the validity of ambulatory accelerometric measurement of the sit-to-stand (STS) movement duration. We compared accelerometric and opto-electronic assessment of the STS movement duration under four conditions (comfortable, slow, fast movement and exaggerated trunk flexion) with six healthy subjects and six subjects with stroke who performed movements six times under each condition. Accelerometric and opto-electronic data of STS movement duration were strongly related (r = 0.98). Accelerometry showed a fixed bias of 0.07 s (95% CI 0.008, 0.141) in healthy subjects and 0.32 s (95% CI 0.223, 0.422) in stroke subjects. In healthy subjects, a significant negative proportional bias of 0.1 was detected (95% CI -0.160, -0.032). Accelerometry showed discriminative validity in comparing stroke subjects to healthy subjects, and in comparing speed conditions. Our results indicate that accelerometry can provide valid data on the STS movement duration, furthermore during its use additional information on the STS movement, such as balance control, can be recorded.
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The hero of the show is William Garrow (Andrew Buchan), a pioneering barrister determined to make the British legal system more just, often taking on clients seen as seditious, or troublesome or even merely unpopular. His allies are the lovely Lady Sarah Hill (Lyndsey Marshal), who has left her husband Sir Arthur Hill (Rupert Graves) to live in what is known as an "irregular situation" with Garrow, and the indomitable Southouse (Alun Armstrong), Garrow's solicitor and avuncular voice of reason. Garrow is opposed at all times by Lord Hill, who hates Garrow both for their philosophical differences, and for the fact that Garrow has, in his mind anyway, stolen away his wife. Acting out of spite, Hill retains custody of his and Sarah's son, even though he does not love the boy and suspects he is a bastard born out of an illicit liaison between his enemy and his wife. Garrow's other foe is the arrogant Lord Melville (Stephen Boxer), who alternately tries to defeat Garrow's democratic ambitions, and to suborn him to his aristocratic cause.
Our idealistic barrister does not shy away from the controversial cases, defending by turns a man who tries (perhaps in the grip of madness) to assassinate the king, a pair of weavers accused of assault and trying start a union, and a man falsely accused of murder, while crossing swords with an abusive colonial governor and the city's chief constable. Garrow delights in righting wrongs and chasing after his vision of justice as much as he enjoys a bit of rabble rousing. These stories are intertwined throughout the series with Lady Sarah's attempts, halting and at times despairing, to gain custody of her son from the uncaring hands of her husband. In Britain at the time, mothers have essentially no rights to their children, and the struggle to be close to her child seems at times as if it will both ruin her, and destroy her relationship with Garrow.
As in the past, Garrow's Law: Series 3 presents the viewer with fine performances, dazzling sets and costumes, and crackling drama. The tales flow effortlessly as before, if on a few occasions lapsing into preachiness, something of a recurring weakness of the show. Aside from these few moments, the episodes are tightly plotted and effective, never more so than during the courtroom scenes, as Garrow narrows in to break a witness, or dazzle us with the sheer good sense and justice of his cause. As always, Garrow often spars with his opposing counsel Silvester (Aidan McArdle), though they share a strong mutual respect, and act more as best enemies than real opponents, always under the watchful and just eyes of Judge Buller (Michael Culkin).
Below is a list of episodes, as described on the discs:
Episode 1
Garrow is perplexed by his latest client, a man who shot at King George III and missed. Is he a madman or an assassin? Garrow's defense threatens both the state and the king, who has his own mental health problems. Meanwhile, Lady Sarah pines for her son.
Episode 2
Garrow defends two Spitalfield silk weavers accused of destroying looms, an act of industrial sabotage. When one testifies against the other, the case becomes more complicated. Lady Sarah confronts Sir Arthur, and Southouse takes ill.
Episode 3
When the governor of Trinidad is accused of a brutal crime, Garrow sees a chance to expose the whole colonial system. But his nemesis, Lord Melville, has a proposition: if Garrow will limit his prosecution, Melville will help Lady Sarah gain custody of her son.
