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Credit for the Pirate Ship
September 18, 2013 | 10:58 AM
Let's not forget the years of contributions from the Lions Club.
Fontana Resident
Stop Signs
September 18, 2013 | 10:19 AM
Get rid of the signals and put up stop signs. Things worked so much better with the stop signs. Traffic flowed and the intersections were NOT blocked.
Its an absolute nightmare downtown now as a result of the lane re-strip on 50 West and the lights at Broad and Center. The timing is terrible. Some days you can sit on Center St. for up to 5 minutes waiting for a light change, all the while never seeing a single vehicle on 50 in either direction.
Jeremy Kinsey
Lake Geneva
September 17, 2013 | 10:15 PM
Excellent writing Ben! It was great to read a sports story in the Regional News that didn't reference the team as " The local boys", or reference the writers own career as the Burlington QB.
Badger Rules
September 17, 2013 | 10:00 PM
Excellent story, Ben!
Badger all teh way, dood. These guys r great.
New Owner
September 17, 2013 | 10:14 AM
I too have some useless, overpriced, out of condition property to sell. Please forward my email to this guy.
who ya crappin
north como flats
September 16, 2013 | 10:36 PM
Very sorry to hear of John's passing. I enjoyed seeing and talking to John on many occasions. He was a class act !!! In our prayers and thoughts.
Russ and Cathy Gibbs
September 16, 2013 | 11:40 AM
I find it amusing and sad at the same time that now Monroe is willing to pay $200 an hour to have the weeds removed, but could never be bothered by it when the Mudhens needed help. Also, I see Monroe had a new pic taken, he still is & looks like a shyster LOL! He must have seen my other post several months ago, because the whole story and his funny pic disappeared the next day!!!
John Habrel
September 13, 2013 | 03:52 PM
Norma, Please accept our condolence. John was a great gentleman and an excellent master carpenter. He remodeled my house, business and Sarah's business (Erin Isle). I always enjoyed his visits to my store in Lake Geneva (Domino's Computers)for a cup of coffee. He was a volunteer for Genoa City Days and the Lions Club members appreciated his work. Rarely in life do you meet folks like John. We are very sorry for your loss. May God hold him dear as he is a blessing.
Dennis & Sarah Ginko
Dennis and Sarah Ginko
Knoxville, TN formerly Genoa City, W
September 13, 2013 | 07:22 AM
Brenda I'm very sorry to have recently hear of your mothers passing. I have fond memories of her as my teacher in grade school. Sending prayers to you and your family and warm wishes hoping you're well.
Kelli Hennig kleeman
Fact Checker
September 12, 2013 | 03:38 PM
Looked up the tax bill on the county site and Gordy's marine facility is in Fontana. Fontana has ETZ zoning on Walworth Township as well.
Walworth Township
September 12, 2013 | 08:29 AM
At Fishy-
Your comment clearly demonstrates your obvious anti-Fontana attitude.
BOTH Pearce's and Gordy's Cobalt Farms facility are actually in Walworth Township, NOT the Village of Fontana.
Get your facts straight, Fishy
September 11, 2013 | 07:59 PM
May want to proof read this article before putting it online or going to press.
September 11, 2013 | 07:03 PM
In prior years, Scotty and the Mudhens volunteered their equipment/time and made great progress. The lake was at least presentable and usable. Too bad the town/community was not willing to give them any support and/or funds to aid in their efforts. Growing up in Pell Lake, we swam everyday in the lake and it was not like it is now. We actually had piers, rafts and a swim line AND nice sand on the beach. Scottie - Pell Lake misses you greatly!
Jamie McClorey
Genoa city
September 11, 2013 | 04:28 PM
I grew up in Pell Lake and my Mom and her friends used to have the guy who drove the weed cutter and then we would all pull it out of the lake so that we kids could swim and the lake would be nice. After we and several others left no one kept it up and when I went back it looked like a swamp not a lake.
Suzanne Beaumont
Weed control
September 11, 2013 | 02:35 PM
The seaweed was bad when I was a kid. I grew up in Pell Lake, and even then (I'm 38) the weeds were awful. Everyone would get together and clean out the seaweed once in a while. It was a great place to swim before the seaweed got so bad. It really needs someone to take care of the lake.
Jill Baker
Orthodox church
September 11, 2013 | 02:34 PM
There has been an Orthodox church in Upland since 1981. Why start a new one when one is in the area already?
Weed Control
September 11, 2013 | 09:21 AM
I know that not everyone has money to just throw out the window BUT i have to say i drove into PELL LAKE a month or so ago and was like WOW they just need to fill the lake in with dirt if they are not going to take care of it. The DNR needs to back of these smaller towns and not require all these studies and plans. That is what is costing the tax payer more money then anything.
Brian Hinzpeter
Fishy in Fontana/Walworth Township
September 11, 2013 | 07:46 AM
Funny how the Pearce's Farm Stand was just a little corn operation then it expanded to a hay bail attraction with helicopter rides. Now its grown ten fold with a new building and into huge retail operation including a baking room making donuts. No way should there be a full blown retail operation there! Now the township board and Fontana is scrutinizing over this Church... WTF Really. Look to the south and its Gordy's mega marine operation.... Why not an OK for a church? Strange, something fishy in Fontana on this one!
Walworth Township
September 11, 2013 | 02:50 AM
With parking meters charging a buck an hour, I'm not eager to hang around downtown. Even if a parking garage is built, you can bet that parking will cost so much there, that locals won't be willing to pay for it. Frankly, the parking lot behind the old theater wasn't as busy this last summer as prior seasons. People are parking down the street at the school, and walking instead of contending with the new meter system nobody can stand. Parking in town is a headache in more ways than one. You are not doing your merchants any favors with over-priced parking and zealous meter maids. Big box stores = free parking.
Grant update
September 10, 2013 | 07:58 PM
Chicago Hot dog, Here is more about the Grant, I personally would like an explanation from Sen. Kedzie. To answer just what was going on here. I would like him to explain to the Organizations within his District that Never even knew about this. That these People where going to teach hunting and Fishing? Really?
