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November 23, 2012 5:36 pm
Onwards and upwards
In a world without innovation and without expansion, it will be much harder to keep democracy going
©Shonagh Rae
But is another ingredient also required: namely, a healthy pace of economic growth? That is the issue I have been pondering after I attended a debate in Oxford earlier this month with Peter Thiel, the American entrepreneur-turned-investor. In the past decade, Thiel has shot to fame and fortune by creating companies such as PayPal and cannily investing in Facebook. As such, he epitomises the sunnily optimistic, wheatgrass-juice-fuelled culture of Silicon Valley.
But these days Thiel-the-entrepreneur is worried. In particular – and as he wrote in a recent column for the Financial Times, co-authored with Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion – he fears that the pace of innovation in America is slowing down. To be sure, he asserts, the country produced plenty of innovative ideas after the second world war; but in the past 30 years, this creativity has withered, sapped by the financial boom, and the rise of a newly risk-averse culture. "You cannot compare the iPhone 5 with Apollo 5," he laments. "Innovation has declined."
Not everyone accepts this gloomy view. On the contrary, during the Oxford debate the American economist Kenneth Rogoff retorted that what has hurt America's pace of growth was the implosion of the debt bubble – not lack of innovation. And Mark Shuttleworth, another fabulously successful entrepreneur, declared that there was still as much innovation as before – if not more, since "today is an extraordinary time to be a scientist, researcher, explorer, academic and entrepreneur".
But if you think that Thiel is even half correct, it begs another question: what does this mean for the political culture? For what makes Thiel really concerned about America today is his belief that a world without innovation will also be a place with dramatically slower growth. And without expansion, it will be much harder to keep democracy working, even in America. "Democracy works where voters think that things are getting better," he argues. "It is an open question whether you can have a democracy in a world with zero sum growth."
Is this true? Part of me would love to shout "no". After all, the whole point about democracy is that it is supposed to be capable of making tough decisions in tough times, and formulating trade-offs. If democracy only works in fair weather, then to my mind it is doubtful whether a system should be labelled as a functioning, grown-up "democratic" state at all.
And yet what I find fascinating – and unnerving – about Thiel's comment is what it may reveal about the underlying political culture in America. For whether you agree with his assertion or not, it does appear – not least from the recent election campaign – that modern American political rhetoric is peculiarly addicted to the presumption of permanent growth.
Those early pioneers founded the country with an optimism that anything could be done, and had precious little sense of resource constraint: if you ran out of land in the east, you just moved west. Ever since then it has almost always been presumed that it is possible to make the economic pie expand, either through conquest, entrepreneurship, immigration – or, more recently, innovation.
This attitude is very different from the cultural vibe seen in a crowded country such as Japan, where there is an overwhelming sense of limitation and constrained resources. And that has a powerful secondary implication: precisely because the Japanese perceive resources as finite, they have developed extensive cultural mechanisms to divide up their economic pie in a manner that maintains social harmony. Sharing pain – and gain – is instinctive.
In America, however, there has hitherto been less cultural imperative to develop ways to share constrained resources. If you think the economic pie will always grow, you do not need to worry as much about how to divide it up. Hence my fascination with Thiel's point.
Most American politicians continue to insist that their economic pie will grow in the future: it would have been suicidal in the recent election campaign for anyone to mention the word "stagnation" or "zero sum growth". And for my part, I dearly hope this American political optimism is correct. In theory, a combination of favourable demographics, entrepreneurial zeal and energy resources should indeed give America a growth edge.
But what if Thiel and Kasparov are right about innovation slowing down? Will this strain the political system to breaking point in the years ahead? It is a sobering question, and doubly so in a week when Washington is enmeshed in yet another bout of debilitating gridlock about tackling its debt. It must share out economic pain, in a country where the word is still all but taboo.
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Jon Fredrikson, owner of the oldest professional consulting firm dealing exclusively in the wine industry, is always the cleanup hitter at the annual state of the industry session at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium.
Fredrikson and his wife Eileen own Gomberg, Fredrikson and Associates, and when he speaks, everyone listens. He didn't disappoint a packed ballroom in 2008.
Ever the optimist, Fredrikson once again painted an overall rosy picture of the U.S wine industry. U.S. total wine sales were up 4 percent in 2007; California, however, was up just 2 percent. Imports, up 9 percent last year, continue to capture an increasingly larger share of the U.S. 314-million-case/$30 billion market. Imports — bottled and bulk — own almost one-third of the U.S. market. In 1990 imports accounted for less than 15 percent of the U.S. market.
White wine and red wine case volumes continue to rise in U.S. food stores. Whites were up 3.5 percent last year; reds up 6.9 percent. Blush wine case volume continues to tumble, 2.7 percent last year.
Ultra premium ($14 and over) and super premium wines ($7-$14) continue to grow at a faster rate than overall wine sales. Fighting varietals ($3-$7) are up slightly. Economy wines of $3 or less continue to fall, although he did acknowledge the latest Two Buck Chuck imitator, Oak Leaf Vineyards, a brand of The Wine Group in San Francisco. Oak Leaf Varietals are sold for $1.97 per bottle at Wal-Mart and already 500,000 cases have been sold.
Bronco's Two-Buck Chuck/Charles Shaw wines and other imitators are still a factor in the market with more than 7 million cases shipped in 2007.
The wine business is not for the faint of heart, according to Fredrikson since three companies, Gallo, Wine Group and Constellation, ship 60 percent of the wine produced in the U.S. Toss in the next seven, and the 10 top companies in the U.S. control 82 percent of all shipments.
That leaves the other 5,590 wineries to fend for themselves in a fiercely competitive market that saw 12,000 new wine labels registered last year alone. This is clogging distribution channels.
Fredrikson said the bigger get bigger with more consolidation, creating turmoil in the trade and among growers. This causes sales difficulties with all but the largest wineries.
About the only way smaller wineries are making any headway against the wine behemoths is creating greater interest in local brands on local shelves using environmental awareness as a marketing gimmick. Small wineries are selling directly to local chains, and this looks promising, said Fredrikson.
New marketing companies are springing up to take portfolios of small producers to interstate markets. Clogged distribution channels are creating consumer direct marketing, like the explosion of wine clubs and wine bars. For a while it was the catchy wine names like Red Truck, Gnarly Head, Barefoot and Fish Eye that were hot and many still are among the hot brands Fredrikson named this year at Unified.
Now emerging are new mass-market recognition wines including Martha Stewart wines, wine for women, Paul Newman wines for the "eco-friendly", Mike Ditka's Da Coach wine, and Wayne Gretzky Estate wines.
While everyone is trying to nudge themselves into the world's largest wine market, the U.S., Fredrikson warned that problems in the economy could have an impact on these marketing efforts. He cited dismal holiday retail sales and the economists' warning of a looming recession. Stock market drops have lessened consumers buying of high end wines. Business expense cutbacks due to the slowing economy also will impact wine sales in fine restaurants.