Episode 4
Garrow is alone and grieving. Lady Sarah has left him, and he can no longer turn to Southouse for counsel. Persuaded by Southouse's nephew George to defend a man falsely accused of murder, Garrow discovers a cover-up and puts himself in great danger.
The third series of Garrow's Law continues the high quality of the show, and gives Lyndsey Marshal particularly a chance to shine in her performance as the mother worried to sickness over the son she cannot have. The actors are all quite excellent, however, from the leads down to the walk ons and extras. The stories are engaging and well paced, and draw us in effortlessly. Highly recommended.
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The video is presented in 1.78:1 widescreen, and generally looks good. There are moments with some grain, and a bit of muddiness, but the colors, though muted, are deep and rich.
The audio is Dolby digital 2 channel, and works quite well, though nothing particularly taxing is asked for. The dialogue is always clearly audible, and no hiss or other problem can be heard. English subtitles are included.
A few extras are included. They are:
Garrow's Law: From Dawn to Dusk
Running just over nineteen minutes, this featurette is the longest of the extras, and is a behind the scenes look at one day of production on the show. Interviews are done with Andrew Buchan and Aidan McArdle, as well as such crew as episode director Bryn Higgins, DP Tony Coldwell, props people, extras, carpenters, script supervisors, production managers and producers. All in all, it's quite interesting.
Photo Gallery
This runs to 1:10, and is exactly what it sounds like, a series of stills and promotional shots from the series.
Cast Filmographies
This is an all text set of filmographies for Alun Armstrong, Andrew Buchan, Rupert Graves, Lyndsey Marshal and Aidan McArdle.
Final Thoughts:
Garrow's Law: Series 3 is a strong continuation of the show. There is heartbreak alongside bravery, betrayal and loyalty, victory and defeat. The writers show a strong insight into humanity, and display it with grace and verve. Andrew Buchan sparkles as the headstrong and idealistic barrister, and we grow to appreciate him more as every episode passes. This is a very good show.


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Those affected by Phase II of the shuttle parking program include first-year School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences students and additional UMass Memorial employees. No additional Medical School employees will be assigned to the free shuttle program at this time.
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Darien, CT—Since 1914, David Harvey Jewelers, with stores in Darien and Norwalk, CT, has used its smart yet unusual mix of inventory to keep its customers happy. The store is known for its brands in fine jewelry, timepieces and giftware, a mix that was once easy to find in a luxury jewelry store (sometimes referred to as a 'guild' jeweler) but now is not so common. Besides the right merchandise mix, owner Jeffrey Roseman, a jeweler, entrepreneur, and philosopher, keeps David Harvey Jewelers fresh and relevant.
"We find if you get into the right brands, it's a traffic builder," says Roseman of his giftware. "Everyone is invited to a friend's house, needs a bridal gift, et cetera. If you carry nice brands, you get that giftware business." And David Harvey Jewelers does have those nice brands: Baccarat, Herend, Jay Strongwater, Michael Aram, Nambe, Reed & Barton, Simon Pearce, and William Yeoward, among others.
Exterior of David Harvey's Norwalk store, left, and a view of its ample giftware department, right.
Giftware isn't the only category where Roseman has an array of brands. In fine jewelry, David Harvey Jewelers offers Hearts On Fire, Roberto Coin, Tacori, Mikimoto, Gregg Ruth, JB Star, Chimento, Mark Patterson, Faberge, A. Link, Alex Sepkus, Links of London, and Charles Krypell. And in timepieces, Rolex, Cartier, Ebel, Michael Kors, Omega, Philip Stein, Raymond Weil, Tag Heuer, Tissot and more.
Inside David Harvey's Darien location.
Roseman has put great thought to the brands he carries in his store. "We always have attention to quality," said Roseman. "Every brand has its purpose. The brands that are profitable are the good ones. When we carried watches, it was a means to establish our brands as a certain caliber. At that time, it was hard to get good jewelry lines unless you had good watches. Watches are lucrative. We don't sell watches on price." Besides offering a strong array of brands, David Harvey Jewelers offers factory service in-store with watchmakers certified to work on the various brands.