Parking survey
September 10, 2013 | 02:58 PM
They could have gone on the cheap and bought me a case of Pabst blue Ribbon and a carton of filterless lucky strikes and I could have told them the same thing. Might as well have thrown $26000 in the fountain downtown. At least someone would have put that money to good use.
Who Ya Crappin
North Como Flats
I heard they are going to try to pass a voting bill
September 10, 2013 | 08:08 AM
that will disqualify voters for a small mistake in a name or address, such as if they are not the perfect postal name and address? I heard this was being presented by Mary Lazich of the Republicans...this will be a direct attack on democracy in WI. I've personally had my name botched by numerous places including my mortgage, but I've never been turned away, and to think I'd be turned away from my right to vote, makes me ill.
Billionaires are spending 100's of millions of dollars on their candidates with their agendas, it means our right to vote is serious and a right we should not take for granted and not be cast aside by a minor misspelling of a name or address.
Thanks JD for all the links to the info.
chicago Hot dog
Congrats Mr. A.
September 10, 2013 | 05:39 AM
I guess you got "Stuck" being the Principal this time? LOL
Best of Luck keeping the House In order..
Maybe you can also Find out why I'm nowpaying the Higherst Real Estate taxes since We Retired and Moved Here in 2003?
A 1.65% Ratio of the Vlue of our small 2 Bdrm Cottage Home..
-Just got our new Assessed Value at $100k and the taxes last yr were $1,653.. = 1.65Ër>
-If you want to keep Middle and Upper Class Income Seniors Living here and Comming here?
You best figure out a way to give US Retired Seniors a Tax Break -credit on their RE taxes.. like other states are doing..
-We paid the same price of this Home in 2003 ( $100k) and It hasn't gone up $1? If you Include Inflation? It's really only worth $78k isn't it?
We're feeling we're getting Suckered to foot the bill around here..
Retired Veteran
Egg Man
September 09, 2013 | 10:36 PM
Sandi, I was so sorry to hear about Gary. I'm also sorry I couldn't make it to the celebration on Sunday.
My thoughts and payers are with you and your family... Please express my sympathy to Clark. It would have been nice to see him again. Hope to run into you soon. Deidre
Deidre McLaughlin(Hardwick)
Lake Geneva
September 09, 2013 | 03:21 PM
Chicago hot dog, Here's some more info,
, Also,
, This was also in the MJS, He is against it, It wont go away, It is Law, So instead of doing what is right for all, he has chosen to continue to rail against, You know what, His BS is up, He chose that line to walk, Well He will have to answer shortly, Come Oct 1 better yet Nov, Let the spin begin!!
More link's
September 09, 2013 | 03:00 PM
Chicago Hot Dog, As for the secrecy with regards to the Re-Districting here is a link about that story,
, He did get called out on this. As for his support of anything about the ACA, Well I sure haven't heard him state anything, I cant stress this enough, Walker left out key principles to come up with his figures for Medicaid Expansion and for the Premium cost on the Exchange, If He actually put out correct information to include the Correct rates for Calculating Both It will totally contradict everything He has stated. Real quick here People are going to say Hey wait a minute Gov, What gives? Well he cant hide from the truth any longer, Kathleen Falk will head up the Start up.
, I will provide links to show How he has mislead on his calculations.
Everyone Needs a Hand Up at Times
September 09, 2013 | 02:53 PM
Everyone at times needs a hand Up..Not a Hand out
I myself did a few times in my Life as I know others..
once after getting out of the Army in 68' slept on a Couch and worked from 6am -9pm , 7 days wk to Get back on my feet..But I was Single then..
And again after being Married with 3 kids.. We got Food Stamps, Public Aid, Clothes thru the Church rumage Sales , Goodwill and Energy Assistance and Kids Schooling Paid for plus School Supplies.
When got on our feet again? We paid Back everyone..
Retired Veteran
Lake Geneva
RE: JD Thanks for the links
September 09, 2013 | 11:39 AM
How is it possible that Kedzi signed an agreement to keep secret from the public, the redistricting maps and the way they were drawn up, that cost WI taxpayers 100,000's of dollars also to the court representing the Republicans for lawsuits pertaining to discrimination in districts, yet he has had no accountability to us, that he is representing?
We need someone who will fight for what Wisconsin stands for before he just votes it all away.
Didn't Scott Walker's objection of Obamacare cost our state like 137 million more to cover less people. I heard over 90,000 people will be kicked off Badger care come January 1, and Walker said he is just helping people become less dependent on Government...but COSTING MORE to the taxpayers of WI to cover less poor for money...sounds like a give away to corporate medicine at the tax payers expense.
Did Kedzi vote for this to?
Chicago Style hot dog
September 09, 2013 | 08:50 AM
Here is some link's to take a look at, How anyone in their right mind doesn't see what has taken place is completely Blind,
follow through the link's,
Go into your nearest Bank, Apply for a Loan, on your app only fill out half the app, Turn it in and see if you get a Loan. BWAHA, Of course you wont get it, But that is exactly what took place at the WEDC.
The Grant
September 09, 2013 | 07:23 AM
Hey Chicago, The WEDC number is actually closer to 70 Mil, Looking at the "closed" application process, There are way to many established outdoor organizations in this State that would have no problem participating in this type of program. Walker makes the comment of "looking for other alternative idea's". The intention of this was a way to funnel $$$ for Political purposes. Fraudulent? Misuse of Taxpayer Fund's? Why wasn't this Vetoed from the Budget? Here's a link to take a look at some of the other Players involved
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Interview on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary
Eric Jones and were interviewed about a Supergirl sequel, writing Mad Hatter, The Danger Club and... well that's mostly it. But it's extensive, as neither Eric or myself are very good at shutting up.
Also, in a separate post on Comic Box, there's some more never-before-seen production art. This time, it's Kara Zor-El, a bit older and posing as the Kryptonian hero of ancient legend: Flamebird.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Danger Club preview posted at Bleeding Cool.
This is a scan of the mini-comic thing Eric and put together (with kind help from SMDconcepts in Livermore) and passed around SDCC. Click here for the full preview.
