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Best Of 2006: Live Shows
Top 25 Live Shows
1. PERNICE BROTHERS at The Mercury Lounge, NYC, December 82. THE AVENGERS at Maxwells, Hoboken, September 93. NEW YORK DOLLS at South Street Seaport, NYC, August 184. PRIESTESS at The Mercury Lounge, NYC, May 115. P.M. DAWN at Maxwells, Hoboken, August 26. THE HOLD STEADY at Maxwells, Hoboken, November 247. MY MORNING JACKET at Roseland, NYC, November 308. ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 at Maxwells, Hoboken, November 89. BEN KWELLER at Webster Hall, NYC, October 2010. JESSE MALIN and MATT AZZARTO at The Goldhawk, September 8
11. HAMELL ON TRIAL at Comix, NYC, November 2912. RAY LAMONTAGNE at Maxwells, Hoboken, August 2713. MAGNET at The Living Room, NYC, March 2114. SCREEN TEST at Shiftys, Syracuse, N.Y., July 2115. HOPE AND ANCHOR at Flicker, Athens, Ga., June 1716. ROONEY at Maxwells, Hoboken, July 1717. STEVE GOODMAN TRIBUTE SHOW (VARIOUS ARTISTS) at The Living Room, NYC, June 718. RHETT MILLER at Webster Hall, NYC, April 1319. THE KILLERS at Webster Hall, NYC, September 2220. TRIS MCCALL & THE NEW JACK TRIPPERS and CHARLES BISSELL at Maxwells, Hoboken, June 24
21. PEELANDER-Z and THE WATERFRONT DUO at Maxwell's, December 1222. CJ RAMONE & DANIEL REY WITH WALTER LURE, HANDSOME DICK MANITOBAS BAND, and LENNY KAYE at The Continental, NYC, September 1723. RYE COALITION, GROUP SOUNDS, and SHELBY at Maxwells, Hoboken, January 1324. SOUL ASYLUM at Irving Plaza, NYC, August 325. FOO FIGHTERS and FRANK BLACK at The Beacon Theater, NYC, August 23
Also WorthyTHE FAVE at Maxwells, Hoboken, December 1BILL MCGARVEY at Hoboken Arts & Music Festival, Hoboken, September 17BEDSIT POETS at The Goldhawk, Hoboken, February 8
Penelope Houstons new Avengers bring out a version of the punk ethos at its best, one that seeks to create good more than to destroy evil. The Dolls repeated the same set theyd done at the Seaport a month later at the Hoboken Arts & Music festival, and not only was the city show a hair better, it also lacked Sylvains asinine comment introducing the bands song Trash, to the effect that the its title was no reflection on this town. Gee, Syl, thanks so much for feeling the need to state outright that Hoboken is not trash. Funny, I dont think any of the thousands of people in attendance needed such a clarification. Whatever.
P.M. Dawn was the weirdest show Ive seen at Maxwells since a February 2002 set by Brian Jonestown Massacre, an oddly similar, sprawling, three-hour mess that was equal parts euphorically great and offensively horrible. Months later at the same venue, it was amusing to see Peter Buck of the Venus 3 standing near the merch table to catch a few minutes of an opening band, while no one approached him. Jesse Malin absolutely owned a hushed back room at The Goldhawk, and Ray LaMontagne did the same a few short blocks away. The gentle brilliance of Hope And Anchor was a highlight of my first-ever night in Athens. Steve Goodmans sly songs stand the tough test of time.The Killers live show has improved drastically in the space of two years.
Peelander-Z and The Waterfront Duo both must be experienced to be believed, and even then it's not unreasonable to momentarily question how they could both be so brilliant. On the last night of live music at The Continental, Handsome Dicks declaration that that punk rock was gonna be ok, even with the closing of that venue and CBGB, felt reassuring. A lonely Frank Black, on a Beacon stage that seemed way too large, played an inspired acoustic set that very few people bothered to witness. And yes, those stunning Pernice Brothers outdid them all.
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Benefits of the Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser
In recent years, touchfree devices have really become popular throughout the world and it is not difficult to understand why. It is a known fact that germs can easily spread from one individual to another simply by physically touching objects such as door knobs or hand rails. The following are just some of the many benefits to using an automatic paper towel dispenser.
These devices typically have a motion sensor installed on them which automatically dispenser paper towels whenever motion is detected in range. This can really help to encourage a sanitary environment in the kitchen or bathroom as you would not be required to physically touch anything. In fact, automatic paper dispenser this is one of the biggest problems with most towel dispensers that require you to pull a lever.
You simply do not know how many other individuals have touched that same lever which means that those germs can be transferred on to your hands. Another added benefit is that these can also help to reduce waste which is so common with regular folded towels. The dispensers are designed to give out just the right amount of paper towels needed in order to dry your hands.
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Remember that Kim Kardashian song "Jam (Turn It Up)"? No? That's okay, because it got buried due to lack of
quality interest. But a music video indeed exists!
The video was reportedly going to star Kim's friend Kanye, and be directed by Hype Williams. However, no such video ever surfaced. (Also, a month after that rumor circulated, Kanye's Hype Williams-directed "All Of The Lights" was released.) Now a 55-second clip has leaked, and we bring it to you in all it's seizure-inducing glory.
There's not a lot of fashion to discuss, but we would like to talk about the beauty choices. Though Kim always wears an obscene amount of makeup, we truly envy the glowiness of her skin. For the video, Kim trades in glowy for super sweaty (or should we say oily?). Homegirl is SO GREASY! It's not a good look! We do dig her pink nail polish though. And then there's all that flashing. It is seriously the worst, but it also introduces us to Kim's other beauty look: big red lips! Now, that's something we can get behind. (Speaking of behinds, Kim's rear obviously makes an appearance.)
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Those opposed to the idea (rightly) said that it would be a politically disastrous power grab by the executive branch.
There are always limits to how much can be accomplished solely by the executive branch under the United States Constitution.
This term, however, the executive branch has lost far more cases than it has won.
But dragging the executive branch into the Web world will be a colossal task.
If President Obama is not watching over the executive branch, then who is?
Treason in the executive branch of the government was estopped.
The people then, and not the States, are represented in the executive branch.
The executive branch also took up the cause of civil rights, albeit in a more limited way than the courts.
It was over the executive branch that the main contest arose.
A similar development to that of the executive branch was experienced in the administration of justice.
The branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch. At the state level, the executive includes governors and their staffs. At the federal level, the executive includes the president, the vice president, staffs of appointed advisers (including the cabinet), and a variety of departments and agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Postal Service (see postmaster general). The executive branch also proposes a great deal of legislation to Congress and appoints federal judges, including justices of the Supreme Court. Although the executive branch guides the nation's domestic and foreign policies, the system of checks and balances works to limit its power.