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Increases in average atmospheric temperature accelerate the rate of evaporation
and demand for cooling water in human settlements, thereby increasing overall
water demand, while simultaneously either increasing or decreasing water supplies
(depending on whether precipitation increases or decreases and whether additional
supply, if any, can be captured or simply runs off and is lost). Shimizu (1993,
quoted in Mimura et al., 1998) showed that daily water demand in Nagoya, Japan,
would increase by 10% as the highest daily temperature rose from 25 to 30°C.
Boland (1997) looked at several climate transient forecasts for the Washington,
DC, metropolitan area for the year 2030 and estimated increases in summertime
use of 13 to 19% and annual use of 8 to +11% relative to a future increase
from 1990 without climate change of approximately 100%. In China, using four
GCMs for the year 2030, water deficiency under normal (50%) and extreme dry
(95%) hydrological conditions for various basins was predicted as -1.6 x 108
to 1.43 x 109 m3 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area
and -1.1 x 108 to 121.2 x 108 m3 in the Yellow
River Basin (China Country Study Team, 1999).
Estimates of effects on water supply mostly have dealt with linking atmospheric
and hydrologic models in an attempt to produce more plausible forecasts with
statistical variability. Although they do not directly forecast water supplies
to human settlements, Kwadijk and Rotmans (1995) do show an increase in variability
of supply in the Rhine River with climate change, but little change in estimated
annual flow. The study is unusual in that it attempts to directly link impacts
to mitigation policy. A more conventional study that still links water supply
(directly for a municipal water system) and climate scenarios is Wood et al.
Additional research since the SAR seems to have added to concerns about increased
intensity of rainfall and urban flooding (e.g., for the highly urbanized northeast
United StatesRosensenzweig and Solecki, 2000). Increases in intensity are projected
by Fowler and Hennessy (1995) and Hennessy et al. (1997). Smith et al. (1999)
have performed a series of four case studies that combine climate and hydrological
modeling to directly model flood frequency and magnitude and economic losses
under enhanced greenhouse rainfall intensities. The study concludes that there
would be little change in forecast flood damage by the year 2030 but that there
would be substantial increase in flood risk (shortened average return interval)
and flood damage (as a result of building inundation and failure) by the year
2070. The estimation technique was an improvement over earlier studies that
assumed that changes in intensities of rainfall events would be associated with
changes in flood frequency (e.g., Minnery and Smith, 1996).
Generally speaking, climate change will change the level and type of climatic
effects that need to be covered by infrastructure design codes. This could affect
infrastructure durability and energy usage. Potential changes in humidity and
climate may change distribution in factors such as termites, for examplewith
potential degradation of structures and more serious impacts from given extreme
events. There also could be adverse effects of storms, heat, and humidity on
walls and insulation, though perhaps less winter damage.
There still are relatively few reports that estimate the impact of global warming
on the value of economic losses resulting from effects on infrastructure. However,
Smith et al. (1999) and Penning-Powswell et al. (1996) provide estimates that
show that increases in damages from urban riverine flooding probably would be
substantial. See also the discussion on sea-level rise in Section
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In this data analysis activity, students compare near surface temperature at the time of the solstices in two different hemispheres, and see how the tilt of the Earth's axis in relationship to the Sun contributes to temperature differences across... (View More) the planet. Step-by-step instructions for use of the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) guide students through selecting a data set, importing the data into a spreadsheet, creating graphs, and analyzing data plots. The lesson provides detailed procedures, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions, extensions, and teacher notes. Designed for student use, MY NASA DATA LAS samples micro datasets from large scientific data archives, and provides structured investigations engaging students in exploration of real data to answer real world questions. (View Less)
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This is an activity about seasons. Learners compare the seasons though identifying seasonal activities and drawing scenes in each season. Then, they compare the temperature on thermometers left under a lamp for different lengths of time to explore... (View More) how Earth heats more when the Sun is in the sky for longer periods of time. Finally, learners use a flashlight and a globe to investigate how the spherical shape of Earth causes the seasons to be opposite in each hemisphere. This hands-on activity is an additional lesson as part of the book, Adventures in the Attic. (View Less)
This is a book about seasons. Learners will read or listen to a story about two twins, Matt and Matilda, who are tasked with creating a model of the Earth-Sun system for a science fair project. Through some wild seasonal changes they experience... (View More) while creating the model, the two come to a better understanding of the causes of Earth's seasons. An extension activity is included (Reasons for the Seasons), as well as reading and vocabulary activities. (View Less)
In this activity, learners draw a circle with a single focus, an ellipse with two foci close together, and an ellipse with two foci far apart, and compare the shapes. Learners then measure the Sun in four images each taken in a different season,... (View More) comparing the apparent size of the Sun in each image to determine when Earth is closest to the Sun. This is the second activity in the SDO Secondary Learning Unit. The activity is reprinted with permission from the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS). (View Less)
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How effective would solar cells be in any particular area of the United States? In this activity, students answer that question by analyzing graphs of incoming solar radiation. Students will download two solar radiation graphs, one based on latitude... (View More) and one based on cloud cover. After transferring that data to the accompanying worksheet, students will determine the areas in the United States best suited for the use of solar cells. Using both an overlay graph and a difference graph, students will determine the practicality of solar cell power for a home in various U.S. locations. This lesson uses student- and citizen science-friendly microsets of authentic NASA Earth system science data from the MY NASA DATA project. It also includes related links, extensions, an online glossary, and a list of related AP Environmental Science topics. (View Less)
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This is an activity about the measurement of time. Learners model the rotation of Earth over one day by holding a flashlight for the Sun and a blow up globe, and record their observations. Then, they use those observations to create devices that... (View More) will track time and test their devices outside. This final part of this activity requires access to a sunny outdoor location for an extended period of time so learners can test their time measurement devices. (View Less)
This activity enables students to better understand the motion of the Sun and how we use it to measure time. Students create a "horizon calendar" at their school by carefully observing and recording the horizon and the Sun at sunset (or sunrise, for... (View More) early risers) over a period of weeks or months. Part 1 of this activity can be done as a whole group and involves selecting and drawing a detailed map of the site. Part 2 of this activity can be done as a whole group and involves determining the direction west and drawing the horizon line. Part 3 should be done by the teacher since it involves making weekly observations at sunset (or sunrise), which is outside of regular school hours. Part 4 can be done with the whole class and involves using the data from the observations to calculate the average rate of change in sunset time and respond to discussion questions. The activity is not time-consuming, but must be conducted over a period of at least a few weeks. It is best as a semester unit, or even a project for the entire school year. Also, the best time of year to run this activity is around the equinoxes: March and September. The lesson plan includes discussion questions, background information about desert horizons, and a math extension activity in which students calculate how the time of sunrise or sunset changes from day to day. This activity is the sixth lesson in the Ancient Eyes Look to the Skies curriculum guide. (View Less)
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Lawrence to be 1st Brandeis president to live in Waltham
Fred and Kathy Lawrence will move to Watch Factory on Charles River in July
President Fred Lawrence fondly remembers his walks along the Potomac River when he lived in Georgetown and commuted on foot to the George Washington University Law School, where he served as dean. Soon, he will enjoy strolling along the riverbank in Waltham.
The president and Professor Kathy Lawrence of the English Department are moving this summer from their current apartment in Cambridge to an apartment on the second floor of the historic, renovated Watch Factory along the Charles River on Crescent Street, less than a mile walk from campus.
Lawrence will be the first of the eight leaders of Brandeis to call Waltham home, according to university records.
"Brandeis is a big part of this city and we're excited about joining the Waltham community as residents," said Lawrence. "It will be more convenient for students, faculty, staff, trustees and friends of the university to join us at our home. It is something we really enjoy and this will allow us to do more of it. On a personal note, it will give me the opportunity to walk to and from campus, especially on Shabbat.
"I often walked along the Potomac when I worked in D.C., so it will be great to be able to walk here as well. I am really looking forward to it ," he added.
Senior Vice President for Administration Mark Collins said the university will sign a three-year rental agreement for the second floor apartment on the Prospect Street end of the property. The apartment includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a half bath, a study/office and a great room, Collins said. The president and Mrs. Lawrence will move into their new residence in July, he added.
The factory was constructed by the Waltham Watch Company over a span of a half-century, beginning in the 1860s. It includes 22 interconnected buildings and covers more than 400,000 square feet. The redevelopment includes a mix of commercial, residential and retail space.
"Just a walk away -- it's kind of a neat idea," said outgoing Student Union President Herbie Rosen '12. "He'll be our neighbor in Waltham. Students will be a lot freer to go and visit the president. I think they'll like it."
Since coming to Brandeis, the Lawrences have been living in an apartment the university rented for them in Cambridge. President emeritus Jehuda Reinharz and his wife, Shulamit, a professor of sociology and director of the Women's Studies Research Center and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, lived in a university-owned home at 66 Beaumont Avenue in Newton for most of his 16 1/2 year tenure. Since Reinharz stepped down, the university has been assessing the house in the context of its long-term real estate needs.
The Board of Trustees voted in March to authorize the university to sell the Beaumont Avenue property and hold the proceeds while the university's long-term presidential housing needs are determined. No timetable was set. Hammond Residential in Chestnut Hill will list the house today for $2,250,000.
Prior to Reinharz, the only other Brandeis president to reside at 66 Beaumont Avenue was the university's first leader, Abram L. Sachar, who lived there during his presidency and subsequent chancellorship. The home was built in 1910 and acquired by Brandeis in 1948. It was sold in 1990 after the Sachars moved, then re-acquired during the Reinharz presidency. Its famous visitors include Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Dalai Lama.
During one period, Brandeis owned a house at 1395 Commonwealth Avenue in West Newton that was purchased from Carl Shapiro in 1983. Evelyn E. Handler and Samuel O. Thier lived there during their presidencies. Morris B. Abram and Charles I. Schottland resided in a university-owned home in Weston, while Marver H. Bernstein lived in his own house in the same town.
No Brandeis president has ever lived in the city of Waltham, though Board of Trustees minutes dating back to the early 1980s show that the possibility of constructing a presidential home on campus has been discussed and left open.
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More than just a Blues-Rock
artist, award-winning guitar player Sonny Moorman balances his signature smoking-hot riffs with a hard-rocking precision and
feel born deep in the Blues ethos. Seeming to channel inspiration from elsewhere, his world-class playing is at once both
transcendental and firmly grounded in reality, captivating audiences nationwide. The music is original, complex and never
stale, with relatable lyrics and a sound that conjures up masters like Duane Allman, Lonnie Mack, and Freddy King. Still,
Moorman has forged his own intoxicating style throughout his decades-long career, which firmly establishes him as one of the
last great authentic roadhouse players.
Moorman and his band headlined
2012 GABBAfest (where he played Duane Allman's Guitar!) and the Blues stage at the 2010 Montreal Jazz Fest. He appeared
as a Band Finalist at the 2010 International Blues Challenge and won 2nd place in the IBC Solo/Duo competition in 2007. Moorman
has released a number of CDs throughout his career, garnering critical acclaim and commercial success – including an
excellent review of his latest release, More Live As Hell, by Blues Revue Magazine. Other accolades include being selected
2008 Blues Artist on the Rise by Blues Festival Guide Magazine.
music Journalist Randy McNutt may have said it best, "He can flat-out play—and sing…
Sounds have been passed from blues giant Freddy King to Lonnie Mack to Sonny Moorman."
"Although listeners can hear the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rory Gallagher, Lonnie Mack, and
Peter Green in his music, any comparison does him no justice. Basically, Sonny sounds like Sonny, with a fat, creamy, and
wonderful power blues resonance." ~ Brian D. Holland, Blues Revue Magazine
"In the best tradition of power trios, Moorman delivers the crunch and the
wow!" ~ Jim Hynes, Elmore Magazine
For a full listing of songs and CDs, visit the CD Baby web site by clicking on
the Lucky 13 link, or the CD Baby link above.
For a full listing of songs and CDs, visit the CD Baby web site by clicking on
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LocationEureka, MO
295 E. 5th Street
Eureka, MO 63025
Used 2017 Keystone RV Premier Ultra Lite 29RKPR
Step inside and notice the convenient location of the complete bath. Located almost directly across from the entry door you will find an angled shower, toilet, and sink. Plus the bathroom features a second sliding door that leads into the front master bedroom.
Enjoy a great night's rest on a comfortable queen size bed with wardrobes on either side. There is also a handy laundry chute to help keep things neat and tidy, along with an overhead cabinet for storage.
In the main living area enjoy the added space thanks to a large slide out. To the left of the entry door there are two lounge chairs with overhead cabinets that stretch all the way to the rear of the unit and around the corner in the kitchen area. Opposite in the slide out find a tri-fold sofa and booth dinette. The perfect spot for enjoying your meals, or just hanging out. A nearby entertainment center is perfect for viewing from any seating space.
The rear kitchen will have you easily whipping up light meals and snacks for your hungry campers. There is a u-shaped counter with double sinks, and food prep space with overhead storage for dishes and things. There is also a three burner range, refrigerator, and pantry.
On the outside enjoy cooking at the exterior kitchen featuring a single sink, refrigerator, and more. There is also a front pass-through compartment for stowing away all of your outdoor camping gear, plus so much more!
Like most: In the Spring of 2008 we decided that we wanted a camper trailer. We went to Byerly and was greeted by Nick Kiser. - We bought camper #1 that day. In the Spring of 2010 - we signed paperwork on camper # 2. In the winter of 2012 we signed paperwork on Passport # 3. - Back to Byerly in January of 2015, again Nick was happy to show us campers. Here we are today to pick up Passport Camper # ... More » - Sandy from House Springs, MO
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When Cole Davis founded Keystone RV in 1996 his vision was clear: Build a quality RV loaded with features priced thousands less than other RVs on the market. To accomplish his goal, Cole would recruit and build a strong team, focus on keeping overhead low, and empower the people closest to the customer to make decisions.
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Every member of the Keystone family is encouraged to contribute to making our campers absolutely the best possible. Through something we call Kamp Keystone, our employees camp free of charge at local campgrounds in the Keystone trailers we supply. Each year hundreds of our production workers, administrative staff and service team enjoy a day (or a week) at Kamp Keystone. Their evaluation of the experience and the feedback they provide results in continued product improvements. Ask us if we use our RVs...the answer is YES!
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The International Code Council (ICC), along with its Cooperating Sponsors, is pleased to announce the availability of the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC).
Cooperating Sponsors:
The IgCC is…
The IgCC is the first model code to include sustainability measures for the entire construction project and its site — from design through construction, certificate of occupancy and beyond. The new code is expected to make buildings more efficient, reduce waste, and have a positive impact on health, safety and community welfare.
The IgCC provides…
Baseline Green Requirements
The IgCC creates a regulatory framework for new and existing buildings, establishing minimum green requirements for buildings and complementing voluntary rating systems, which may extend beyond baseline of the IgCC. The code acts as an overlay to the existing set of International Codes, including provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code and ICC-700, the National Green Building Standard, and incorporates ASHRAE Standard 189.1 as an alternate path to compliance.
Economic Benefits
Green construction creates jobs and contributes to economic growth, according to the U.S. Green Building Council Green Jobs Study. In addition, there is no significant difference in the average life cycle cost for green buildings as compared to non-green buildings, according to research by the global construction consultants firm Davis Langdon.
Professional Development & Technical Support
Training, certification exams and contractor testing on the key elements of the IgCC are currently being offered by ICC, with additional professional development and technical support materials under development.
The IgCC offers flexibility to jurisdictions that adopt the code by establishing several levels of compliance, starting with the core provisions of the code, and then offering "jurisdictional requirement" options that can be customized to fit the needs of a local community. Jurisdictions can further encourage and recognize higher building performance by adopting the IgCC's Project Electives appendix.
To ensure enforceability, the IgCC was reviewed by the same experts who develop building codes that officials enforce daily. Early versions of the IgCC released during the development of the code have been put into use by states and jurisdictions demonstrating the need and demand for safe and sustainable construction.
The IgCC was developed using the governmental consensus process. The initial public version of the IgCC was developed over an eight month period by a 29-member Sustainable Building Technology Committee, with input from more than 100 Work Group members composed of experts in government, business and academia, code development and enforcement, architecture, building science, engineering, and environmental health.
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Code Council CEO Rick Weiland met with Ron Jones, founder of Green Builder Media, to discuss the release of the 2012 International Green Construction Code, what developers need to know about the new model and what the IgCC means for the future of green building.
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Gainesville Theatre Alliance Presents: Chicago
Date & Time
February 20, 2014 7:30 PM
Gainesville Theatre Alliance Presents:
7:30 pm, FEB 11-15 and 18-22, 2014;
2:30pm, FEB 16 & 22, 2014
Tickets are $22-28 for adults, $20-24 for seniors and $14-16 for students.
You've seen the movie, now witness the spectacle of this Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you've ever seen. Be a witness for the tale of murder suspects Roxy Hart and Velma Kelly, their tap dancing, "Spin Doctor" of a lawyer Billy Flynn, and the rest of the jailhouse girls. No wonder CHICAGO has been honored with 6 Tony Awards, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations. Rated PG-15