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Sept. 9, 2013
Pittsburgh 1, Texas 0
Turning Point in the game: Following two consecutive walks and a double steal, Pirates starter Gerrit Cole preserves a scoreless tie in the sixth inning by getting Adrian Beltre to ground out. Pedro Alvarez would drive in the game's only run the following inning with a two-out RBI double. The win marked Cole's best start to date.
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In a pitcher's duel that lived up to its billing, Pirates rookie Gerrit Cole outlasted Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish to notch a victory that meant a lot more to Pittsburgh fans than it did to the men in the clubhouse who had just earned it.
Cole's seven shutout innings against Texas on Sept. 9 helped end a four-game losing streak that included a sweep at division rival St. Louis, and set the tone for a road series sweep against the Rangers. It also represented elusive win number 82, ensuring the Pirates' first winning season since 1992.
Following the game, the team acknowledged the feat but made it clear No. 82 was a stepping stone, not the destination.
"It's going to touch a lot of people on a lot of different levels," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We are aware of it. Everybody's here for a reason, and that's to knock down things we haven't done in a long time."
Cole - who was 2 years old when the Pirates last made the postseason - also kept things in perspective after arguably the strongest outing of his young career.
"We don't really understand what the fans have been through. I know it definitely puts a smile on their face when they see that No. 82 up there," Cole said. "We're extremely happy to be able to make them feel like we've got a winning team out there. But we've got a few weeks ahead and those are going to be some real big games."
The game moved Pittsburgh to within a game of the Cardinals, who had seized the division lead by virtue of their three game sweep of the Pirates.
Cole and Darvish matched each other practically pitch-for-pitch through the early part of the night. The game's first five innings saw just one man from either club reach second base - Rangers catcher Geovany Soto, who singled and advanced on a Cole wild pitch in the second.
The only hint of trouble for Cole came in the sixth, when he issued back-to-back walks to Elvis Andrus and Alex Rios after getting two quick outs. A successful double steal put both men in scoring position, but Adrian Beltre grounded out to short to end the threat.
In the seventh, Darvish also recorded two quick outs before Marlon Byrd doubled to left, giving the Pirates their first runner in scoring position. Pedro Alvarez cashed in the opportunity with a line drive double of his own to center field.
It was the only time the Pirates would threaten all evening until Andrew McCutchen's one-out triple in the ninth. He would be thrown out at the plate as he tried to score on Justin Morneau's subsequent ground ball to second.
But Bucs relievers Tony Watson and Mark Melancon made the single run stand up. Cole gave up just three hits, walking two and striking out a then-career high nine Rangers in seven innings of work. Despite throwing just 81 pitches, Darvish was lifted after seven innings due to leg cramps.


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Big Brother Spoiler: How Will The Power Of Veto Ceremony Play Out?
September 09, 2013 09:50 AM by Lisa Princ
As the house guests dwindle down in the Big Brother house, things are getting tense…and deceitful! This week, there was a shocking new Head of Household, and a not so shocking POV winner, leaving the alliance wondering what to do. The POV ceremony is set to take to place, but what is going to happen? Spoilers inside!
Once Spencer won the HoH this week on Big Brother, it was obvious that McCrae was the target for eviction. However, what the exterminator alliance was not counting on was for McCrae to win the POV, but he did. Now, the alliance is doing everything they can think of to try and rid the house of McCrae.
As of the latest feeds, Spencer and Andy have come up with a deceitful plan to get McCrae to use the Veto on GinaMarie instead of himself. They have been trying to convince McCrae to use it on her and in exchange she will throw the next HoH competition. The pair went on to tell McCrae that Judd would then go up as the renom and get evicted. None of that is true though, as their real plan is to vote out McCrae, he just doesn't know it – or they think he doesn't know it.
According to the live feeds, McCrae is not biting. After an unsuccessful attempt to win McCrae over, Spencer and Andy are heard chatting about wanting Judd to get evicted. So, if McCrae uses the Veto on himself, which he likely will, then Judd will go up as the renom, and from the sounds of things, we will be saying goodbye to Judd…again.
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6 Responses to "Big Brother Spoiler: How Will The Power Of Veto Ceremony Play Out?"
cindi Says:
September 9th, 2013 at 11:29 am
What's with McCrae'e scarves? He is a bit odd. Amanda & him make a perfect couple – two peas in a pod….. strange strange strange
sue Says:
September 10th, 2013 at 5:52 am
It is fixed they want mccrae to win and thats who will win it should of been Judd
Barbara Says:
September 10th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
I dont care who wins, I don't think it is fixed but I don't want Andy to win…he is slime and makes me sick. I dont think that McCrae will share it with Amanda because I highly doubt they will be together after this. As he said, hell have no furry like a woman scorned. Now she is gone, he can dump her. Out of the bunch of losers left, I am rooting for McCrae, however, I think the viewers should get the money because they had to endure such a horrible season.
Roland Says:
September 10th, 2013 at 5:41 pm
These people are pathetic. Everyone wants McCrae out but other than GinaMarie no one is willing to make a big game move to do it. GM may be the only woman left in the house but she has more stones than Judd, Andy and Spencer combined.
gerald Says:
September 10th, 2013 at 6:56 pm
I new that from day one McCrae. will win hes thin he can go fastit and run fast hes yuck looking man with long hair I hate McCrae……….I new he will win big bother sad
gerald Says:
September 10th, 2013 at 6:57 pm
it was fixit so McCrae. will win sad
McCrae. hurts big bother hes yuck looking


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When Does Project Runway Season 12 Premiere? Start Date, Cast Revealed
Project Runway has mad changes in store for Season 12, but fear not — the "Teams" element is not returning! At least, not as a full season theme.
Head here for details on the many changes (pretty exciting news for Father Tim!) and prepare to see them play out on Thursday, July 18 at 9 p.m. on Lifetime. That's the official premiere date.