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Festival of Preaching Northwest 2014
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Monday, April 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM - Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 1:00 PM (PDT)
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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
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Festival of Preaching NW 2014 really will be "bigger" and "better" than ever!
Festival of Preaching NW 2014 is scheduled for Monday, April 28 - Thursday, May 1, 2014. That means that our 2014 version of the Festival is a day longer than in the past. And this year we welcome twelve outstanding preachers/ speakers, twice as many as in the past.
Our theme for 2014 will be "Preaching in a Post-Modern World." We welcome as our featured speakers: Debbie Blue from the House of Mercy, Anna Carter Florence of Columbia Seminary, Scott Kisker from United Theological Seminary, independent theologian Tony Jones, young Disciples of Christ leader Jose Morales, Heidi Neumark, Lutheran pastor and author; Rodger Nishioka from Columbia Seminary, Fleming Rutledge, Episcopal teacher and eminent author; Melissa Skelton head of the Congregation for Congregational Development and Pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal in Seattle, Will Willimon of Duke, and Jim Forbes, pastor emeritus of The Riverside Church.
Festival of Preaching 2014 will take place at "First Church," just west of the Space Needle in Seattle,Washington. Enjoy the beautiful spring of the Pacific Northwest, and a setting that puts you near such attractions as "Pike Place Market," , Seattle Arts Museum's "Outdoor Sculpture Garden", "the Experience Music Project," "The Dale Chihuly Glass House," and an array of great restaurants and night
If you have purchased tickets for the Festival of Preaching and are unable to attend, refunds will be considered until April 1. Please contact the Event Coordinator for more information.
When & Where
First United Methodist Church of Seattle
180 Denny Way
Monday, April 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM - Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 1:00 PM (PDT)
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The Festival of Preaching Northwest is being presented by Congregational Leadership Northwest whose mission is "To Build Congregations by Strengthening Leaders." The Festival serves this core mission. In a time of tremendous challenges for congregations and their leaders, the mission of the Congregational Leadership Northwest is to build congregations by strengthening leaders. The Network brings people of the Pacific Northwest together for leadership education, formation, and support.


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Restrung Magazine shares a current view of racquetball, influenced by players, events, community, diversity and opinion. Read more
Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on June 15, 2012.
Restrung Magazine shares a current view of racquetball, influenced by players, events, community, diversity and opinion.
About this project
Much thanks to... Fran Davis, Coach Extraordinaire, Paola Longoria, World #1, Raphael Filippini, The Man-Gearbox and Daniel De La Rosa, Mexican National Champion.
Photos from our visit to Fullerton last week... look out for an upcoming related article onsite.
Restrung Magazine is a weekly WEB publication with a focus on the sport of racquetball. Inspired by a desire to photograph the sport in all it's diversity, and the personalities involved in the game. Our articles slant towards insight, growth, opinion and independence.
What We Want To Do
Continue doing what we've been doing. Only better. More comprehensively.
Every week we will release content on specific days:
- Mondays and Fridays we will continue our Photo Journals...that will include images of the most recent and important events around the country.
- Wednesdays (Bi Monthly) we will release articles on the personalities that effect the sport in various ways.
- Thursdays we will feature profiles on players living with a passion for the sport, i.e. younger players on the rise, local players impacting their areas, tournament directors who put tons of hours into creating events and anyone who builds up what we do for racquetball.
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Having learned just how diverse racquetball is with personalities and places. We will not attempt to be comprehensive in our results coverage. We will not try to be a smarter version of what you can find somewhere else.
What we will do is profile as many major events as possible, both indoor and outdoor, in the US and out, document the occasions, the people and the meaning of it to the greater part of our sport. We will attempt to be comprehensive in our coverage of the different states, countries and communities where racquetball is played seriously...and the styles and personalities in YOUR areas. Together in one place.
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We see value in sparking dialogue and making our story lines relevant to everyone who picks up a racquet and calls the sport theirs. We also see VALUE in the presentation. Communicating a cool exciting feel and the people in our sport is important to attracting interest into racquetball...which anyone who plays regularly knows there isn't enough of...YET!
We will also continue to aggregate relevant and worthwhile Racquetball Links...links to organizations, blogs, (soon retail sites) and begin reviews based on member feedback on what they do.
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Facebook feeds have been great in allowing our sport to connect to one another. Along with FB, We will be moving it all to OUR site as a place to further that connection in content...and it's ALL about Racquetball...and YOU.
Reflecting the world of racquetball requires traveling to key events. (and there are a lot of them.) We consider the calendar of events of the following organizations: USAR, IRF, WOR, IRT, WPRO. Story lines, images, meeting and showcasing people, getting to them at the places they work and play...it's what this thing is all about.
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You may have seen some of our past buzz videos on our YouTube Channel. We will be creating and regularly uploading VBlogs, that will feature players and events we are attending. We hope to incorporate segments and features produced by members.
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Along with the travel and logisitical needs...We also need to have proper photographic and media tools. Quality goes a long way in facilitating the capturing and sharing of moments in time...that are relatable to anyone who spends a significant amount of life time playing racquetball... AND and helps us provide a vibrant, unique insight to those with just a passing interest.
Racquetball The SPORT
We believe in a time of resurgence in interest with racquetball... the places, forms and communities, so our hope is to further facilitate the growth of racquetball. Today's player branches out and is open to Indoor and Outdoor. They are developing new skill sets and are enjoying, competing and experiencing all that this growth offers. We SEE it.
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We actively LISTEN to our members and want to be able to incorporate the things they most want to see...because we want to see them too.
Some of the the things our members have expressed interest in seeing us focus more on:
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We want to broadly focus on member submissions, photos and stories. We want to spotlight how YOU see, play and capture the sport. We want YOU to let us know and show your stuff...
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Restrung has been independently operating as a project since July 2009. Starting off as an idea and a wish to see more for our sport. We are now turning to the Racquetball communities in which we want to unite. Like we believe, there are enough of us in diversity that the passion we feel about our sport can be cool and exciting enough to build on interest.
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It seems the Spring Lake varsity ski team opened a lot of eyes at the Division 2 regional meet at Boyne Mountain in Charlevoix on Tuesday.
"There was a lot of talk of who that Spring Lake team was and who's that girl. Wow," said Lakers' coach Gary Roberts. "It was a great day. We did what we had to do and what we knew we could do."
'That girl' who helped Spring Lake clinch a berth to the Division 2 state finals is junior Nora Reed.