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Who Participated in No Impact Week? Meet the Students!
Six high school students from around the country joined nearly 3,000 people for No Impact Week, January 2-9, 2011—a one-week carbon cleanse that challenged people to understand how much impact they have on the environment day to day. They tracked their trash, took shorter showers, powered down their electronics, took the bus, and learned what their carbon footprints really look like. Read their blogs to learn about the most challenging and memorable moments throughout the week.
Meet Ashe
I am a 17-year-old junior in high school. The reason I wanted to do this is that I wanted to see if I could really commit to this. It's not easy to be eco-friendly 24/7 but if I could last at least a week, reducing my carbon footprint as a teenager, maybe I could last even longer. I mainly wanted to do this project for the experience. It seemed really fun and something that would ultimately be beneficial.
Read Ashe's No Impact Week blog here
Meet Grace
My name is Grace, and I'm a senior at Bainbridge High School on Bainbridge Island, Washington. I don't think there's anyone else at BHS who's participating in No Impact Week; actually, I know there's not. However, it is a challenge I am willing to take on.
Meet Ryan
I am a high school senior at St. John's School in Houston, Texas. I chose to participate in No Impact Week because I see it as a great opportunity for growth. Although I consider myself environmentally conscious, I believe this week will push my limits and help me find increased ways to reduce my carbon footprint. I also believe participating in a No Impact Week is a great way to inform others of the actions they can take to protect our environment.
Read Ryan's No Impact Week blog here
Meet the Chattanooga Girls
We are a group of juniors at Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and we signed up for No Impact Week because we wanted to learn how to live without the excess. Every day, our actions have a negative effect on our environment and we want to figure out how to decrease our harm to the environment by living more simply. We've been studying the No Impact concept, and by participating in No Impact Week, we hope to learn what we could do without in our lives.
LEARN: No Impact Man's top 10 picks for getting started on a climate-friendly life