Here are the Season 12 designers:
• Alexander Pope, 38 - Hometown: Los Angeles, CA; Resides in New York, NY
• Alexandria von Bromssen, 38 - Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden; Resides in San Mateo, CA
• Angela Bacskocky, 33 - Hometown: Richmond, VA; Resides in Richmond, VA
• Bradon McDonald, 38 - Hometown: Lowville, NY; Resides in Los Angeles, CA
• Dom Streater, 24 - Hometown: Philadelphia, PA; Resides in Philadelphia, PA
• Helen Castillo, 25 - Hometown: Weehawken, NJ; Resides in Union City, NJ
• Jeremy Brandrick, 41 - Hometown: Birmingham, England; Resides in New York, NY
• Justin LeBlanc, 27 - Hometown: Tampa, FL; Resides in Raleigh, NC
• Kahindo Mateene, 34 - Hometown: Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Resides in Chicago, IL
• Karen Batts, 29 - Hometown: Boca Raton, FL; Resides in Queens, NY
• Ken Laurence, 24 - Hometown: Birmingham, AL; Resides in Birmingham, AL
• Miranda Kay Levy, 29 - Hometown: Wilton, WI; Resides in Milwaukee, WI
• Sandro Masmanidi, 28 - Hometown: Krasnodar, Russia; Resides in New York, NY
• Sue Waller, 45 - Hometown: Boston, MA; Resides in Brooklyn, NY
• Timothy Westbrook, 24 - Hometown: Wanakena, NY; Resides in Milwaukee, WI
Get to know more about them on the official Lifetime site. That's only 15, though, and there will be 16, since there's also that whole Runway Redemption twist. We should learn the results of that on the premiere. Which past designer will be added to the mix?
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Jack Straw on GerrymanderingSubmitted by Toque on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:52
Via The Talking Clock, my attention has been drawn to Jack Straw's uppity speech on constitutional reform, reported by the BBC here.
Jack Straw told the Hansard Society on Tuesday that the Conservative's plans to cut the number of MPs was a "dangerous, destructive and anti-democratic" piece of gerrymandering. The full speech is up on the Hansard Society website, here's the relevant section:
The apparently virtuous call to cut the cost of politics is actually camouflage for a dangerous, destructive and anti-democratic piece of gerrymandering. Their proposal is not about cutting the cost of politics; it is about advantaging the Conservative party. Boundaries drawn on the basis of registered electors, rather than the population as a whole, already distort the electoral map because registration rates are lowest among specific groups congregated in specific locations.
According to the Electoral Commission's recent estimate, most of the three million-plus people who are eligible to vote but who are not registered are to be found in our inner urban areas. Cutting 65-80 seats by crudely equalising registered voters would disproportionately reduce representation in urban areas and would also disadvantage Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. And it would hit every island community. Orkney and Shetland would be amalgamated with a large part of the highlands. The Isle of Wight would be amalgamated with a large part of Hampshire.
In stark contrast to Labour's agenda for moving towards a new politics on the basis of popular consent, the Conservatives aim to butcher scores of constituencies for sordid political ends. I don't think that's the right way to go about significant constitutional change, and I don't think it's any
way to build public confidence in Parliament and the political process.
In summary.
- The Conservative's policy is "dangerous, destructive and anti-democratic" because it reverses the Labour Party's inbuilt advantage and makes a Labour government less likely.
- Equalising constituency sizes would disproportionately reduce representation in urban Labour-voting areas.
- Equalising constituency sizes would disproportionately reduce representation in Labour-voting Scotland and Wales (where MSPs and AMs handle much of the constituency work previously handled by MPs).
My obvious disdain for Jack Straw should not be taken as an indication of support for the Conservative policy. Straw does have a point about island constituencies. It would be daft in my opinion to break up the Isle of Wight, the UK's largest constituency, or to amalgamate Orkney and Shetland into mainland constituencies (if that is indeed what the Tories advocate). And I see no particular reason why there should be a strict equalisation of constituency size according to population. But it is deeply hypocritical of Jack Straw to accuse the Tories of planning to gerrymander electoral boundaries that are at present so biased in favour of his own party.


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Passed peacefully away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, Marie Celine Fuller (nee McDonald), age 79 years. Predeceased by her parents Catherine and Michael McDonald and brother Bill McDonald. Leaving to mourn her loss her loving and devoted husband of 58 years James; her children: John (Elizabeth), Christina, Stephen (Ann); grandchildren: Sam, Victoria and Sydney Fuller. Also lovingly remembered by her sisters: Mary Webber, Helen Pittman, Joan Dawson and brother Pat (Barbara). Also leaving to mourn a large number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Resting at Caul's Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation on Saturday from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will take place on Monday, February 25th, 2013 from St. Paul's Church, Newfoundland Drive at 9:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to a charity of one's choice. Please visit www.cauls.ca to sign the online guestbook.


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Literacy programs look to continue despite cuts
Doug Newton's church choir director asked him to sing a solo and handed him the sheet music. The Wyalusing man knew he couldn't sing it.
He couldn't read the words.
That promptedNewton, a high school graduate, to seek out the Bradford/Wyoming Literacy Program in 1992.
Newtonsaid, "A lot of people who do have high school diplomas can't read."
"I hid my illiteracy in shame,"Newtonsaid, "but I don't have to hide it anymore because of this program."
But the budgets of the literacy programs in northeast Pennsylvania have lost all state funding, including the program that servedNewton.
He joined literacy program directors from Bradford/Wyoming, Susquehanna, Wayne/Pike counties andTunkhannockAreaAdultSchoolgathered Wednesday morning at the Susquehanna County Family Literacy office inNew Milfordto discuss the funding cuts and outline the future of the programs.
Greg Banks, a board member of the Susquehanna County Literacy Program, said, "We were informed this week the state would no longer fund the program."
Literacy programs not only teach adult learners how to read; volunteer tutors also help prepare them to get a GED, get into to college or to find a job.
April Welch, of Susquehanna, has been in the Susquehanna County Literacy Program since 2007 and is working toward earning her GED.
Welch said she wants to be a role model for her children and fulfill her personal dream of going to college.
"The program has helped me a lot," she said.
According to Banks, the Susquehanna County Literacy Program relied on the state for about 55 percent of its funding.
Three of the programs – Susquehanna,Bradford/WyomingandTunkhannockAreaAdultSchoolhad joined together to apply for funding this year.
"We were told (the application) wasn't regionalized enough," said Susquehanna County Literacy program director Marilyn Morgan. She said the cuts appear to have been made in small programs.