So if price is not the main draw for watch customers, what is? "We understand that the watches can be sold as a commodity where price is the only differentiating factor. For our firm the goal is to demonstrate how we can offer a value-added benefit at no additional cost to the consumer. We accomplish this through in store factory authorized service, custom engraving and extended warranties. We must exceed our watch customer's expectations with every sale," said Roseman.
David Harvey Jewelers also offers a wide array of jewelry services, from CAD-CAM to simple repairs. Laser repairs are done on premises and the shop handles a wide variety of repairs.
The stores are located in Connecticut's affluent Fairfield county, which borders New York's equally-affluent Westchester county and falls within the New York City metropolitan area. The store serves a variety of customers, many of them women self-purchasers. "We're not dependent on milestone events," said Roseman. "We have products for women and they buy. We're an hour from Manhattan. Some of our customers are serious players in the financial market. They buy what they 'need.' Jewelry should not be something you want but something you need."
Along with selling to the women self-purchasers, Roseman and his staff also offer engagement rings, fashion pieces, all in a variety of prices, often into the six figures. And how does Roseman reach those customers? "We're making the move from print to Internet. Social media is great," he says (David Harvey's Facebook page here), appreciative of the tracking features offered with online advertising. "Search engine optimization (SEO) and search branding, it's working for us through Google. We're getting great info from there. We can track when they call us and how their search turned into a sale. The sophistication of a newspaper ad is not the same; it cannot be tracked as well."
"We drive traffic to the website, especially those looking for brands. For example: Tacori. If someone wants it and you're the only point of distribution, we want people to find us quickly. We send people to our website."
Two screens from David Harvey's website, above and below.
Roseman and his staff of 15 are knowledgeable on all the inventory in general and "everyone specializes in something. We try to encourage an entrepreneurial culture. Everyone is accountable and responsible. This gives employees a sense of ownership for the company. I try to stay out of their way. People do best when they are not micromanaged. Everyone has their primary job (selling) and also a secondary job (an expertise within the firm)."
Along with running and managing two retail jewelry locations, Roseman has another career entirely: education. "In addition to my world as a CEO of an extensive jewelry company, I have been teaching at Fairfield University for six years. Because my world is academics and practical experience, I love them both equally. I may teach more once I get my Ph.D.; but there's a lot to be said for practical experience," admits Roseman. "There are too many failures in our industry. I teach theories, many on communications and conflicts. The better we know the theory behind what we do, the less mistakes and failures we'll see in our lifetime."
While some might argue that all jewelers are philosophers to an extent, Roseman is currently working towards achieving a degree to prove it. Roseman is currently enrolled as a Doctor of Professional Studies in Business (D.P.S.) candidate, a modern day business philosophy degree at Pace University, His Linked-In profile lists him as an "Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Fairfield University," an apt title for someone who is a jeweler, an entrepreneur and a philosopher.
Roseman began his masters' education in 2001, to "better appreciate education and how it can assist my family business. If we teach our vendors to be smarter, we will be more successful," he said. For example: "When vendors see co-op advertising, they see it as a gift. Instead, we can look for the return on investment (ROI). If we can demonstrating that incremental increase in a store's purchases increases with advertising, it may offer an opportunity to advertise more. As a jeweler, I'm servicing their customer. The three of us are in this together; the jeweler is the conduit."
"I love learning new ideas," said Roseman, "I learn from people I work with. I'm always listening and if people have contrary ideas to my own, I'll listen. I encourage debate. Once the debate is over, a decision is made and we all embrace it."
"We are in interesting times," he concludes. And what is Roseman's philosophy for David Harvey Jewelers moving forward? "Embrace brands that are profitable and have worked with us. Not how many, but the right ones. It takes so much more than a beautiful collection of fine jewelry to be successful. We're in this as a relationship business. "
The Roseman family at David Harvey Jewelers (from left): Renee Roseman, Harvey Roseman, Jeffrey Roseman, Kayli Roseman and Ben Roseman.