Because there wasn't enough interest to form a Lakers' girls ski team in early November, Reed and fellow female teammate Mariada Gezon were faced with the proposition of competing against the boys this winter.
It's was a challenge that Reed said she was excited to tackle.
"It's kind of fun, but a little intimidating," she said. "I did it my freshman year (when Spring Lake was a club team). The level of competition is obviously higher but that just makes me work a little harder.
"It's more satisfying knowing I'm beating the boys, compared to going against a level playing field."
Reed has beaten plenty of boys this winter, as she's led the Lakers to a finish in the upper half of the Greater Grand Rapids Ski Conference, with one meet to go, as well as Tuesday's stellar regional showing.
The Lakers finished second in the overall standings, with the top three teams moving on to the state meet. Petoskey was the runaway champion at the regional, finishing with 21 combined points to the Lakers' 111.5.
Reed placed seventh in the slalom and 10th in the giant slalom. In both events, she turned in times faster than 60 or more boys.
The only Laker faster than Reed in the giant slalom was her younger brother Bricker, a sophomore. He turned in a combined time in the two runs of 1 minute, 01.45 seconds, which was good for eighth overall.
Harrison Palmer was 19th for the Lakers, Collin Roberts was 28th, Alec Palmer was 37th, and Gezon did not finish.
In the slalom, the Reed siblings flourished again, with Bricker placing fourth overall (1:15.51) and Nora about four seconds behind. Harrison Palmer and Roberts with 17th and 18th, respectively, Alec Palmer was 31st and Gezon placed 58th.
Nora Reed said it's always been a competitive battle on the slopes with her younger brother, considering they grew up in a ski-crazy family. Their father, Mont, is a ski instructor, while mother Becky grew up ski racing in Traverse City.
"I started skiing when I was about 2," Nora said.
Any opportunity she's had at advancing herself in the sport she's taken the challenge, including trying to qualify at Junior Olympic meets at Marquette, racing in United States Skiing Association events since she's been 11, or battling against the best in the Midwest at International Ski Federation (FIS) competitions, which she's been involved with for the past year.
"I've gone all over the Midwest, like Minnesota and Wisconsin," she said. "One of the last (meets) I was at, on the guys' side there were two from the U.S. ski team, which was pretty exciting."
Of course, competing for her own school has been equally exciting, especially since this is the first season that Spring Lake fielded a varsity team.
"We found out around mid-Novemeber," she said. "I think we were more excited that we would be able to compete at regionals. We've been able to ski in conference in the past, but the level of competition is more intense at regionals."
Despite the fact that the Lakers have a very small team of just six members, Reed said they had confidence that they could accomplish a lot this winter.
"My little brother is always really good and Harrison and Collin both have raced a lot of years," she said. "We were pretty confident we could have a really good season."
Any racers at Marquette Mountain on Monday, Feb. 25 who underestimate a girl on the slopes could be in store for a rude awakening.
"I like Marquette," Reed said, who hopes to ski collegiately on the east coast after high school. "It's a good hill and its starts are always really nice.
"I would love to get a top 10 in either one of the events, that would be a great accomplishment. It will be difficult, but we'll see what happens."


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Radial Artery Dilation Study: The Effect of Topical Administration of Nitroglycerin and Lidocaine Versus Lidocaine Alone of the Radial Artery Diameter
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The radial artery, which is located on the outer side of the forearm, can be used in interventional procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, to provide access to the arterial blood supply. In order to facilitate successful catheterization of the artery, a dilated artery and one free of arterial spasm is desirable. The proposed study will randomize twenty three healthy subjects to determine the effect of topical nitroglycerin on radial artery vasodilation. In the first phase of the study, which is a dose escalation study, each subject will receive either one or two inches of nitroglycerin in a blinded manner on one wrist and placebo on the other. Radial artery diameter will be measured with ultrasound at regular intervals up to two hours. The subjects will then return at a later date at which point they will receive the alternate dose on one wrist and placebo on the other. In the second phase of the study, we will randomize the same patients to a mixture of topical nitroglycerin and lidocaine or topical lidocaine alone. Measurements of radial artery diameter will be performed as in the first study.
Drug: Nitroglycerin
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Lidocaine
Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
|Official Title:
|The Effect of Topical Administration of Nitroglycerin and Lidocaine Versus Lidocaine Alone of the Radial Artery Diameter
- To Determine if Topical Nitroglycerin Acts to Vasodilate the Radial Artery. [ Time Frame: November 2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Diameter of radial artery
- To Determine if Topical Nitroglycerin Dilates the Radial Artery in the Presence of Local Anesthetic Agents Used in Cardiac Catheterization. [ Time Frame: November 2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Radial artery diameter
|Study Start Date:
|May 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Drug: Placebo
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Experimental: Lidocaine
Lidocaine 1 inch
Drug: Lidocaine
Visit 2 lidocaine 1 inch + best dose Nitro vs Placebo + lidocaine
Experimental: Nitro
1 inch / 2 inches of Nitroglycerin applied topically to the wrist
Drug: Nitroglycerin
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|18 Years to 35 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Willing and able to give written informed consent and comply with study requirements
- Patient who speak English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence or history of liver, cardiovascular, rheumatologic, cancer or renal disease.
- Current treatment with any vasodilator therapy
- Systolic blood pressure of less than 90 mmHg
- History of radial artery catheterization within the previous year
- Absence of radial artery blood flow in one or both arms
- Pregnancy.
- Active infection
- Staff members of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00686231
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|UCSF Medical Center
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
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|Study First Received:
|May 19, 2008
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|November 12, 2009
|Last Updated:
|July 17, 2013
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To determine if topical nitroglycerin acts to vasodilate the radial artery by a direct local action, or by systemic vasodilation
To determine if topical nitroglycerin dilates the radial artery in the presence of local anesthetic agents used in cardiac catheterization
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anesthetics, Local
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Sodium Channel Blockers
Therapeutic Uses
Vasodilator Agents
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
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Prize Won In Friday Drawing; Four $1 Million-Winning Tickets Sold In Iowa This Year
DES MOINES, Iowa - A lottery player who bought a Mega Millions ticket at a western Iowa convenience store won a $1 million Mega Millions prize in Friday's drawing.
It is the first $1 million Mega Millions prize won in Iowa since the game's start here in January and it is the fourth $1 million-winning ticket sold in Iowa this year.
"There's that old saying about April showers bringing May flowers, but it�s raining millionaires in Iowa right now," Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich said Saturday.
The $1 million-winning ticket was sold at Kum & Go, 1109 Fourth Ave. S. in Denison. The ticket originally matched the first five numbers but missed the Mega Ball to win a $250,000 prize. But the player who purchased the ticket also added the Megaplier® option to the winning play, which multiplied the prize to $1 million.