Wayne/Pike Adult Literacy Program Director Jacci West said they had not applied for funding because changes made earlier this year in the program guideline requirements for state funding would have had negatively impacted the program.
State funding comprised about 70 percent of the Bradford/Wyoming County program budget. That program is sponsored by theBradfordCountylibrary and has an office in Towanda.
Sherry Spencer, program director for Bradford/Wyoming Co., said that up until now funding for adult literacy programs had received continued bipartisan support in the state legislature since the 1980s.
Tunkhannock Area Adult School's Larry Hahn said about 75 percent of the program was funded through the state with the school district handling the remaining 25 percent of the program costs.
"The school district is now scrambling because they don't want to see the program die," Hahn said.
Setting it apart from the others, Susquehanna County Literacy is a stand-alone program with no "parent" supporting entity, Morgan said.
Morgan has been forced to lay-off the two people on the literacy staff.
And Banks said the cuts hold ramifications for the future of the region.
According to Banks, about 13 percent ofSusquehannaCountyresidents are functionally illiterate. "That's a staggering number," he said.
Hahn said that 16 percent ofWyomingCountyresidents do not have a high school diploma. "That's over 3,000 people inWyomingCounty. That number struck home with me. We need to do a job here."
Although faced with significant financial issues, all of the county directors are committed to doing that job but they are looking for community support in the form of volunteers as well as donations.
It's a commitment that has not gone unnoticed by Williams Energy.
Williams' Corporate Communications Specialist Helen Humphreys said, "The natural gas industry in the area presents a tremendous opportunity but you can't share in that opportunity if you can't read."
Humphreys announced Williams would be making a $5,000 donation to theSusquehannaCountyprogram and she challenged others to donate as well.
"Without a strong literacy program, too many of our residents will forever lose the opportunity to benefit from this economic boon," said Humphreys.
Newtonand Welch may be well-poised to take advantage of those opportunities – and they credit the literacy programs for helping them on that path.
Newton, who said he was a special education student in high school, now attends college and expects to graduate with a two-year degree in 2012.
"If there is anything I can do to fight illiteracy I would do it," saidNewton. "I want to make sure students who need help to get their GED, citizenship or learn to read have the same opportunities that I had."


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Are we looking at the brand new Ferrari Enzo? Well, according to Auto Express the image you see there is indeed the next flag-bearer for Ferrari and it's dubbed to be going head-to-head with McLaren's new supercar and Porsches 918 hypercar next year.
Details are speculative at the moment, but a mid-mounted V12 with around 800bhp is more than likely. Expect prices to eclipse the previous Enzo's – which sold for £500,000.
Please be aware that the car has been modified to hide it's looks from competitors praying eyes:
If you fancy one, you best get saving or have an extra kind bank manager to finance a car on this scale! If the last Enzo is anything to go by, this is going to be one of the most definitive supercars ever made. Can Ferrari do it again and blow its competition into the middle of next week?
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
Well today is a snowy sunny day! Sun in winter-a new thing for me and I find my eyes are trying to adapt. Feels good with the sun but the darn cold takes some getting used to again. I think the creatures have it right-time to hibernate....if only for a weekend.
BUT tis hockey season. Got in at midnight last night due to two tournaments starting up for the boys. The older they get, the later the game starts (9:45pm). I was a nervous wreck for the team the HS son played against is very rough and to top it all off I did not eat dinner. Son That must stop for we stopped and bought junk food for the ride home -snacks etc. I counted everything and had calories for it but that must stop. It was hunger combined with nerves from the game and all right before collapsing in bed-NOT GOOD!
The exercise took a hit these past two days too. I did do groceries and it was a marathon. I counted the 3 hours as 30 minutes but lets just say my legs were numb at night. Last week we upped our minutes for our great team leader Debs who had surgery on Team Yellow (it's actually the only team I can keep up with and post so last blog was incorrect when I mentioned teams). It was a tough week and I broke my personal records especially in ST which I always seem to let slide! I hit an all time high I had not seen for ST in a LONG time! I may not be able to break records every week but I should not slide back to my "easy" ways either. I pushed myself and I should keep that up for me and my leaders and my team!!!
OK time for coffee for a world without caffeine is not too pleasant given the work load ahead of me-house looks like a tornado hit and there isn't much time with two tournaments to do much about it!
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09/30/2008, Niue
We had a beautiful night of motor sailing (with the exception of the motor). A long flat 5 foot swell rolled through the ocean mixing with other smaller swells from distant parts and various directions. The sky was clear except for the occasional fair weather cumulus and a myriad of stars. Nights like this with no moon are great for viewing shooting stars and bio-luminescence in the wake, both of which we enjoyed last night.
We rolled up the jib just after sunset as the wind began its predicted passage to the south, crossing our bow. At 2AM we were down to 7 knots over ground and we needed to be more in the 8 range to make Niue by sunset in the coming day. At the shift change (2AM for us) Hideko and I pulled the jib out on port tack and trimmed things up. We had about 5 knots from the SE (aft of the beam) and with one Yanmar at 2,000 RPMs we managed to push the wind around to 55 degrees off of the port bow, producing the desired 8 knots of way.
Normally no one is allowed alone on deck on our boat when underway without a harness/PFD and tether. The wind and seas were so calm we agreed clipping in with harnesses would not be necessary if you stayed in the cockpit. Oddly enough we were so used to wearing our fairly light inflatable pfd/harnesses that we both felt more comfortable wearing them. If you fall off of your boat while on passage in the ocean when your spouse is sleeping the prognosis is not good. The likelihood of falling off in these conditions is not high but then again it is free to clip in.
We are really looking forward to Niue. Our friends on O'Vive said they loved it and wished they were there. We had whales in the anchorage in Palmerston which was amazing, and Niue is supposed to be visited just as often by the Humpbacks. In Niue you are allowed to snorkel with them as well, which everyone reports to be the experience of a lifetime.
We had a nice day of motor sailing today with flat seas and 5 knots of wind. We made 8 knots at 2,000 RPM all day, keeping our timetable. Just as we sighted Niue the new pink squid lure I had rigged started running. then Hideko's ceder plug hit as well. Hideko's got off but we landed a nice Tuna on the other line.
We are now less than three miles from Niue where it is about 4PM. We should have no problem making the mooring before sunset at 6PM.