"We are a fourth generation family business," said Roseman. His grandfather began in the jewelry world as a jewelry store manager, pre WWII in Bridgeport, CT. His father joined in 1944 when he was released from the army; the jewelry store was called Gleason's Jewelers at that time. Roseman's father and mother became involved in business at an early age. "They worked together their entire career," said Roseman. "She was the definition of a working mother." The family moved the store to Norwalk in 1961, reincorporating as David Harvey Jewelers. In 1980 Roseman joined the business and in 2005, his son and daughter-in-law, Ben and Kayli, joined David Harvey Jewelers. They are now the vice-president and chief financial officer, respectively.
So where/who was David Harvey? "My father is Harvey Roseman," said Roseman. "He created the name David Harvey. He used his name and the name of the people he bought the store from. They ended up staying on, helping to retain clients and bring in new ones."


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Anniversary - Poem by David Wood
I awake by dawns early light
And watch you sleeping beside me:
You smile in your sleep and your
Beauty shines through you.
A special day beckons with the dawn;
Our special day when we were wed,
This day will be filled with love
And thoughts softly of you.
Remembering the love we have;
You, the soft summer breeze wafting
Through my life's hopes and dreams
Making my life sweet and joyous.
My life committed to you for ever
Putting your needs before mine
Making everything in your garden
Blossom, ever only all for you.
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Comments about Anniversary by David Wood
Krishnakumar Chandrasekar Nair (11/3/2013 10:00:00 AM)
Here I see love in eternal bloom
Blest is She who stands by you
In this garden of romantic tunes
Holding hands under a sky ever blue....
Do such love stories exist? Very good poem Sir and welcome again to my page (Report) Reply
Geetha Jayakumar (7/29/2013 12:57:00 PM)
Beautiful poem. Our memories lasts forever.. Sorry for your loss. (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (6/13/2013 7:52:00 PM)
an excellent love poem with tender words and soft summer breezes. sorry for your loss. (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (6/13/2013 7:52:00 PM)
an excellent love poem with tender words and soft summer breezes. sorry for your loss. (Report) Reply
Adheez Van Der Beanthz (6/11/2013 1:22:00 PM)
agree with Tirupathi
making everything in your garden
blossom, ever only all for you
very sweet, very tender and very romantic
very lovely poem (Report) Reply
Valsa George (6/11/2013 2:36:00 AM)
The celebration of a love physically dead but very much alive in spirit! She must be celebrating this great day in Heaven and the heavenly choir of angels chanting wedding anniversary wishes! ! A great poem with a train of sweet nostalgic memories! ! (Report) Reply
Dave Walker (6/10/2013 2:38:00 PM)
A very beautiful poem, our love and memories last forever. (Report) Reply
Wahab Abdul (6/10/2013 1:25:00 PM)
very romantic and very nostalgic..anniversary of.........liked it very much.. (Report) Reply
Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi (6/10/2013 6:54:00 AM)
those who have left us may not return, but the memory of them would link with us as long as we are alive, which my daddy had done since he was 44 and managed the family alone and I never saw him weak and sad..Happy Anniversary... (Report) Reply
Kevin Halls (6/10/2013 5:16:00 AM)
A fitting tribute indeed David to your Wife.
One year is not a long time but you have shown strength in penning this poem.
i've suffered bereavement myself in losing both parents and a baby son, so know the feelings well.
Keep strong David. (Report) Reply
Tirupathi Chandrupatla (6/9/2013 6:39:00 PM)
Making everything in your garden
Blossom, ever only all for you
Tender love. Lovely poem. Thank you David for sharing it for all. (Report) Reply
Valerie Dohren (6/9/2013 11:22:00 AM)
Lovely David, a very sweet tribute to your wife. (Report) Reply
Ellias Anderson Jr. (6/9/2013 10:13:00 AM)
Very nice but it really makes me feel sad...death is undeniable but we lost a person who we love, we won't accept nothing, but we should live with the memories of our loved ones. very well
well done (Report) Reply
Diane Hine (6/9/2013 9:40:00 AM)
Wonderful poem in memory of your wife. Very moving. (Report) Reply
Ruby Mostazir (6/9/2013 7:34:00 AM)
dis is so sad...touched my heart.