The winning numbers in Friday's $90 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing were: 15-18-39-48-53 and Mega Ball 3. The Megaplier® number was 4.
Players can multiply their prizes (except the jackpot) with the Megaplier up to four times. The cost is $1 per play. No one won the jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so the big prize climbs to an estimated $105 million for Tuesday's drawing.
Powerball and Mega Millions are both lotto games with jackpot prizes that have climbed into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Until recently, the games had been sold by separate groups of lotteries, but many states, including Iowa, began selling tickets in both games in January. One of the additional changes made in Iowa at that time gives players an extra hour to buy tickets in Powerball and Mega Millions on the night of the games' drawings. The sales cutoff time on the night of the drawing now is 8:59 p.m.
Rich said it's always exciting to meet Iowa's newest lottery millionaires.
"We're always happy to see big winners here in Iowa," Rich said. "It seems like more and more people are adding the Megaplier option - and it pays off when they win $1 million rather than $250,000 for the extra $1."
The $1 million-winning ticket is the second sold in Denison to win a major Iowa Lottery prize. Don Sporrer of Denison won a $2.7 million Hot Lotto jackpot in the drawing on Christmas Day 2002 with a ticket he purchased at a Denison supermarket.
The three Iowa Lottery players who have claimed $1 million prizes so far in 2010 are:
Prizes of $1 million must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des Moines. Players can claim prizes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. If the winner or winners need information before coming forward to claim the prize, they are invited to call the lottery at 515-725-7900.
Players looking to get in on all the jackpot action also can take advantage of the new "Lotto 12-Pack" promotion. Players can use the promotion to receive a discount for buying tickets all at once in Powerball with Power Play®, Mega Millions with Megaplier® and Hot Lotto® with the Sizzler. Players can choose to buy in to all the games for a week and receive $12 in plays for only $10, or they can bundle plays in the games at a discounted price for two, three or four weeks at a time.


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In a survey of two dozen suppliers, Trigo found that a majority
of them are being asked by their customers to sell online and that a large
proportion of them - over 70% - feel that complete management of online
sales processes is the most important criterion in selecting a sell-side
solution. These results bode well for Trigo, a provider of solutions to
suppliers for sell-side channel management, content management, order
management, and connectivity.
current discipline of SCM began as optimization within an enterprise that
gradually enveloped suppliers and customers as internetworking technologies
advanced. Many SCM software vendors developed inter-enterprise functionality
by refitting existing internally-focused algorithms for use in determining
what parts to buy, when and from whom to buy them, in order to satisfy
demand at the front end of the supply chain. While much attention was
given to what the enterprise needed to buy, software vendors focused less
on tools for managing the pool of finished goods ultimately bound for
customers through one or more demand channels. Often, vendors left channel
management to the ingenuity of implementation teams that wrestled with
difficult workarounds and customizations.
a newcomer to the e-business software marketplace based in Brisbane, California
has developed solutions that provide the missing link in the demand chain.
Successful channel management requires an effective combination of content/catalog
management, syndication, order processing, and enterprise class workflow
security and infrastructure.
solutions are well targeted to support these activities in the online
realm, but do not address offline channels or, more importantly, the interaction
of offline and online channels save perhaps through its connectivity application.
This does not give it a disadvantage when compared to other occupants
of the supplier-centric solutions market, which include Ironside
Technologies, OrderFusion, ClickCommerce, and Hubspan.
It simply means that Trigo and its peers are continuing to grow their
solutions and have not yet been presented with sufficient supplier demand
for tools that automate a mix of channels - but this demand is coming.
Success of sell-side solution vendors like Trigo is attracting ERP and
SCM partners and will result in integrated packages for addressing both
traditional and web-based channels.
Although most enterprises need help in synchronizing the flow of goods
through both offline and online channels, this fact should not discourage
users from looking at Trigo for the online part of the solution. As one
of several so-called best-of-breed vendors, Trigo should be on a shortlist
for users who want to obtain an early lead in online channel management
technology and not wait for consolidation of pure-play packages into those
of suite vendors.


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Develop large mapping populations to fine map the regions on chromosome 2B containing major QTL affecting seed dormancy and pre-harvest sprouting in durum wheat. DNA markers will be developed based on sequence colinearity with barley, rice, and Brachypodium, as well as the available wheat genomic sequences. Identify closely linked and diagnostic markers to incorporate pre-harvest sprouting in the durum wheat breeding program using a marker-assisted breeding process. Use genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) technologies to genotype a set of durum wheat breeding germplasm. Identify markers associated with the Fusarium head blight (FHB) QTL using association mapping analysis. Evaluate the effectiveness of applying genomic selection (GS) strategies for improving complex traits in durum wheat breeding programs.


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For those of you that were wondering where David Martin would be playing college baseball next season. Well, the suspense is finally over. Martin officially announced he will be attending
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The California State Fair runs through August 1st in Sacramento, and it's located right next to a water park too. Bad-ARSE. The whole nine yards with rides, games, petting zoo, cows, lizards, fireworks, hot rod tracker pull, horse racing, demolition derby, lawn mower racing, monster truck rides, moto-cross, ... plus music from such hot acts as "Weird Al" Yankovic, Village People, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, and others... Oh man, be sure to get there before it's over. Fairs rule! It's part of the whole summer experience.
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Gamecocks at War: The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion
During World War II, only a handful of African American combat units were formed, and still fewer actually saw combat. Today, the "Black Panthers" of the 761st Tank Battalion and the "Tuskegee Airmen" of the Army Air Forces are the best known of these units, but there is another that deserves a place alongside them—the "Gamecocks" of the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
The 614th was activated at Camp Carson, Colorado, on 25 July 1942 with an original cadre of five officers and 172 enlisted men taken primarily from the 366th Infantry Regiment (Colored). The rest of the enlisted men were drawn from other Army installations. Only five of the battalion's officers were white; the rest, including the company officers, were African American. Under Lieutenant Colonel Blaisdell C. Kenon, the battalion began its basic training as a mechanized unit equipped with half-tracks carrying the antiquated M1897A4 75mm gun. In December 1942, the 614th transferred to Camp Bowie, Texas, for additional training, and the following March moved further south to Camp Hood for advanced training. There the battalion was reorganized and equipped with the M5 3-Inch Gun (towed). Lieutenant Colonel Frank S. Prichard assumed command of the battalion on 16 October 1943.