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I working on this java project where I have to construct an applet. The applet has to be an Ellipse thats is filled with a color other than white and it has to resize when the window is minimized. Here is what I have so far... If there is anyone who can help me with this problem I would gladly appreciate it as this project is due tomorrow..Thnx in advance.
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
public class EllipseApplet extends Applet
public void paint (Graphics g)
{ // recover Graphics2D
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
//Construct an Ellipse and draw it.
Ellipse2D.Double easterEgg = new Ellipse2D.Double(5, 10, 20, 30);
g2.fill(easterEgg); // fill the ellipse in blue
However I keep getting an error when I compile the program and I don't quite understand it.
This is the error message;
H:\EllipseApplet.java:13: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : variable Color
location: class EllipseApplet
1 error
Tool completed with exit code 1


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Elevation Beer Co. in Poncha Springs: seeking new heights in high-end beers
Colorado is an undisputed center of American craft beer, with nearly 140 craft breweries. And more are in the works: A staggering 75 breweries are at various stages of planning – 15 in Denver alone. This is part of an occasional series on the new arrivals.
To anyone who has dreamed of opening a brewery, the vision discussed between friends over beers at a barbecue a couple years ago almost sounds too good to be true: a microbrewery specializing in high-end artisan beers, with almost all new equipment, in an outdoors heaven surrounded by 14,000-foot peaks.
On Saturday, those four friends will celebrate the grand opening of Elevation Beer Co. in Poncha Springs, just outside Salida. The 15-barrel brewhouse, in what used to be a shell of a warehouse, is focusing on, big barrel-aged and specialty beers, said co-founder Xandy Bustamante, national sales and distribution rep.