May God bless her soul...... (Report) Reply
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Demand for Netflix Could Lead to Higher Cable Bills2011-12-01 10:28 by Daniela
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Time Warner Cable and U.S. pay-TV companies are on the verge of instituting new fees for heavy users of their web-access services - fees that would help them profit from demand for services like Netflix and Hulu while mitigating those threats to traditional TV.
The move is being portrayed as an opportunity for cable and telco providers to create new packages that take into account this consumer thirst for bandwidth, or, a opportunity to move basic subscribers into higher premium tiers of broadband, where the margins for operators can be as much as 90%.
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Here we go again with ISP's thinking of ways to screw the customers with caps and pay per use broadband - going in the wrong direction if they do this. It must remain unlimited use per packages and the package prices shouldn't rise no more than 2% each year if that. Cable Companies can profit from internet if they increase speeds to keep up with rising prices while getting away from traditional TV packages and go to channel selection per customer instead. I only watch maybe 10 channels on all of my Dish sub scription so why should I have to pay the same as someone that watches all 100?


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#3 Volleyball team wins Regional Championship
Winning a Regional Championship is what each of our teams sets as a goal to start the year, because if you win the Regional Championship you advance to the National Tournament. To win your Regional Championship in dramatic fashion by going through the loser's bracket to defeat your major rival in back-to-back matches, and reach a coaching milestone makes it even more special. That is what the women's volleyball team did en route to winning the NCCAA Central Region Championship to advance to the NCCAA National Tournament for the first time since 2009.
MCC entered the five team double-elimination tournament as the top seed, in their opening match they disposed of Central Bible College in three sets. This set up their first match against Grace University, the #2 seed in the tournament. These two teams had split their regular season match-ups, so both teams knew they were capable of beating the other. It was a hard fought match but defensive errors caused MCC to struggle and they dropped the match in four sets. This loss put MCC in the loser's bracket going into Saturday.
To get to the Championship match, MCC first had to go through Central Christian College of the Bible, the #3 seed. The Lady Crusaders came out strong and took the match easily in three sets. This win put MCC in the championship match against Grace University. MCC was ready for a battle after losing to Grace the night before. The match went back and forth, MCC taking the first and third set, and Grace taking the second and fourth, forcing the match to a fifth and final set. MCC came out swinging hard and took the final set, 15-13 to force a second championship match, this match was also Coach Lauren Sanders 200th career victory in her eight seasons at MCC. In the second championship match MCC had all the momentum and stormed by Grace winning in three sets to advance to the National Tournament. Kylie Rupe (SO, Manhattan, KS) was named the MVP of the Region, Alyssa Strain (JR, Kansas City, KS) and Paige Mortensen (SO, Oklahoma City, OK) were named 1st Team All-Region and Kayla Hawkins (SR, Lincoln, NE) was named 2nd Team All-Region. Coach Sanders was named Regional Coach of the Year. This was only the fourth time in school history that the volleyball team had captured the Region Championship.
With a strong nucleus of players returning we look forward to seeing Coach Sanders and the team attempt to bring home another Region Championship.


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Local educators help students combat college costs
EUGENE, Ore. -- With the rising cost of higher education, some students are concerned about how to pay for tuition. Many prospective students are finding local resources to help cover the costs.
Austin Mason is still a junior at Junction City High School, but he got a jumpstart on tuition by attending College Goal Oregon.
According to a Bloomberg Report, the cost of higher education has skyrocketed more than 500 percent since 1985.
"It's crazy. It's so expensive," said Mason.
The event was aimed at helping kids discover the potential resources available to help them pay for school, said Stacy Miles of financial aid at the University of Oregon.
"Schools only have a certain amount of financial aid that's available and meeting the priority deadline and doing your FAFSA correctly will get them in line for the best types of aid," said Miles. | More Sholarships
Students attended similar events Saturday at Thurston High School, and "Pay For College In A Day" at Lane Community College.
"There's a donut hole of unmet need that needs to be filled with money you saved or getting scholarships outside OSAC scholarships and FAFSA money," said Linda Urness, Thurston's College and Career Coordinator.