In June 1944, the 614th received orders to prepare for overseas movement to the European Theater of Operations. Spirits in the battalion soared with the expectation of finally getting into combat, but plummeted when the movement orders were abruptly cancelled. Morale quickly improved when the battalion began training to master the complexities of indirect fire. After only three weeks, the 614th was judged "very satisfactory" following a field test of indirect fire tactics and techniques. New movement orders arrived in early August, and after a brief stay at Camp Shanks, New York, the battalion boarded the troopship Esperance Bay and sailed for England. Also onboard were the "Black Panthers" of the 761st Tank Battalion. The two battalions disembarked onto British soil on 7 September and resumed training. In early October, the 614th loaded its equipment into LSTs and sailed for Normandy. The flotilla crossed the English Channel in rough weather, and arrived off Utah Beach the following day with every man in the battalion suffering from seasickness. Due to the high winds and heavy surf, the battalion was not completely ashore until 10 October.
In mid-November, the 614th was assigned to Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Third Army and attached to the 95th Infantry Division. After a few days the battalion was transferred to Task Force (TF) Polk, which was organized under the 3d Cavalry Group. Each of the 614th's gun companies was attached to one of the group's three cavalry squadrons. TF Polk was situated on the left flank of MG Walton H. Walker's XX Corps opposite the German defenses of the Orscholz Switch Line, a strongly fortified zone roughly parallel to the Saar River. On 22 November, the 614th came under fire for the first time while operating in support of an attack by TF Chamberlain, a strong force built around Combat Command A, 10th Armored Division. While moving across an exposed area between Büschdorf and Mittel-Unter-Tünsdorf, Germany, 1st Platoon, Company C, came under heavy mortar and artillery fire. After an initial panic, the men rallied to the calls of their officers, and despite the loss of one man killed and several wounded, resumed an orderly advance, as one of the award citations later described, "through a hail of fire." First Lieutenant Lt. Walter S. Smith and Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Sturkey, were awarded the Silver Star for their gallantry during this action.
A few days later, near the town of Borg, Germany Company A engaged in a direct fire mission against enemy pillboxes. After receiving several direct hits on their positions, the Germans indicated a desire to surrender, but opened fire again when troopers from a nearby cavalry unit approached. Company A resumed firing, and the surviving defenders surrendered after being forced from their positions by a barrage of accurate fire from the 3-inch guns. Later the same day, the gunners of Company A engaged an 88mm gun and destroyed it with three well aimed rounds. Overall, the 614th's performance in its initial engagements was satisfactory, and the conduct of its officers and men under fire provided a glimpse of how they would handle themselves in future engagements.
In early December, the 614th was transferred to Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch's Seventh Army and assigned to the 103d Infantry Division commanded by Major General Charles C. Haffner, Jr. The following week, Seventh Army began operations to push the Germans northward out of the Alsatian Plain and the mountains of eastern Lorraine. Company A was initially attached to TF Forrest operating on the division's right flank. When the task force was dissolved, the company moved to the 410th Infantry. For a time, Company B was used for security by division headquarters, but it was also attached to the 44th Infantry Division, and the 106th Cavalry Group for short periods. Company C was attached to the 411th Infantry. The 103d attacked across the Zintzel du Nord River on 10 December, and the 411th soon encountered strong enemy resistance at the town of Mertzwiller. After several hours of house-to-house fighting, during which Company C fired its guns in direct support of the infantry, the town was taken.
Under heavy pressure, the Germans withdrew towards Wissembourg where they could cross the Lauter River, and find refuge behind the Siegfried Line. To reach safety, German units on the mountainous right flank had to use the road network which ran west to east through the French town of Climbach. Situated at the north end of a long, narrow valley bordered on each side by high mountain ridges, the town provided excellent defensive positions. Elements of the veteran 21st Panzer Division were ordered to hold the town until the withdrawal panned could be effected.
American intelligence mistakenly believed there were few enemy troops in the town, and light resistance was anticipated. Realizing the importance of capturing Climbach as expeditiously as possible, Haffner formed a small, motorized task force to race forward, take the town, and hold the important road junction. The task force was commanded by the 411th Infantry's Executive Officer, Lieutenant Colonel John P. Blackshear. Hastily formed, TF Blackshear consisted of Company F (+ 1 platoon, Company E); 1st Platoon, Company C, 47th Tank Battalion; 3d Platoon, Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion; and one platoon from the 328th Engineer Combat Battalion. Company F was so badly under strength that a temporary reorganization using the extra platoon from Company E produced a total of only three platoons.
The task force left the town of Preuschdorf at 1030 hours on 14 December, and moved north toward Climbach. First Lieutenant Charles L. Thomas, the commander of Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, led the column in his M20 scout car. The task force met no resistance until it crossed Pfaffenschlick Pass roughly two miles south of Climbach. As the vehicles entered an open area on the far side of the pass the column came under high velocity antitank fire which caused several casualties. The incoming fire ceased after the column cleared the exposed area. Dropping down to the valley floor, the task force proceeded up a narrow, two-lane road towards Climbach with Thomas still in the lead.
The temperature hovered just above freezing, and recent rains had soaked the fields on each side of the road preventing off road movement even for tracked vehicles. As Thomas's scout car crossed over an intervening ridge approximately 1,000 yards from the town, it hit a land mine. The damaged vehicle was struck moments later by antitank fire. Everyone in the vehicle was wounded. While assisting his men from the wreckage, Thomas was hit several more times in his chest, legs, and left arm by small arms or machine gun fire. The rest of the column halted behind the ridgeline, while the situation was assessed by the task force commander. It was discovered that Climbach was defended by at least a company of infantry supported by several medium tanks and self-propelled guns positioned in and around the town where they could maneuver on higher, firm ground, and take advantage of the buildings and terrain for cover.
Lieutenant Colonel Blackshear hastily devised a plan of attack. The tanks and tank destroyers would go over the ridge onto the exposed slope where they would engage the enemy as a diversion. Meanwhile a platoon of infantry from Company F would move to higher ground on the right, and attack the enemy from the flank. However, the 32-ton Sherman tanks could not leave the road without becoming instantly mired in the mud, and they could not advance along the road because it was obviously mined. As a result, the tank platoon leader argued against taking his tanks over the ridge where they would be stuck in the deep mud, and present targets for the German gunners. Blackshear decided to proceed without the tanks. The tank destroyers would go forward into the open, and engage the enemy alone. A platoon of infantry would follow the tank destroyers to provide support. In hopes of minimizing the risk to his men, Thomas refused to be evacuated for medical treatment until he had personally selected the best possible positions for the guns. The attack began at 1335 hours.