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The wind blew from the East, as it had, steadily, unwavering, these last thirty days. But tonight the empty cleanness of it filled him with an ache of mingled exile and nostalgia.
He tightened the sail, drank a mouthful of warm, flat water from the barrel by the mast, wrapped himself more firmly in his cloak, and went back to sleep.
By the morning he was within sight of Valinor.
A grey ship came out of the harbour to meet him, and mariners, their dark hair swinging, leaned over the sides to hail him in a Teleri dialect he found almost incomprehensible - 'What news from Middle-earth? Where do you go? Who are you?'
The first would take a thousand days to answer. But to the second two questions he simply did not know what to reply. Who was he, after all, in this place? He cleared a voice made hoarse by a month of silence and shouted back, in Quenya "I am an elf of Ennor, and I ask leave to enter Valinor."
At that the captain came - a Teler with the light of the trees in her eyes, her face and thrawn arms brown from sun and weather. She parted her crew with the silence and authority with which her ship rode the waves. "Wretches," she said, "Back to your work. This is Celeborn, prince of the Sindar, whom we have been sent to meet. He is King Olw's kinsman by blood and King Finarfin's by marriage. Not to be interrogated by the likes of you!"
She balanced by the ship's curving prow as it came about, and for all she was an elf of Aman, she was not that different from one of Cirdan's folk, dressed in breeches and tunic, with a headscarf keeping the wind and salt from her hair. A small, heavy dread loosened in Celeborn then, seeing her. Not all was strange here. The sea and its people, at least, were the same on either shore.
The Captain shifted languages smoothly to a dialect of pure Iathrin Sindarin, such as had not been spoken in Middle earth since Doriath fell. The language of his youth. It hurt, in an odd, pleasant way, to hear it again in waking life. "You must forgive my men, Lord. You are not what they expected." She waved a hand at the shabby little boat, his drab working clothes, the rope burns on his hands, and the meagre bundle of possessions that lay lashed beneath a tarp in the stern, and he smiled, seeing what she meant. "If you'll follow us in there are those who wait to greet you."
It was disquieting to be seen once more through the eyes of strangers. There had for many centuries been little he could do to surprise anyone - so used his people had grown to him. He forced back a feeling of longing for the comfort of his Nandorin folk, now left behind. Tasted instead the firm and flowing shape of an old language on his tongue. "How many officials will I disappoint, arriving thus in meanness?"
She laughed. "None, my Lord. All such business has been smoothed away at the king's command, and the common folk have not been told of your coming. Doubtless they will not know who you are - so plain you seem."
"Good," said Celeborn quietly to himself. He did not think he could bear stepping from this solitude immediately into the office of a prince. He found himself disposed to like his great-uncle Olwë, if this was an example of that King's tact. Just landing here, knowing it was for eternity, would be enough of a trial, without any attempt at splendour.
Alqualond's harbour was wide and smooth as a mirror, lined with lamps of adamant. The buildings were of white stone and pearl, and pearls rolled, glinting coolly, in the white sands. It was spectacular, but oppressive, like Hithlum, and he could not help but wonder if it was here that Galadriel stood to slay her first elf. How long it had taken them to wash the blood from the beaches, how long the streets had echoed with lamentation and loss.
He tied the honest brown rope of Ennor to a ring of pale marble, put the small bag of his possessions on his shoulder and stepped, deliberately, onto the white quay. His heart fell, then steadied. There. It was done. He had arrived in Valinor, and there was now no going back.
On the other side of the harbour, reassuringly familiar, fisherfolk laughed and sang over their nets, but the road from the great warfs of the ocean going ships ran up into the town, and passed into the shadow of clifflike white towers. There, just where shade and daylight greeted one another, there stood two figures, watching him, and the bustle of the busy dawn broke about them like water about stone.
A man, and a woman. The man with hair of polished steel, the woman of starlight. Heretofore, he had been calm, a calmness carefully achieved by holding all of it away - watching himself as he might a play, seeing with curiosity what he would do, what he would think next. But now he could no longer sustain that separation. He forgot self-possession, dignity, and ran to them. They stepped forward out of the shadow, and early sunlight, fresh and gold, lay over both faces.
Then he felt as he had felt in the storm twenty days before, when his boat had teetered on each wave top and plummeted - weightless for an instant - till it crashed back into the angry sea. Even so he seemed now at once to fall and to fly, caught between agony and disbelief and joy. "Celebrian?"
She had been laid upon the ship with her eyes closed and her face sunken, unable to bear the light even to look upon her father's face as he said farewell. Now she smiled at him, radiant once more.
He turned, swallowed, looked up at the man. This face he had last seen beslimed with blood. He had bathed gore out of that blade-silver hair, out of what seemed a hundred gaping wounds. His hands remembered binding the brutal, heavy wounds of axe-blades in thigh and side, shoulder and neck - binding them and settling raiment over them; closing the open eyes that stared with fury and betrayal. He had made the corpse seemly, so that when his Queen looked upon it she would be spared some small distress. Now that knowledge coloured this meeting with an eerie terror. "Elu?"
"Welcome home, my nephew," said Thingol warmly, and the sound of his voice was exactly as Celeborn remembered it from the first age, from all those many millennia ago.
He dropped the bag he was carrying and fell to his knees. "Elu, my King!"
"Sssh." Thingol looked down at him with fondness and some pity. Bending, he took Celeborn's elbow and made him stand, drew him into a brief, warm hug. "You are late in arriving here, and overcome with strangeness. We will find you a quiet place where you can gather your thoughts."
Smiling still, Elu turned away, his gesture bringing a swarm of horses and servants apparently out of thin air. One or two of the harbour folk had stopped now, to gawp at this meeting of Sindar King and ragged newcomer. But they had the courtesy to do it from a distance, directing their questions to the the escort.
In the bustle, Celebrian slipped her hand into her father's grasp, and feeling it he believed for the first time that she was real. He turned and pulled her to him, desperately, breathed her in. She was real. She was his daughter, and she was alive, and she was smiling and real.
He tried not to sob. Managed it, just, the effort wracking his frame, making his chest ache. He pulled away, afraid to burst out crying and shame the King - The King! - but could not prevent himself from reaching out again to touch her unstained cheek and look into bright, happy eyes, until the vision of her swum with his unshed tears.
"Adar," she said, her own voice with a suspicious quaver to it, "How long were you alone in that little boat? A month?"
He nodded, overwhelmed.
"Then I'm glad I persuaded everyone else to wait. You would not have withstood so many as wanted to be here to greet you."
A servant pressed the reins of a great shadow-silver stallion into his hand, and he looked away in order to greet and thank both elf and horse. When he looked back his heart had finally found the words he wanted to say. "Your mother?"
"Ah," said Celebrian, and her face paled. She drew in a breath, let it out again, silently. It was Elu who turned back from the giving of orders to reply, with some anger.
"Galadriel is in Tirion. When you first set sail from Middle Earth, Ulmo gave her the news. I sent her an escort the same day, and they returned two weeks ago, without her. With no thanks, no message, no courtesy whatsoever. I am sorry, kinsman. She knows you are here. But she would not come."


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A long-standing caveat in the weekly newspaper world is that you write about weather at your own peril: Write about a drought, and by the time the paper's out there may have been a deluge; write about how nice the weather's been, and by presstime a tornado may have ripped through.
The validity of that admonition was demonstrated anew last week, when my column about the changes development has brought to the Mississippi Gulf Coast went to the printer just before Hurricane Katrina wiped out a good portion of the region.
Seeing photos and TV coverage of the Biloxi area that we visited only recently was a sobering reminder that, however far we have come in terms of construction, technology, and creature comforts, Mother Nature can, in a few short hours, wipe it all out.
For those of us who remember the devastation in 1969 from Hurricane Camille, second at the time to the monster hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas, Katrina's damage is infinitely worse, if for no other reason than that New Orleans took an almost-direct hit and on the Mississippi coast there was so much more to be destroyed — casinos, commercial developments, condos, etc., that didn't exist in '69.
This storm enforces anew the need for Mississippi and other coastal areas to re-examine policies regarding beachfront development. There's no reason for all those huge casinos to be on the Biloxi beaches, and it was shortsighted of the state powers-that-be to require them to be on the water in the first place. Buy them out if necessary, let them rebuild inland, and restrict any future development on the beaches.
Inevitably, when these events occur, whether in Florida, on the East Coast, Gulf Coast, or the West Coast, all taxpayers help foot the bills for reconstruction of private property, either through government aid, higher insurance bills, or both. And then next year it happens again somewhere in some coastal area. However esthetically great it may be to have waterfront property, it's just asking for trouble.
Another Katrina may not come for another hundred years, or it could be next month. Mother Nature is nothing if not a random generator of weather events, and nobody can predict when the next one will occur — for that matter, there's still a good two months left in the '06 hurricane season, and it's entirely possible another one could hit the area, piling misery on top of misery.
Aside from the tragic loss of life and property caused by Katrina, hundreds of thousands of people will have major disruptions for months. Not only do many have no homes to return to, their jobs are gone for who-knows-how long. Without work, no paychecks to take care of bills, car payments, house payments, etc.
With thousands of businesses wiped out and not likely to be in operation for months, the economic impact from tax revenue losses will be enormous for city, state, and local governments.
This disaster only makes us all the more aware of how vulnerable this nation would be were there to be successive destructive weather events, or a major terrorist attack that crippled the infrastructure.


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First copy I have ever seen which has a (though basic)sleeve, track-list and label.
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Always thought this was made as a side-project by Clive Hunt at the five arts studio or at white plains road in New York. but apparently it was recorded in Jamaica at the Treasure Isle studio


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Beaumont/Port Arthur
Who knows? One of these kids may be the next Itzhak Perlman.
At the 28th annual The Symphony League of Beaumont String Competition on Saturday, March 25, in the Rothwell Recital Hall at the Lamar University Music Building, two students stood out as grand prizewinners.
The Symphony of Southeast Texas (SOST) presents a great way to kick off the yuletide season with family and friends at "Home for the Holidays" on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. at the Julie Rogers Theatre in Beaumont.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) announced in a June 21 press release that Chelsea Tipton, music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas (SOST), has been appointed as its new Principal Pops Conductor.
Chelsea will lead the NHSO Pops for three years, beginning with his debut in October, the release states, but Tipton told The Examiner he would remain director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas.
The Symphony of Southeast Texas' (SOST) Music DirectorChelsea Tipton II has been named the first recipient of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's new Aspire Award in recognition of his extraordinary commitment to music education.
Pine trees are common in the Gulf Coast region and often go unnoticed by many Southeast Texans during their everyday scurry, but for early 20th century Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, the pines of the Villa Borghese gardens in Rome were more than mere trees — they were part of a glorious setting that inspired a musical masterpiece.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
For this week's New York Times crossword puzzle, pick up a copy of this week's The Examiner on newsstands now.