Students like Thurston senior Chris Mudder said they were surprised at how many different scholarships are available. His Favorite - a scholarship for being tall.
"If you are 5'8" and over for girls, and 6'2" and over for guys, you are eligible and can qualify for a scholarship," said Mudder.
Urness says participating in community service can also help students get scholarships.
Visit College Goal Oregon's website to find out where they will hold their next session.


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SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 (UPI) -- Californians are largely in favor of the death penalty but are also agreeable to locking up murderers for life instead, a poll indicates.
The Field Poll released Thursday found 70 percent of the registered voters surveyed in the state supported capital punishment, but the survey was split nearly evenly when asked if they would prefer a death sentence or life in prison without parole for a convicted killer.
The poll said 42 percent would prefer to see the murderer get life and 41 percent opted for death. Another 13 percent said their decision would hinge on the circumstance of the crime while 4 percent had no opinion.
The San Francisco Chronicle said the last time the Field Poll posed the question was in 2000 when 44 percent chose death row and 37 percent opted for a life sentence.
"I think they reflect a growing preference for life without parole as an alternative," said Stefanie Faucher, associate director of the San Francisco-based anti-death-penalty group Death Penalty Focus. "It is more cost-effective, is carried out more quickly and doesn't drag victims through years of appeals."
The Field Poll was conducted June 22-July 5. The telephone survey contacted 1,390 voters about their support for capital punishment. The question of giving a murderer the death penalty or a life sentence was posed to 498 of the respondents.
Field Corp. said the margin of error was 2.8 percentage points on the death-penalty question and 4.6 percentage points for the sentencing question.


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Taking flag, pole is disrespectful
As we prepared for our annual Veteran's Day banquet, we noticed the absence of our new flag and pole. This disturbs my family greatly, that someone would actually walk up on our porch in the afternoon and steal the flag right off of the house.
We try very hard to keep the flags we fly in good repair and to replace them as soon as they get faded. It is lit up at night with a dedicated spotlight as per the United States flag code. Our main reason for flying the flag is not decoration, but respect for the men and women who have served and are currently serving this country.
If you know the whereabouts of our flag and pole, please see that we get it back—no questions asked.


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Turbo Launch, Granddam of Point Given, Dead
Turbo Launch, whose grandson Point Given was a Horse of the Year, died June 5 at Dr. Tom Bowman's farm in Maryland.
Turbo Launch, whose grandson Point Given was a Horse of the Year, died June 5 at Dr. Tom Bowman's farm in Maryland.
California owner Sal Longo, whose racemare Lazy Slusan won two grade I stakes, died Oct. 16 at his Arcadia, Calif., home.
Irisheyesareflying earned his second career graded stakes win Saturday in the $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields.
California-bred Irisheyesareflying tracked pacesetter Handy N Bold through moderate fractions, then drew away from that rival in the stretch to win Sunday's $250,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (gr. III) at Emerald Downs.
If there were any doubts about who's queen of the hill out West these days, Lazy Slusan put 'em on ice on June 3, running away with the $254,300 Milady Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. I) at 1 1/16 miles.
California-bred Lazy Slusan rallied gamely through the stretch to catch Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) winner Spain in the final sixteenth-mile, winning Saturday's $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (gr. I) by a half-length at Santa Anita.


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SANFORD, Fla. - The Seminole County Public School Superintendent has released his East and West rezoning plan recommendations on Thursday, according to school officials.
Superintendent Walt Griffin released his recommendation of the plan for the East Phase, which is a revision of plan #811. The recommended plan for the West Phase is a modification of plan #457. To see the full details of the plan, click here.
The new plans "balance enrollments and accommodate future growth," according to the SCPS release.
The plans exempt rising 5th-grade students, who will not be required to change schools, but no school transportation will be provided. Siblings of rising 5th-grade students will be allowed to attend the same school, but no transportation will be provided.
The district's six-month rezoning process had the public submit plans for North, East and West. A total of 28 of the county's 36 elementary schools were included.
The School Board will consider the East Phase recommendation at a March 12 meeting and the West Phase recommendation at a March 13 meeting.