09/29/2008, South Pacific
The weather last night decided that we are going to Niue. We may sail up to Samoa for fun anyway but it is getting late in the season so we'll have to see how the schedule is shaping up. We are going to make some investigations as to visiting Australia while in Fiji. Australia is not a dog friendly place so we're still more likely to head north via Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.
Our sail last night was not bad. It was pretty flat (for the middle of the ocean) and we were way reefed down after being hit with three 30 knot squalls in the early part of the evening. We did about 6 knots through the night in pitch darkness. It was not only very overcast but a new moon. It is bizarre humming along at 6-7 knots totally blind. You keep a look out for lights but in this part of the ocean you really don't see other boats too often (never on this particular passage). The radar helped us see the various showers and squalls about. Most were too big to avoid so we simply stayed on the rhumb line.
In the morning the sun was impossible to see. It just got lighter. The SPCZ oppression slowly lifted though throughout the day. The wind is very light on this side and from the NW. We have been motor sailing and it looks as if we will make Niue tomorrow late in the day.
The afternoon turned out to be perfect, if you must motor. The sky was blue with just enough fluffy cumulus to reduce the skin cancer rate. There was a little breeze and it was nice and cool. The ocean is as flat as I have ever seen it and we are just buzzing along at 8 knots under main, jib and Yanmar.
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09/28/2008, South Pacific
We were so sad to leave Palmerston. It was a magical 24 hours. We arrived and friendly folks helped us to a mooring. All of the people living on Palmerston that haven't married into the family are descended from one man, William Marsters. Mr. Marsters came from England, picked up three Polynesian wives and relocated to Palmerston in the 1800s. He had three sperate family groups, one with each wife, and these persist to this day. There are now 8 families living on Palmerston (about 50 people), four of them from one of the family groups and 2 from each of the other two groups. They get about two supply ships a year and they never know exactly when they ships will show up. There is no airport, so yachts are by far the most common visitors.
When you arrive a host comes to meet your boat. This person takes care of you while you are at Palmerston. They will get you a mooring, take you back and forth to the island, feed you lunch, take you on a tour of the magical little town with its sand streets and generator powered lamps nestled between the coconut trees. Edward, our host, offered to take me fishing but alas we couldn't stay long enough.
Hideko snorkeled to che3ck our mooring and reported that the reef around the island is amazing. We visited the town and had a wonderful lunch of Parrot fish and Mullet. The island is amazingly clean and the people are all disarmingly friendly.
We arrived in the morning yesterday but knew the weather was going to deteriorate. All of the boats were leaving when we arrived except two (there had been six). One, the catamaran Margarita, was having mechanical problems and could not leave. The helpful Palmerstonians guided the 46ish foot cat through the deepest pass into the lagoon at slack high water in the late afternoon. It is a big lagoon so there is still some serious chop when the wind goes north (as it was scheduled to do) but at least there would be no 2 meter swell! I really wanted to follow them so we could spend more time here, but the pass is 4 feet at high water. We draw 4.5 feet. I don't know what Margarita draws but she has boards so I would guess no more than three feet with the boards up.
The other boat, Free Spirit I think, was a 40 footish mono hull and they stayed on the mooring with us. I had a spot forecast for wind from the NE at 16 knots which would progressively move north overnight. Northeast is fine at Palmerston because the atoll moorings are in the arching west side to the reef, pretty well protected from the NE through the SE. North or South or any West and the swell is going to come right in.
We had a cocktail party with Independent Freedom after dusk and enjoyed the wonderful company of the crew. Steve, the skipper is a retired Brit with a knack for fixing boat stuff and lots of interesting stories from his travels around the world. His wife Dia is a software programmer, and their crew Paul is a Scottish fisherman from the North Sea.
Normally at Palmerston you would not have to put your dinghy in the water, your host will provide you with all the transpo you need (including exhilarating runs through the little pass at the anchorage which is very tight, has lots of turns, and can have big currents). We had to put the dink down to ferry folks between the boats after hours though. When we finally dropped everyone from Independent Freedom off at their boat around 11PM the wind was up to 20 knots (quite a bit above forecast but that is often the way of the GFS model I find). It was getting pretty choppy in the anchorage as the wind had backed to about 20 or 30 degrees. I was doing well but a big wave came over the bow just as I was about to get them to their boat, giving everyone a good wake up shower (this usually only happens to my Mom in the dinghy).
Back at Swingin' on a Star we stowed the dinghy and got the big boat ready for sea. It was pretty tough bringing the dink up in the 2 foot chop, because you have to get the dink broad side at the transom and the waves just barrel under the bridge deck bouncing it all over the place. Don't get anything you want to keep between the dink and the stainless steel pipe of the swim platform while this is going on.
Once the dink was stowed we decided to stay the night on the mooring. Hideko had checked the mooring and it was chain with a good anchor so I felt confident that it would not break if things got interesting. Things got interesting.
It was a bumpy night on the mooring. We kept an anchor watch all night. I am really glad we have our Raymarine Smart Controller wireless. In these situations we take the controller to the bedroom and set every alarm it has. We had the depth alarm set to 40 feet (we were in 43 feet of water), we had the anchor alarm set for 1/100th of a minute (this is 60 feet however and would have probably warned us just before we crashed onto the reef if the mooring broke), and we had the high wind alarm set to 25 knots (this went off a few times in gusts). We also walk the deck every hour and check the bridle and our position. We check out the hatch more often and look out the escape hatch to check the mooring in the water as well. This doesn't make for the best nights sleep but if your mooring breaks in conditions like this with the west shoulder of the reef 100 meters away you have limited time to correct the situation.
Hideko and I had drilled our exit in advance. Our out was 270 magnetic. Hideko would turn on the deck light and cover the bow with a flood light to free any mooring remains and ensure that the props did not get fouled. I would start the engines and back us around to the NW to get the props out of the way of any streaming debris from the bridle, which would now have been down current and wind, and this would also drive us out to sea away from he reef. Once the bow was secure we'd head off on 270 until we were in deep water.