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For the truffles: Combine the chocolate, cream and butter in a small heatproof bowl set over simmering water and let melt. When almost melted, remove from heat and stir the mixture until smooth. Stir in your flavoring of choice and refrigerate until thick enough to mound on a spoon, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
Line a baking tray with waxed or parchment paper. Scrape the chocolate mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a #3 plain tip. Pipe 8 (1-inch) mounds onto the prepared tray. Place 1 raspberry in the center of each chocolate mound and pipe a little more of the chocolate mixture to enclose completely. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
For the cake: Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or coat with vegetable spray, 8 oversize muffin cups (4-inches wide and 2-inches deep) or 1 1/4-cup custard cups. Line bottoms with rounds of waxed paper.
In the top of a double boiler or a small heatproof bowl set over simmering water, melt together the chocolate and butter, cool slightly.
Meanwhile in the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle or beaters, beat the eggs, egg yolks and sugar on high speed until tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. Scrape in the chocolate mixture and, on low speed, beat until just combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the flour, using a rubber spatula. Spoon a little of the batter into each of the prepared cups, top with 1 truffle, and cover with the remaining batter. Arrange the cups on a baking tray and bake until the edges of the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the cups, 12 to 13 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes. Invert onto individual dessert plates and carefully peel off the paper. Serve warm. Spoon softly whipped cream or ice cream next to each cake and, if desired, garnish with a few fresh raspberries. Serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy of Mary Bergin and Judy Gethers, Spago Desserts Random House, 1994
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Safe Kids Kansas offers families important outdoor safety tips
TOPEKA — Sleeping bag? Check. Hiking boots? Check. Safety guidelines? While the preparations for a family camping, boating, or hiking trip usually include a review of the necessary gear, parents should also review safety guidelines with their children, paying special attention to potential hazards specific to outdoor recreation.
Campfires, portable stoves, heaters, and fuel-burning lanterns all produce carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless and odorless gas that can poison a child very quickly. About 30 campers each year die of CO poisoning in the U.S. Never use any of these devices in an enclosed area, even a tent. In addition, make sure these devices — as well as campfires — are clear of flammable material, from paper napkins to dry grass.
Safe Kids Kansas recommends these safety guidelines around campfires and portable heating devices:
- keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children;
- always supervise children near a campfire or portable stove; and
- keep a bucket of water and a shovel near the fire at all times and extinguish the fire completely before going to sleep or leaving the site.
In addition, when camping and hiking keep these guidelines in mind:
- keep first aid supplies and emergency phone numbers handy and know where the nearest land-line phone is located;
- let friends and relatives know where you are going and when you are coming home;
- never let children hike alone;
- dress children in layers of clothing to help prevent heat-related illness and hypothermia;
- do not push kids to go on a longer or more strenuous hike than they can handle;
- use SPF 15 or higher sunscreen when outside;
- bring plenty of drinking water or sports drinks and high-energy snacks; and
- wear hiking boots and clothing that offers protection from scrapes and poisonous plants, as well as insect repellent.
Everyone loves the water in summer, so safety measures are in order here, too. Follow these guidelines whether wading, swimming, or boating:
- always supervise young children near water;
- insist that everyone wear personal flotation devices on boats;
- small children should wear PFDs whenever near open bodies of water;
- when boating, be able to recognize buoy markings and know how to use proper navigation lights;
- make sure boats have current safety inspections; and
- do not overload boats.
For more information about outdoor recreation safety, call 785-296-1223 or visit www.usa.safekids.org.


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Source : http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5357726.htmlSAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft continues to tweak a controversial architecture for securing PCs but still plans to include the feature in Longhorn, the next release of Windows.
The software maker stressed that Longhorn will work either with or without enabling the Next Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB), a technology designed to make PCs more secure by shifting sensitive data and operations into a separate part of the computer's operation. The software maker also continues an overhaul of the technology, which is already quite different from the code that was given out to developers at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference last year.
"We're making some modifications based on feedback from the industry," said Steve Heil, Windows technical evangelist, on Wednesday during a presentation at the Intel Developer Forum here.
The revamped NGSCB will still allow companies that use it to separate things like keystrokes and user logins into a separate "compartment" within Windows, a move that should make such information harder for hackers to access. One of the big changes is that these compartments are based on Windows programming interfaces as compared with the custom code that was required in the version given out at the Professional Developer Conference.
The technology will continue to let companies also run custom programs, or "scenarios," within a secure layer, although that appears to be less of a focus than when Microsoft first demonstrated the software last year. At the time there was concern that Microsoft was trying to lock in Windows customers and that it could lock users out of their data.
Heil said potential customers were concerned that the security benefits of the earlier approach were outweighed by the pain involved in changing their internal applications.
Microsoft has been trying to create these kinds of changes to Windows for more than half a decade, since developers and researchers at the company first outlined the ideas of a "Trusted Windows." The initiative took on the code name Palladium in 2002, and, Heil said, raised the ire of those who saw it as the equivalent of digital rights management on a chip.
The latest changes have been in the works for a while, with the shift first evident at the WinHec conference this spring in Seattle.
Despite the changes, Microsoft still plans for some version of the technology to be included in Longhorn, which is due for desktops and notebooks in 2006 and for servers in 2007.
"We're on track to have...at least some of those features in the Longhorn release," Heil said


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Carson & Barnes Circus – Henderson County Fairgrounds
Additional Information
As part of their 76th consecutive year of touring the USA, Carson & Barnes Circus, the largest traveling big top tent circus in America will visit Henderson, KY on Monday, August 27 at Henderson County Fairgrounds.
Show times are scheduled on Monday at 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Advance tickets bought online at www.BigTopShow.com offer the best value: Adult/$14, Child $6, before applying any discounts. When using a $4-off coupon downloaded from the Circus website adult tickets can be purchased online for as little as $10, and Child tickets are $6 (plus a $1.50 per ticket online convenience surcharge). At the Gate on Circus Day (box office opens at 10:30am) tickets are Adult/$16, Child/$8 before applying any coupon discounts.
Carson & Barnes is "The Real Circus," with everything fans expect to see under the big top: clowns, acrobats, aerial daredevils, spectacular pageantry, and a cast of amazing performing animals led by the biggest stars of the show—the Carson & Barnes Asian elephants. Starring in this season's show is "Alex the Clown." Like many of those appearing in the Circus, Alex Acero has spent his life performing. As a headliner in Las Vegas and with several of the largest Latin American circuses, Alex keeps the children laughing while keeping the adults on the edges of their seats with his daring gymnastics.
Carson & Barnes owner Barbara Miller-Byrd is the third generation of her family to run the circus. Her daughters, Traci and Kristen, who also travel with the show, will be the fourth generation to run the nation's largest touring tent circus. Even after more than 60 years on the road as a performer and owner, Barbara is still in awe at the thrill of it all and is still the number one fan of traditional American circus.
"I remember getting on my first pony shortly after I started walking," she said. "Seriously, I never considered doing anything other than being a part of the family business, but in those early days no one imagined a woman would ever be the boss in a male-dominated business, like ours."
One of the most popular attractions at the Circus is before the show. The Circus travels with a menagerie of exotic animals including a rare Sicilian donkey, two llamas, a miniature zebra and a standard-sized zebra, an alpaca, two camels, a half-dozen pygmy goats, an Katy, the pygmy hippo. Kids delight in the chance to get up close and pet these unusual creatures. Small bags of dry food can be purchased and are guaranteed to get the furry friends' attention.
Also on the Circus midway the little tykes can ride a miniature train or saddle-up for a Shetland pony ride. For older kids there's the SuperSlide. Towering above all along the midway are those magnificent Asian elephants and the camels. Both can be ridden with the right ticket in hand.
With a cast of dozens and twenty-five vehicles loaded with everything from popcorn bags to grandstands, exotic animals, hundreds of costumes and tons of equipment for the performers, and even the big top tent itself, every day is an adventure.
For the nearly one million guests who will gather under the tent this year for the thrills and excitement that are the hallmark of the greatest of all family entertainments, it all comes down to the center ring where the outside world yields to the fantasy world under the big top — an American icon.
Find a complete tour schedule, show information, and how to buy tickets at the circus website at www.bigtopshow.com.