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Rumors of the demise of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's gubernatorial bid were premature.
The new father announced Monday that his heaviest political supporter will be on full display starting Oct. 5. Former President Bill Clinton will speak alongside Newsom at Los Angeles City College about green technology and its role on future jobs.
"Bill Clinton remains one of the most revered public figures among California Democrats," the mayor said in a statement.
The event will be followed by the meat behind President Clinton's endorsement of Newsom for California governor. The former president will host a fundraiser to benefit Newsom's campaign, according to Commissionerfice. And the mayor can use the money. His campaign is trailing behind governor hopefuls Meg Whitman and Insurance Commissioneroner Steve Poizner by a significant amount in the numbers game.


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Viñales valley is a karstic depression in western Cuba. The valley has an area of 132 km2 and is located in the Sierra de los Organos, just north of Viñales in the Pinar del Río province. The conspicuous cliffs rising like islands from the bottom of the valley are called mogotes. In 1999, the Viñales valley was designated a Unesco world heritage site as a cultural landscape, both for its natural beauty and for the vernacular architecture and traditions. Source : wiki. Scanned image
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This costume was made using the simplest of techniques. The shirt was constructed with a knit stretchable fabric and the shorts were premade soccer shorts I obtained at the local sports store. The shoes are dark green Adidas cleats that I managed to find in my size and just altered them a bit.
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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 574072, 14 pages
Vibration Isolation Platform with Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Reaction Wheel on Satellites
School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Received 18 March 2013; Revised 30 May 2013; Accepted 3 June 2013
Academic Editor: Rongni Yang
Copyright © 2013 Yao Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Vibration isolation is a direct and effective approach to improve the ultraprecise pointing capability of an imaging satellite. To have a good trade-off between the resonance amplitude and the high frequency attenuation for the original vibration isolation platform, a novel vibration isolation system for reaction wheel (RW), including a multistrut vibration isolation platform and multiple tuned mass dampers, is proposed. The first step constructs the integrated satellite dynamic model including the RWs and the vibration isolation systems, while the static and dynamic imbalances of the rotor and base movements are considered in the modeling process. The transmissibility matrix of the vibration isolation system is then obtained, and its frequency domain characteristics are described. The third part presents the application of the vibration isolation system for RWs. The effective attenuation of RW disturbances by the new vibration isolation system is illustrated, and its safety performance is also verified. Finally, using the reasonable parameters of the vibration isolation system, its performance on the satellite is testified by numerical simulations. The study shows that the novel vibration isolation system presented cannot only be successfully applied to a satellite but also improve the attitude stability.


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$701 1 bed 555 Normandy Street, Houston TX, 77015
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555 Normandy Street, Houston, 77015
Commute to Downtown Cloverleaf
This apartment is in Houston. Nearby parks include Greenwood Park, Greens Bayou Park and Maxey Park.
Riviera Pines has a Walk Score of 69 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
The Riviera Pines Apartment Homes in Houston, Texas provides our residents with relaxing living, premium amenities, modern accommodations, and affordability in an ultra convenient location. Located in the prestigious Galena Park Independent School District, our amazing one and two bedroom apartment homes are nestled in the Galena Park Area minutes from I-10 and Beltway 8. Upscale shopping and dining at San Jacinto Mall in Baytown is only a short drive away.
Each of our custom one and two bedroom homes includes a fully-equipped kitchen, private entrance, and extra outside storage. In addition, many of our homes boast designer upgrades in the kitchens and baths, washer and dryer connections, courtyard views, private patio or balcony, wood-burning fireplaces and oversized walk-in closets.
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Borg Queen Alice Krige Joins THOR: THE DARK WORLD
Alice Krige, whose best known for her role as the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact, has been cast in a small role in Marvel's Thor: The Dark World. The actress revealed that she would be in the movie while at the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas this weekend. She didn't mention who she would be playing in the film, but according to CBM she did say that she may not be recognizable in the film.
The actress joins the recently cast Christopher Eccleston as Malekith the Accursed. As well as original cast members Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster and a few other familiar and new faces.