The platoon moved forward over the crest along the road in single file with Thomas in the lead. As soon as they appeared on the exposed slope they came under heavy fire from mortars, machineguns, small arms, tanks, and artillery. Ignoring the incoming rounds, Thomas oversaw the placement of two guns, and assured himself that they were returning fire effectively before turning command over to the platoon leader, First Lieutenant George W. Mitchell. Only then did he allow himself to be moved to safety behind the ridge for medical treatment. (While recovering from his wounds, Thomas was promoted to captain. He left the army in 1947 with the rank of major).
The soldiers drove their half-tracks as close to the assigned positions as possible before they bogged down in the soft mud. They manhandled the 5,800 pound guns into firing position, split trails, and prepared to open fire. One crew managed to get their gun into a shallow draw on the left side of the road which offered some protection from the enemy guns. The other three were on the right, and in full view of the enemy. Subjected to a withering volume of fire, several men were wounded while unlimbering their guns. Despite the losses, the remaining crewmen opened fire on the German positions.
They succeeded in their mission of diverting the attention of the enemy, as all available weapons were soon brought to bear on their positions. Two of the guns were quickly destroyed by direct hits. As each gun was knocked out, the surviving crewmen moved to help man those guns still in action, or returned fire with their personal weapons. The crew of one gun was down to a single man who continued to load, aim, and fire the weapon until he too fell seriously wounded. When the German infantry counterattacked, and began to close on the remaining gun positions, some men repelled the attack with their small arms, while others returned to the half tracks and opened fire with machineguns. One soldier was seen firing his .50 caliber machinegun even after his half track was hit by mortar fire and began to burn.
The supporting infantry had not followed the tank destroyers into the open, and were firing over the crest of the ridge. In spite of the heavy enemy fire, four infantrymen carrying Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) crawled forward to help fight off the German infantry who were threatening the gun positions. Moving closer they found it was impossible to dig-in because the soil was so wet the holes filled with water when they were only a few inches deep.
When ammunition for the guns ran low, the driver of the platoon's supply truck drove his truck to the rear. He soon returned, driving the ammunition-laden truck forward over the ridge, and into a hail of gunfire. He got as close to the surviving guns as possible before his truck became stuck in the mud, and then joined others in carrying ammunition to the guns. As the battle raged, the remaining gun in the open was down to a single crewman, who continued firing until he too was killed. The only gun remaining in action was the one in the small draw. The surviving crewmen continued to pour fire into the enemy, while their comrades carried ammunition through the deep mud or fired at the enemy infantry. Meanwhile the flanking attack along the high ground had stalled.
At the command post behind the ridge, a new plan of attack was hurriedly formulated. It was decided that following an artillery preparation, the remaining infantry would cross the ridge, and attack the town from the front, while the infantry platoon on the high ground resumed its flanking attack. The single tank destroyer gun would remain in action, and support the attack by direct fire.
Shortly after 1500, the supporting artillery battalions opened fire. The fires of the 928thField Artillery Battalion were reinforced by the 155mm howitzers of the 384th Field Artillery Battalion and three battalions of corps artillery. They fired a devastating Time on Target (TOT) on the German positions, which was immediately followed by an additional five rounds from each gun in supporting battalions. Enemy fire was dramatically reduced. The 928th then fired a rolling barrage in front of the infantry platoons as they advanced, while the remaining tank destroyer gun poured fire into the enemy positions. Behind this curtain of fire the infantrymen forced their way into the town as the surviving defenders withdrew towards the northeast. By 1730 hours Climbach was in American hands.
The battle had been costly for the tank destroyer platoon. More than half of its officers and men were casualties. Three of the platoon's four guns had been destroyed along with two half-tracks, an armored car, and two jeeps. The enemy suffered losses as well. During the engagement the "Gamecocks" stopped two armor supported counterattacks, and knocked out two medium tanks that made the mistake of exposing themselves in the forward edge of the town. Their guns also destroyed a pillbox camouflaged as a house, and killed and wounded an undetermined number of enemy soldiers.
The extraordinary conduct of the tank destroyer men at Climbach did not go unnoticed. Blackshear commended the 3d Platoon, writing: "The unflinching determination of this group constituted the most magnificent display of mass heroism I have ever witnessed." The officers and men of the platoon were awarded four Silver Stars (two posthumously), and nine Bronze Star Medals for their actions at Climbach. In addition, the unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Lieutenant Thomas received the Distinguish Service Cross for his heroism, but fifty two years later, following a review of his actions by the Army, he was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
Word of the action spread quickly. The next morning, Seventh Army Commander, Lieutenant Patch made a surprise visit to one of the battalion's platoons. He must have wanted to see for himself what sort of officers and men he had in this outfit that performed so admirably against the veteran 21st Panzer Division.
Operations by the Seventh Army against the Siegfried Line began in earnest on 17 December, but the effort was cut short when General Dwight D. Eisenhower soon ordered a halt to the offensive in response to the heavy fighting in the Ardennes. Seventh Army withdrew from Germany, and moved into defensive positions. The 103d and the 614th were transferred to XV Corps on the army's western flank.
Late on the night of 31 December 1944 the Germans launched Operation Nordwind, the last major German offensive of the war in the west, against the thinly stretched lines of Seventh Army. On New Year's Day an outpost manned by thirteen men from the 614th's Company A was attacked and surrounded by German infantry. After an hour of heavy fighting, the enemy withdrew leaving behind nine dead. Company A also mounted indirect fire missions in support of the 928th Field Artillery Battalion, firing thousands of high-explosive rounds against enemy positions. By the second week of January, strong enemy attacks against VI Corps threatened its very existence. The 103d and the 614th were rushed eastward to bolster the beleaguered corps's defenses on 14 January. Relieving the battered TF Herren, the bulk of the 103d assumed positions in what would prove to be a relatively quiet portion of the line. However, the 614th again had the opportunity to again demonstrate its prowess when a German patrol encountered an outpost manned by one of the battalion's reconnaissance platoons. With aplomb, the battalion after-action report simply noted: "Last night a 6 man German patrol tried to infiltrate our out post line. But they were all killed."
On the night of 20-21 January, under heavy pressure from Army Group G, reinforced by elements of Army Group Rhine, Seventh Army's VI Corps was finally forced to withdraw to defensive positions along the Moder River. The bitter cold and icy roads made the retrograde movement difficult. In one instance, two of the 614th's half-tracks and their towed guns slid off an ice covered road into a creek. Unable to retrieve the vehicles with the equipment at hand, the officers and men of 2nd Platoon, Company C, saved what they could. Working with considerable ingenuity and perseverance in sub-zero temperatures, they managed to winch one of the heavy guns back onto the road, and towed it slowly into the lines behind a jeep. Captain King and eighteen enlisted men from Company A demonstrated a similar resolve by working unassisted to get their equipment back onto the road.