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The University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania will co-host the ninth annual conference of the International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) July 18-20.
ISES is a nonprofit organization that facilitates research into the training of horses so as to enhance horse welfare and improve the horse-rider relationship.
With the theme of "Embracing Science to Enhance Equine Welfare and Horse-Human Interactions," the conference will bring together more than 200 equine scientists, veterinarians, students, horse trainers, instructors and riders to discuss equitation science research.
Presentation days will be held at UD's Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark July 18-19 and the practical day program, with live demonstrations, will take place at Penn's New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., July 20.
"This conference has much to offer equine professionals, and other members of the equine community actively engaged in the industry," said Carissa Wickens, a UD assistant professor of animal and food sciences and co-chair of the conference organizing committee. "It will focus on ways of improving horse training as well as encouraging the development of science-based criteria to measure the welfare of the horse in its interactions with humans."
Keynote speakers for the conference include Natalie Waran from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh; Hayley Randle from Duchy College in Great Britain; Jan Ladewig from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark; Hilary Clayton from Michigan State University; and Paul McGreevy from the University of Sydney in Australia.
To register for the conference, or more information, see this website.


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Florence Edith (Root) Jones, 83, of Hamilton Township, died Sunday evening, April 21, 2013, at VNA Hospice House in East Stroudsburg. She was the wife of Charles C. Jones, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.
Born on Nov. 10, 1929, in Syracuse, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Root.
Florence graduated from North Syracuse High School and the Syracuse General Hospital School of Nursing. Her various areas of nursing included pediatric care at Syracuse General Hospital; psychiatric care at St. Lawrence State Hospital; and general duty care at Good Samaritan Hospital in Watertown, N.Y., A. Barton Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. She also worked with the Visiting Nurse Association of Monroe County, from which she retired after 20 years of service.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children: Debby Fox and her husband, Robert, of Snydersville; Randy Jones and his wife, Donna, of Tupper Lake, N.Y.; Rick Jones and his wife, Deb, of Elizabethtown; and Becky Haney and her husband, Charles, of Danville; 12 grandchildren: Jedidiah and Zachary Jones, Stephanie Kless and her husband, Dave; Matthew Heller and his wife; Kelly; Michael Fox; Charles, Sarah, Emily, Leah and Anna Haney; and Ellie and Ethan Jones; and three great-grandchildren: Robert Heller, Keeley Heller and Trennen Kless.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Root.
Vistitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, 547 Main St., Stroudsburg. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Robert Shank officiating. Private burial will take place at Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg.
The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation and sincere thanks for all the countless acts of kindness shown to them.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made VNA Hospice House at University Ridge, c/o VNA Hospice of Monroe County, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
William H. Clark Funeral Home
1003 Main St., Stroudsburg
Florence Edith (Root) Jones
Florence Edith (Root) Jones, 83, of Hamilton Township, died Sunday evening, April 21, 2013, at VNA Hospice House in East Stroudsburg. She was the wife of Charles C. Jones, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.


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Radically bad meeting
To The Editor:
Re Bowery Building O.K.d (Mixed Use, Nov. 14):
The characterization by David Reck, chairperson of Community Board 2s Zoning Committee, of the opposition to a bulky, 15-story building for E. Fourth St. and Bowery as radical types from outside C.B. 2 was as misleading as it was dishonest. Many opponents at the C.B. 2 Zoning meeting were C.B. 2 residents, such as Giorgio Bovenzi, Derek Kellet and several others who live on the same street as the site. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation spoke against the plan, and C.B. 2 board member Doris Diether, 78 who used to chair this committee and has insights into the building as a member of the boards Landmarks Committee was not allowed to speak.
Among the C.B. 3 radical types Reck referred to were senior citizen, disabled residents of the JASA Green Residence, including Lynn Goldfarb, who is wheelchair-bound. Residing across the Bowery from the site, these residents quality of life is already under fire from 20 surrounding bars, and the noise, limos and additional bars of the soon-to-be-completed, 23-story, $1,000-a-night Cooper Square Hotel next door.
Like the E. Fifth St. Block Assocation residents, many of whom were also present, the JASA residents were never contacted regarding a building that will so dramatically affect their lives. Others present included members of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, or BAN, a new organization concerned with the negative impact of high-rise development on residents, small businesses and historic buildings on both sides of the Bowery.
Did any of these people not belong at such a meeting?
If trying to preserve the historical and architectural low-rise character of the neighborhood or to protect the residents quality of life constitutes radical behavior, then I guess there were a lot of radicals there that night. But actually, the most radical voices were the developers who are eliminating neighborhood parking and building a bulky, out-of-scale high-rise, all in the name of preserving the tiny Skidmore House, a building their new building will completely dwarf and obscure.
During the meeting, Reck interrupted, shouted down or completely prevented from speaking many of those trying to speak. This undemocratic, pit-bull approach to community relations was shocking and disgraceful. The idea that residents across the street from the site are somehow not part of the community and should be kept quiet is absurd and totally missing the spirit of why we have community boards. The idea that community boards should not work together in zones of common interest is a serious problem that the entire community board should discuss and resolve in a prompt manner.
David Mulkins,
Mulkins is a member, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors
Does anyone care anymore?
To The Editor:
A couple, Gerald and Dorothy Friedman, read a story in the newspaper about how Beth Israel Hospital was closing its diabetes program, due in part to the fact that insurance companies wouldnt pay for preventative care. They felt bad, knowing what a devastating disease diabetes is, and they donated the money to open a new state-of-the-art, diabetes institute. It will offer free preventative supportive care to those who cant afford such care. No one will be turned away.
I personally think this is a very important message to get out to the community, especially minorities and the poor. As part of my job for a public relations company, I sent out invitations to the press, inviting them to take a tour and come for the opening celebration and party.
I thought it would be something good to include for World Diabetes Day coverage on Nov.14, but only found two reporters who were interested, in all of New York City. I think thats sad. I am writing this letter at 5 a.m., on my own time, because I cant sleep, thinking about it.
April Sandmeyer
We love kids, but
To The Editor:
Re City wont play nice with daycare, which flies suit (news article, Oct. 31):
You reported that the city has offered 180 Stanton St. as a potential substitute site for Childrens Liberation Day Care. However, 180 Stanton St. is the home of the Stanton Street Synagogue. Proudly, we have just completed a major renovation and have expanded our programming. And we now offer for the first time a bimonthly Tot Shabbat Program for children ages 2 to 7.
We are flattered that the city thinks so highly of our newly renovated space that it is being considered for daycare. However, besides the fact that our shul is not owned by the city, for them to offer it to Liberation Daycare would not work because our jam-packed programming prevents the space from being used as a daycare center.
Peretz B. Berk
Berk is a trustee, Stanton Street Shul
Editors note: The Villager article erred in stating that one of the two relocation sites proposed by the Bloomberg administration for Childrens Liberation Day Care is at the same address as the Stanton Street Shul. The proposed relocation site is on Stanton St., but is between Norfolk and Suffolk Sts.
Katzs article was delish
To The Editor:
Katzs Delicatessen says sale rumors are baloney (news article, Nov. 7) with the accompanying photo of Katzs was a healthy treat.
Eating at Katzs Delicatessen is a religious experience for those who enjoy great deli. Forget the fancy tablecloths, waiters and sparkling bottled water in Uptown restaurants. Go Downtown to enjoy authentic New York food eaten by generations of Big Apple residents. Your bubee would be proud. Take a day free from worrying about cholesterol and your weight to enjoy life!
When out-of-town clients come in, they always insist we go to Katzs for a great lunch. There is no equivalent to Katzs deli-style good grub. Dont forget to stuff a dollar in the tip cup for the counterman who serves you. Your reward will be a great sample of whats to come. In front of your eyes while you salivate in anticipation, he will build a sandwich requiring two hands to eat.
The restaurant is also a trip down memory lane, with photographs of celebrities from different eras. You can learn more about our past history at Katzs than visiting any local museum. The list of all the famous customers who have visited Katzs over the many decades is amazing. Look closely at the back of some chairs. Perhaps a former president or two or some other famous individual used the same seat. No winning politician in decades hasnt made a campaign stop at Katzs!
The portions and quality continue to be one of the best buys in New York today. Anyone still hungry after dining there must have a tapeworm! Lets hope the continuing redevelopment of this neighborhood doesnt also overrun Katzs as well!
Larry Penner
Another point of view
To The Editor:
Luther Harris writes that Stanford White intended his arch to be unaligned with the fountain (Park plan is for the birds, letter, Oct.10). Harris sounds like he knows what hes talking about. Although the plan to center the fountain on the arch does not, that I recall, claim much, if anything, about Whitesintentions. Other intentions seem quite clear, however.
Whatever the intent, of course, the concept of centering the fountain is redundant, if not counterproductive, as is easily seen by a walk in the park especially with a camera. Stand directly behind the present
fountain, look toward the arch, and youll see that the plume is already quite centered.
Distracted by arguments about the merits or idiocy of centering the fountain, we risk losing sight of the ulterior motive: While the Parks Department is at it, the fountain is moved closer to the arch, and the plaza is leveled, leaving a larger, clear platform for ceremonial events.
Which brings me to the first hit I got Googling Washington Square Park. That turned out to be Wikipedia, and I quote: As early as 1922, the Chancellor [of New York University] predicted that the university would take over the park for its own use but so far that hasnt happened.
No comment.
Judy Seigel
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McCafferty nominated to federal bench to succeed McAuliffeBy Doug Alden
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 24. 2013 12:14PM
CONCORD - Federal magistrate Landya McCafferty has been nominated to the position of judge at U.S. District Court in Concord.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, McCafferty would succeed Judge Stephen McAuliffe, who is retiring.
McCafferty has been a federal magistrate since 2010. She also worked as an attorney for the New Hampshire Public Defender and spent more than six years as counsel for the Attorney Discipline Office.
The White House announced McCafferty's nomination on Thursday.