The story follows the God of Thunder to The Nine Realms beyond Asgard and earth. And as his evil half-brother, Loki, returns for Asgardian justice, a new threat rises. Also rejoining Thor are his fellow Asgardians, Lady Sif, gatekeeper Heimdall and Warriors Three, as they encounter mythical Norse creatures among evildoers.
The Alan Taylor-directed film will go into production this fall, and it's going to be epically glorious! At least that's what I'm hoping for!


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Might & Magic X - Review Roundup #2
Here is the second roundup of reviews for Might & Magic X: Legacy.
Gamereactor - 6/10
For those of us who grew up with Might & Magic there is a certain nostalgic charm to revisiting the old landmarks, but that charm quickly wears off. Much of what made the old games special is missing and it doesn't take long before we become painfully aware of the strings and mechanics that hold the game together.
Lazygamer - 7.5/10
There's no getting around the fact that Might and Magic X: Legacy is going to be a niche game. They just don't make RPGs like this anymore, but there is a ton of love for coded into this game. It could have done with some more polish overall, but it's still actually decent fun to play and it'll stretch that grey matter of yours.
And for last a new impression from Digitally Downloaded.
This short piece isn't meant to be a review, just initial impressions, because I know a lot of DDNet readers are keen on the game and I did wanted to highlight how surprised and impressed I am that Ubisoft did resist the temptation to overhaul the core Might & Magic gameplay in order to better commercialise it. I'll be playing this like mad to have a review live first thing on Monday, but, while I'm not sure where the game will sit amongst the entire Might & Magic franchise, I am convinced that this is going to be one of my favourite games this year.
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Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
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Mentor Graphics' Renoir '98 First EDA Tool to Garner Microsoft 98/NT Logo
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Wilsonville, Ore.--July 23--Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Renoir '98 has become the first EDA tool qualified to receive the Designed for Windows NT and 98 logo.
To qualify for the Microsoft 98/NT logo, Renoir '98 was tested against apredefined set of technical criteria by Veritest, an independentmicrocomputer product test laboratory. Microsoft's Windows Logo Program wasdeveloped to help end-users easily identify desktop hardware and softwareproducts designed specifically for the Microsoft Windows family of 32-bitoperating systems, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95 and Windows 98. Thelogo indicates that Renoir '98 has been thoroughly tested and works well in today'sheterogeneous desktop computing environments.
One of the most significant benefits for Renoir users is full OLE support.This allows users to drag and drop any Renoir diagram into any OLEapplication, such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Framemaker. Once the diagram isinserted, text can be added as usual.
Renoir '98 offers the choice of either linking or embedding. With alinked diagram, information is retained in the source Renoir diagram. With anembedded diagram, an entire copy is made that subsequently becomes part of thedocument. Both methods allow users to simply double-click on the embeddeddiagram to open it in Renoir.
Because all file types (state machine, flow chart, symbol and block diagram) are automatically registered in the Windows registry, they receive icons. This gives users the option of launching a Renoir '98 editor simply by double-clicking on the icon in the Windows Explorer. Diagrams also can be dragged from the Windows desktop into OLE applications.
Renoir '98 also includes a full graphical install, which properly registers all components and automatically detects the operating system. The automated uninstaller ensures that core components or shared components necessary to other applications are left intact. Long file names also are supported.
Pricing for Renoir '98 starts at $3,000. It is available on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, as well as Sun Solaris and HP-UX. It supports additional plug-in interfaces to Model Technology's ModelSim; Mentor Graphics' Monet; Exemplar's Leonardo-Spectrum; Synopsys' Design Compiler, VCS, FPGA Express and VSS; and Cadence'sVerilog-XL and Leapfrog. VHDL and Verilog language support, together with all interfaces, are included at no extra charge. Renoir '98 is year 2000-compliant and has been developed using ISO 9001-approved procedures. Renoir is distributed through both the Mentor Graphics and Model Technology sales forces. A fully functional free evaluation version can be downloaded from www.mentorg.com, or www.renoir.com. Mentor Graphics Corp.
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