In early February, two of the battalion's reconnaissance platoons led by Lieutenant Colonel Prichard executed a raid on a German held mill between Bischoltz and Mulhausen. The raid was a resounding success. They killed eight enemy soldiers, and returned with six prisoners. In recognition of their actions during the raid, one officer and four enlisted men were awarded the Bronze Star by the newly appointed commanding general of the 103d Infantry Division, Major General Anthony J. McAuliffe. Less than two months earlier, as the commander of the 101st Airborne Division, McAuliffe had famously responded "Nuts" to the German demand that he surrender the American forces in Bastogne. He knew good combat units when he saw them, and McAuliffe would soon come to respect the 614th.
In mid-March 1945 Seventh Army launched Operation Undertone. The goal of the operation was to clear northern Alsace and northern Lorraine, breach the Siegfried Line, and overrun the Sarr-Palatinate Triangle in preparation for crossing the Rhine River. Early in the advance, Company A and the 1st Reconnaissance Platoon were ordered to capture Kindwiller, France. King personally led the attack. As the small group approached the town, the captain was severely wounded by machine gun fire.
Despite his wounds, he urged his second in command to continue the attack saying: "Don't stop for me—finish the job." Kindwiller was taken. King and two enlisted men were awarded Bronze Stars for this action. The 1st and 2nd Reconnaissance Platoons were then ordered to capture Bischoltz, about three miles northwest of Kindwiller. Again they were successful, taking forty-one prisoners without losing a single man. Company A was in action again on the 16 March. During a successful attack on another town in the area, the 2nd and 3d Platoons fired forty rounds of high explosives. They killed fourteen enemy soldiers, and captured thirteen more.
The fighting grew more intense when the 103d reached the Siegfried Line. The guns of the 614th systematically pounded individual pillboxes into submission, forcing numerous German soldiers to surrender. In one engagement, the 3d Platoon, Company C, took thirty-three prisoners from a single pillbox. Not far away, at the town of Bobenthal, Sergeant Dillard L. Booker of the 3d Platoon and his men, under the cover of darkness, moved their gun into a position directly in front of a concrete fortification. With the coming of dawn, they opened fire on the surprised Germans. As each round hit the target, "….the infantrymen, who were watching, began to dance up and down as the structures began to crumble." The attack was a success. The 103d succeeded in breaching a portion of the Siegfried Line on 22 March, and sent TF Rhine, organized around a battalion of the 409th Infantry, through the gap to exploit towards the Rhine River. The 614th's 2d Reconnaissance Platoon under First Lieutenant Serreo Nelson joined the task force along with two medium tank companies and other elements of the 761st Tank Battalion. During the advance, the task force ran into a series of strongly defended road blocks. Several times, while under heavy small arms and automatic weapons fire, Nelson and his men dismounted to remove obstacles from the road so the advance could continue. By late afternoon on the next day, TF Rhine reached Klingenmuenster where it was halted to allow Combat Command B, 14th Armored Division, to race forward to the Rhine. Nelson and two enlisted men of the 2d Reconnaissance Platoon were awarded Silver Stars for their actions with TF Rhine.
After a brief time on occupation duty, the men of the 614th rejoined their comrades of the 103d Infantry Division for the final attack into the German heartland. The advance into Bavaria was so rapid that battalion headquarters had trouble keeping up with its gun companies. The battalion's reconnaissance platoons, attached to the 103d Reconnaissance Troop, surged ahead, and crossed into Austria. Near Scharnitz on 2 May, the battalion suffered its last casualties of the war when Lieutenant Keeby's reconnaissance platoon ran into heavy fire at a roadblock. His armored car hit a mine and was destroyed. As he worked to dismount the wrecked vehicle's machine gun so he could turn it on the enemy, Keeby was fatally wounded. Also killed in the action were three enlisted men. Near Innsbruck, Company C observed a German train leaving the area. They quickly "split trails" and opened fire, stopping the train with a few well placed rounds. Leading elements of the 103d, including the reconnaissance platoons of the 614th, entered the Brenner Pass and, on 4 May, made contact with Fifth Army's 88th Infantry Division.
The war in Europe came to an end on 8 May 1945. 12 May was a special day for the men of the 614th. In a formal ceremony, McAuliffe presented Silver Stars to Captain Smith, Lieutenant Nelson, and Lieutenant Christopher J. Sturkey. In the same ceremony, the officers and men of 3d Platoon, Company C, were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their action at Climbach. The citation ends with these words: The grim determination, the indomitable fighting spirit and the esprit de corps displayed by all members of 3d Platoon reflect the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. With these words, the 614th became the only African American ground unit to receive a Presidential Unit Citation during World War II. (The 761st Tank Battalion, the only other African American ground combat unit recognized in this way received its Presidential Unit Citation in 1978 by order of President Jimmy Carter.)
Shortly after the awards ceremony, orders came to break up the battalion, and send its officers and men to service units. Hearing about these orders, McAuliffe and Colonel Chester Sargent, who had commanded a tank destroyer group in Europe, interceded and the 614th was told to stand by in Marseilles and await orders to move to the Pacific. After V-E Day, the 614th returned to occupation duties in Germany, and early the following year while on occupation duty in Germany, the battalion was ordered to return to the United States. The battalion was inactivated on 31 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
The officers and men of the 614th had created an exemplary combat record, but their accomplishments are perhaps best summed up in the battalion's unofficial history, Three Inch Fury:
Other battalions had done more in this war than the 614th, but the 614th had done, and done well, everything that had been asked of it. It had won the esteem and affection of the 103rd Infantry Division, …. It had won the respect of Corps and Army commanders and their staffs. It had merited a visit from the Commanding General of the Seventh Army, Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, who had watched its record develop. …. No friendship could be stronger between groups of men than the friendship that existed between the colored gamecocks of the 614th TD's and the white officers and men of the 103rd Infantry Division.


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It is common for general contracts to include change order
clauses providing for stated percentage markup on change orders
to cover overhead and profit associated with the changed work.
The percentages are usually in the 10 to 15 percent range.
And while the mandated percentage might be adequate to cover
the extra overhead cost related to a moderate level of changes
that are expected on any project, it would not be adequate
to cover the overhead growth on a project when a large volume
of intrusive change orders cause the project to run substantially
over in time and cause additional administrative expenses.
In the case of a substantially impacted project, if the general
contractor has agreed to formal change orders with small markup
on all of the changes to the project, the fact that it has
signed off on the changes may prevent the assertion of an
impact claim for the real effect on its overhead cost of the
cumulated changes it encountered.