It, of course, did not come to that, but it was an interesting night. By 18:00 hours it felt as if we were anchored in the open ocean. The wind was north and the point to the north of us was doing little to stem the 3 foot seas built up by the 20 knot winds. We had two loops on the mooring, which we always set for safety (one line on the port crossbeam cleat through he ring and back to port and another line on the starboard). Independent Freedom was just putting to sea as we fired up the engines. Hideko loosed the port line first to lay us back with our starboard side to the wind. This got us pointing NW. Hideko then pulled the starboard line and tracked the mooring for me as we motored clear of the mooring field.
We had 25 knots apparent as we lined up to raise the main. The SPCZ was reincarnating bellow Niue this morning, the more north we were, and the slower we went west, the mellower the conditions would be when the cold front at the convergence went by. Given the choppy seas set up by the blustering north wind we decided to sail into it with the wind 45 degrees off to starboard. It was a good thing Steve had helped us fix the traveler, the way it was jammed before we would have had a hard time on starboard tack, much less pointing.
We double reefed the main and triple reefed the jib to keep the motion under control and keep our speed under 7 knots. Just as we got the boat set up we got hammered by a 30 knot squall. Hideko didn't have her side curtains in yet and I was on the radio trying to copy the ANZAC net. Of course Roq decided this would be the best time to pee. After scrambling about in the 30 knot squall we both sat down with a big exhale as the wind began to calm. Hideko was soaked from putting up the curtains, I had dog pee on my leg (thanks Roq). It was time for a coffee.
After the morning's excitement we settled into an eventless mid day day beating to weather at about 6 knots. We were right on course for Pango Pango, American Somoa. As they say, where ever the wind takes you...
As afternoon came to a close we hit the clam before the proverbial storm. We rolled up the jib and fired up the starboard aux, motor sailing in almost no wind. I turned on the radar to see where the dragon was and bam, there it was. Six miles out, a huge wad of rain. It was the biggest solid mass I had ever seen on the radar. We were running with full sails up by the end of the afternoon so we went back to reef one to prepare for the tempest.
It is 6PM now and we are still in the front with constant rain and lots of wind. We haven't seen anything worse than 30 knots so far and the seas, while lumpy, aren't that big so it is really fairly comfortable. The only thing I don't like is the occasional lightning flash. Good thing I have been practicing with the sextant.
As it stands we are heading for Pango Pango (American Samoa). We may change back to Niue one we get out of the mess and download new weather reports. Have to wait and see where we can sail.
348nm to Niue 437nm to American Samoa
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09/27/2008, South Pacific
We arrived in Palmerston this morning around 9AM. A great group of Cook Islanders checked us in and out and fed us a wonderful lunch. These people are amazing. The atoll is beautiful. I would stay here a week if we could. We stayed the day on one of their moorings but weather is kicking us out. We will be making for Niue this evening or Tonga if Niue is untenable (lots of west wind going around. Steve on Independent Freedom helped us get our traveler jury rigged to actually move again but still hold the boom down. Thanks Steve! More tomorrow.
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09/26/2008, South Pacific
We had a nice sail last night. Our pace with a reef in the main has lined us up for a morning arrival tomorrow at Palmerston atoll. My final jury rig on our traveler car seems to be holding well.
We have port and starboard control lines on the boom just in case. Fortunately, as far as emergency duty goes, the control lines have been idle. They did calm the boom in the boisterous seas that cropped up this morning (I may use this trick even when the traveler is working again). There are no hard points up on the bimini so the control lines run to deck cleats. This causes them to chafe on the hard top unless the traveler is hard over. We have duct tape protecting the gel coat and chafe gear (fire hose) on the dynema lines.
After a lovely night with only a little pounding, the seas moved more to the beam and got up. It has been a rolly ride today with a good 2.5 meter swell and perfect 15 knot winds from 110 off to port. We sailed tody with reef one in to stay slow so we don't arrive at night.
Weather is always a prime interest when on passage. We are pulling spots for every two degrees of longitude on our track for detailed local forecast information (wind speed/dir, wave height/dir/period, & pressure every 3 hours). We grab a three day GRIB of the general area to see macro weather trends. We also pull the wether report for the area from Honolulu to get the weatherman's take on the computer models. Add to this Buoy Weather data from Frank on Independent Freedom (also sailing to Palmerston) and the Anzac net check ins and you have a pretty good picture of what is going on.
We are particularly sensitive to wind direction and strength with our traveler car immobilized. If the wind stays south of east (as predicted until 8AM tomorrow) we can sail to Palmerston. The wind is predicted to move into the north quadrant shortly after 8AM. If we are caught out in this it will complicate our sail plan. We also don't want any gales with duct tape holding out traveler bearings in.
Once in Palmerston the weather complications continue. The wind is going north and then NW because a low is passing to the south. If it is light and the seas are moderate the Palmerston mooring field may be ok. If wind or seas are strong we'll have to leave Palmerston that evening, or early morning, at the latest. We're hoping to get to spend at least a couple days in Palmerston.
It is looking like a New Zealand rigger can get out traveler parts to Niue in a week. Niue is a two night hop from Palmerston and with luck we'll be able to sail it.
We'll be eating well tonight regardless as we just pulled in a perfect little tuna.
96 nm to Palmerston
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09/25/2008, South Pacific
All things considered we are having a fairly nice, albeit slow, passage. We set out from Maupiti for the 625 nm trip looking forward to smooth sailing and 200 mile days. We plan for 160 nm days but hope for 200. We've been barely making the minimum with the help of the diesel. We sailed our first day and then had the traveler melt down. We motored the first night and then motor sailed the second day until the traveler gave out again, then went into trawler mode. Last night we crossed the fading SPCZ sheer line. It rained almost all night and we had no sky from about two hours before sunset until dawn. This morning early we had a little 20 some knot squall and the seas got really sharp, building into the 3 meter zone, but it passed in an couple of hours.
Today we are back to sailing with the full main and jib up, making five to eight knots in the light air on a deep reach. We can't move the traveler without surgery so we can only sail on a port tack reach anyway. The traveler car is heavily duct taped and a sufficient number of bearings are in place to keep the car on the track, hopefully. Because the port cap is broken the car is only secured on the starboard side and simply jammed on the port side. The light conditions (10-15 knots true from 150 off the port bow) combined with the 4-8 foot swell is really working the rig. Not a good thing while trying to limp into port with a broken traveler.