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Dear Editor:
In my last letter to the editor I asked a question, "Why, if instructional costs are in line with comparable districts, is the total cost of the district so high, and what are the major costs contributing to this?" I was hoping for a meaningful response from either the president of the Board of Education or the Superintendent of Schools. Thus far, there has been complete silence.
I think the people of Hoboken have the right to know why so much money, $64.7 million, is being spent by the school district. Policy makers should welcome the opportunity to discuss, in a public forum such as this, how effectively they are spending public funds.
Michael Fischetti


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Lekon wrote:One bug that may have been mentioned. In the area with the reviving cultists, if you kill the sacrificial goat and they all change... they still exist. Each of the shades is now next to an invisible, impassible, hittable, 0 life cultist. You can't pisorf them either, just hit them and be blocked by them.
ndrake wrote:Played through the first tutorial dungeons ok, but when I try to play the third dungeon, the Play button is disabled.
To repeat:
1. Click "Go Adventuring"
2. Click the "Tutorial 3" dungeon on the map
3. The screen goes back to the Kingdom map, and only the "Cancel" button is active. "Play" is still disabled.
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q 3 wrote:I couldn't activate Taurog's 'Unstoppable Fury' boon even though I'm pretty sure I met all the requirements. Clicking on the boon did not yield any response from the game.
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STOCKTON - Harold "Hal" Berkman, a doctor who fully embraced life and helped thousands of mothers give it, has died.
STOCKTON - Harold "Hal" Berkman, a doctor who fully embraced life and helped thousands of mothers give it, has died.
Berkman was 94 going on 60.
"We all know that he was physically active: he skied all over the world and played tennis up until his final months," said granddaughter Ariel Morris, speaking at his funeral this week. "But in addition, he was mentally active - always learning new things and keeping up to date with medicine and finances and technology."
Berkman, born in New York City, arrived in Stockton in the 1940s, following an educational path that took him to the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, Berkeley; and Minnesota.
While studying in Berkeley, he met Geri Miller, who was born and raised in Stockton. They married in 1943 at the original site of Temple Israel.
He specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and had an active practice spanning more than four decades.
"Based on ... his patients, ... he was extremely compassionate, thorough, thoughtful and skilled to the extent that he delivered generations of babies within the same families," said Morris, who teaches English at Berkeley High School.
By Geri Berkman's estimate, her husband delivered thousands of Stockton's babies, most of them at Dameron Hospital. "I remember one 24-hour period where he delivered five babies," she said.
The secret to their 69-year marriage?
"Lots of patience - from him to me and me to him," she said. "We just got along. We were just independent. He was always coming and going. We had no problems. He was very kind and devoted to his family."
The Berkmans had two children, a daughter, Ronna, who died in 2004 and a son, Randy, who died in 2011.
Ariel and Lilah Morris are their surviving granddaughters. Both were born to Jim Morris, a Stockton attorney, and Ronna. Lilah followed in her grandfather's footsteps; she is a surgeon in Houston.
Ariel, who spoke at the Temple Israel funeral, long ago gave him a nickname that stuck. "When she was a baby, she couldn't say 'Grandpa,' " Geri Berkman said. "So she called him Boppee."
It was a proud moniker and was placed on Hal Berkman's license plate.
"My Boppee was a constant figure in my life," Ariel said. "He was like another father, only with less hair."
Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff described the funeral service as "a great outpouring of love and affection." Gwasdoff also said Berkman was a positive person, "ever the optimist."
Hal Berkman's recreational passions were tennis, skiing and photography. He and his wife traveled the world - often staying in elder hostels - to enjoy those pursuits. Hal Berkman also was active in developments in the world of medicine, even years after his 1997 retirement at age 79.
"He also had all kinds of hobbies," Geri Berkman said. "He was always puttering around the house and made all kinds of gadgets. He loved to work with his hands."
The Berkmans formed one-third of a unique trio of Stockton couples. They were lifelong friends with Alvin and Marcia Davidson and Mel and Harriet Corren.
"We were a sixsome," said Mel Corren, who also spoke at the funeral. "He was a very caring man as well as physician."
The couples had a relationship that last more than 60 years. "We laughed together, cried together and assisted one another," Corren said, describing his friend as the group's resident doctor.
"He answered all our medical questions before we had Google."
Contact reporter Kevin Parrish at (209) 546-8264 or email@example.com.


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Tom Cruise: 'Ghost Protocol' Night Shoot
Tom Cruise continues work on his new film, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, on Thursday night (March 3) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The 48-year-old actor shot some scenes on the docks of Granville Island after spending some time with his wife Katie Holmes and their 4-year-old daughter Suri.
Tom's other movie, Rock of Ages, recently added Alec Baldwin to its cast.
The 30 Rock star will play Dennis and joins previously announced stars Julianne Hough and Mary J. Blige, THR reports.