Whether or not the acceptance of change orders with standard
markup waives an impact claim is a complicated legal question
highly dependent on the facts of a particular case, and it
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situations that would prevent or allow the assertion of an
overall impact claim. Texas law does have some cases that
are helpful to the contractor in such situations, and some
that are not, and some contracts are clearer than others on
the acceptance of a change order barring further related claims.
The purpose of this column is to point out an obvious way
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to change orders that are silent on the subject. If you submit
change orders that might result, cumulatively, with others
to cause an impact on overall overhead costs, submit the change
order with a specific reservation.
For instance, you can attempt to add the following language
to the change order form: "A contractor reserves the
right to pursue a claim for the impact, if any, of this change
order on its overall cost of performance of this project,
and such cost is not included in the calculation of this change
order." If the owner is unwilling to permit change orders
with such a reservation, it is appropriate to insist that
the contract provisions for changed directives be utilized
to authorize and pay for the direct cost of the changed work
in the absence of a change order.
One of the common situations where contract markup does not
adequately compensate for the added overhead resulting from
change orders is the situation where change orders are issued
after substantial completion. In this situation, there is
often a day?for?day relationship between daily overhead rate
and the overhead impact associated with performance of the
changed work and the daily overhead rate can be added to the
proposed change order for each day expected to be expended
in performance of the changed work performance. Actually stating
the impact, when that is possible, is preferable to a reservation.
There can be situations where a complete redesign of a structure
through late value engineering can result in a deductive change
order (and thus no percentage markup for overhead and profit
at all) if only the direct cost of performance of the work
is considered, and not the disruptive impact of making wide
scale changes late in a project.
In spite of this, contractors often submit deductive change
orders without any reservation or calculation of impact cost.
There is a natural tendency to want to tie down the real contract
price for the direct cost of the work, but it is a mistake
to let that desire result in a waiver of important, valuable
rights to impact claims.
The small markup often allowed by standard change order clauses
are simply not worth the loss of the right to be fairly compensated
for the impact of changes to the work when the volume of changes
is beyond the level that can reasonably be expected. No one
can force a contractor to sign a change order with terms that
are not adequate for the total cost of changes in the work
(including impact), and no change order is preferable to losing
a valuable right to fair compensation.
I would apologize for wasting your time with this obvious
point, but it is a point that is more often overlooked than
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When choosing 18thC accoutrements, consider what the liquid to be poured is before choosing your pots. Cream or chocolat chaud would make a mess to clean and remove if left to congeal in long spouts, hence we usually choose sparrow-billed pouring spouts as seen in Liotard's Still Life: Tea Set, 1782, in which we see a long spouted teapot as well as a covered sparrow-billed cream jug.
Multi-use covered sparrow-billed pouring pots are found in both faïence blanche and brun. The removal of the cover allows the use of a molenillo or moulinet to stir chocolat, the use of the cover helps to keep the contents hot.
[Details from Liotard, blanche, and Chardin, brun.]
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DESCENDANTS of Native Americans visited the South Cumbrian frontier to teach enthusiasts about their forefathers' culture.
Burlington C of E School welcomed The American West, an American Indian history and dance company.
Pupils at the Kirkby primary school have learned about North America's indigenous Plains tribes for the past two months as part of the school's work towards achieving the International School Award.
The family spoke with pupils about ethnic life and demonstrated sign language and different ways tribes would greet each other.
Children got involved with native singing and dancing and talked about native clothing, as each pupil had created their own Indian costume as part of a project.
Headteacher Jan Bath said: "The children thought it was fantastic. We took over 400 photographs of the children with them.
"They really enjoyed it because the whole topic has inspired them.
"And to have proper Native American people come in was fantastic – not just as a one-off, but linked to something we have been doing for two months now."
The company – consisting of Alan Blackhorse, wife Sammi Ikusan and children Dax 12, and Danielle, six – first visited the school five years ago.
In recent weeks pupils created tipis, totem poles and dreamcatchers as they learnt about American Indian traditions.
During Wednesday's visit, children were told intriguing facts, such as how a feather worn at the side of a Native American woman's head denoted she was single and, when worn at the back, denoted she was married.
Ms Bath said: "It's a topic that touches everything, obviously history, and we've done a lot of philosophy, particularly with the older children, about the moral aspect of how immigrants from other countries went over and destroyed them.
"We've done a lot of work on civil rights and the conflict between the native and the whites.
"All we need to do now is slaughter a buffalo and that's the lot."
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A £250 million Government bid to bring back weekly bin collections will fail in the West, it emerged yesterday.
The initiative by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles was intended to persuade more councils to scrap fortnightly collections. But only five of the 85 local authorities that are getting cash will use it to switch to emptying the bins every week.
Others will spend their windfall on supporting their existing weekly collections, or boosting recycling. Mr Pickles also told councils they could get less money in future if they fail to restore weekly collections – a threat that was attacked by Keep Britain Tidy.
The only West council to cash in is Bath & North East Somerset, which has been allocated £2,185,082 to improve services to 73,993 households.
The money will be used for: "Supporting weekly residual waste and recycling collections, while rewarding environmental improvements in communities and increasing recycling levels."
Earlier this year Mr Pickles boasted he would defeat the 'Town Hall Taliban' that deprived people of weekly waste pick-ups, saying: "There is no excuse now. Weekly bins are making a comeback."
Mr Pickles said: "Over six million families will breathe a sigh of relief tonight because we have put a stop to the fetid fortnightly rot and saved many weekly collections from extinction. Weekly bin collections are one of the most visible frontline services and there is no plausible reason why councils shouldn't deliver them to hard-working residents. We will be looking closely at the central Government funding for bin collections. Councils receive £28billion in formula grant funding – it's not unreasonable that they provide a decent bin service in return."
The Local Government Association, representing town halls, said 58 per cent of councils offered a weekly refuse collection service to at least some households. Environment Board chairman Councillor Mike Jones said: "What matters most to people is that their waste is collected in a reliable, efficient way which allows them to recycle easily. This can be achieved in different ways, depending on local circumstances. For some homes, alternate weekly collections would not be suitable. But many who do have their non-recyclable waste collected fortnightly are happy with that arrangement."
Keep Britain Tidy branded Mr Pickles' warning to councils to restore weekly bin collections as rubbish as it would lead to falling recycling rates in many areas. Tim Burns, who heads the charity's Waste Watch programme, said taxpayers' money would be better spent on helping councils introduce weekly collections of food waste for recycling.
"Paying councils to reintroduce weekly bin collections is a waste of money and a missed opportunity for a more resourceful society that benefits both the environment and communities through benefits to the economy."