Today I talked to Independent Freedom (an unstayed Freedom yacht) and Plan B (a Privilege cat) over the SSB and both have experience with this traveler system. Each had some good advice for repairs to the traveler car. It is a Lewmar traveler and is less than 3 years old! In a fairly shocking oversight, bordering on negligence in my book, Lewmar decided to use plastic end caps for the traveler car to capture the Torlon bearings and hold the car on the track. The plastic they picked falls apart when exposed to UV after two seasons. Hmm, let's see, sailboats, tropics, intense sunshine 24/7, yes these things go together. I know Lewmar is from England where they don't see the sun too often but come on. Apparently the new Lewmar cars have aluminum end caps. We will be having a few of these metal caps shipped to Niue if possible. Plan B has also offered to meet us in Niue and they may have some spares to offer that will fit our car. You have to love cruisers, what wonderful folks.
We have to keep an eye on the fuel because we're pretty much out in the middle of no where. Closest possible fuel is Niue a good three nights out. We could motor the whole way there with what we have left (this boat has good tankage) but I prefer to come in with a safe reserve so we're sailing. If has been a near perfect afternoon of it as well. Wind about 130 to port at 11 apparent and a close together but reasonable 6 foot swell on the quarter. We're gliding along at 7 knots into the sunset.
255 nm to Palmerston
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09/24/2008, South Pacific
Well the traveler deteriorated today. It was holding together most of the day and toward the end of the day we tried to set up for a jibe. As we carefully pulled the traveler to port the forward side of the traveler car began to spit out plastic ball bearings. It now looked ready to come off the track.
We dropped the main and put a line around the end of the boom to the starboard quarter cleat to control the boom if the traveler let go. We tried to move it back to starboard all the way to the lock (it is about a foot or two out) so that if it came off, the starboard control lines on the car would be as short as possible and keep it under control. It moved a little and then jammed. I didn't want to mess with it further because we have a 2 meter swell and there is just no way to control the flow of ball bearings up there in the bimini.
So we are now a trawler. We are doing 6 knots with one engine at 1,750 RPMs. We are burning about 1 to 1.3 gallons an hour and in the worst case can motor 5-6 more days. Our destination in Palmerston but we are considering ditching at Aitutake (218nm away). Tomorrow during daylight we're going to try to jury rig the boom so that we can get some main back up. The main adds at least a knot to the motor even in this very light wind (10 knots True, less than 10 apparent).
The South Pacific Convergence Zone is a wind convergence area much like the ITCZ which forms up at times in this area creating conditions like the ITCZ. It is the cause of our light wind and mildly squally weather. The frontal bit and sheer line is running from Roratonga to Niue right now and conditions south and west of there are tough. We are trying to stay north of the mess. Ten know of wind from astern is not optimal but 3 meter choppy seas and 25 knots with 35 knot squalls is certainly no fun when you have issues.
So we are now heading to the place with the best weather, a supply of diesel and the ability to have our part flown in quick. All is well on board of course. We have the boom secured, the sails down and the starboard motor humming.
399 nm to Palmerston
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Of all the consumer electronics technologies that have advanced in the last 20 years, from computers to music to game consoles - televisions seem to have come farther than all of them in such a short time. After being saddled with CRTs for over half a century, most of them went from a 19-inch tube TV to massive home theater systems centered around some kind of huge LCD TV or plasma flat screen TV. Now be prepared to take the next step in the fast evolving segment of televisions with OLED televisions coming soon.
In this Tech Tip we are going to look at five reasons why OLED will be the next big thing in TVs.
Reason 1 - they are so darn thin and light!
In Ray Bradbury's science fiction novel, Fahrenheit 451, one of the featured items in people's homes was the Parlor TV. Thanks to OLED technology, one day in the near future we may well see real examples of the Parlor TV. For example, when the OLED 55-inch TV (the LG 55EM9600) goes on sale later this year, it promises to be a flat screen unlike the flat screens that we've been use to for the last few years. Coming in at just 4 millimeters thick and weighing in at around 16 pounds, it could be a real winner for the folks looking to go for a thin and light set.
While LCD based TVs have been getting thinner and lighter in the last few years, this promises to be a game changer.
Reason 2 - just look at those colors!
OLEDs not only deliver on being thin and light, but they also have outstanding color. Anyone with an AMOLED display on a cell phone knows what kind of vibrant color OLEDs can deliver. Now imaging that on a big screen TV! OLED technology gives better viewing angles and improved brightness, so when viewed from the side the colors do NOT wash out and the picture stays vibrant.
Reason 3 - panel intangibles
One of the dictionary's definition for intangible is "not definite or clear to the mind. " By intangibles with OLED-based TVs, I am talking about some of the more "geeky" aspects that may not be so readily apparent, but overall, greatly enhance the viewing quality of watching your favorite movie on an OLED TV. For example, the "response times" for OLED TVs are almost negligible; what this means to you is that you have a large decrease in the blur in action scenes. Also, the refresh rate shoots way beyond what we are used to - that means is more lifelike reproduction. In addition, the contrast ratio and brightness are much better than what may be found on the current generation of televisions. The result is a nicer, brighter picture all around.
Reason 4 - the energy factor.
OLED-based panels do not rely on a backlight to "light up" the picture like panels of today - which means that OLED TV's are better and more efficient in their use of power. It also means deeper "blacks" for the image (instead if the "greyish blacks" that many of us with LCDs are used to). The "green" TVs of the future will be based on OLED televisions.
Reason 5 - the future looks bright!
There are many reasons that OLED televisions are tomorrow's technology today, but the future looks even brighter. True with any new technology hitting the market for the first time, the first OLED televisions will be expensive (similar to how the first 4K TVs are expensive - just as when the first plasma TVs and then LCD TVs came up for sale) but as production gears up, the costs are sure to go down. In addition, some of the exciting aspects that have already been demonstrated with OLED screens (such as screens being thinner than paper or screens that can be rolled up like a newspaper) will become more and more common sights as this technology really takes off. Imagine being able to "tape up" a TV on the wall at a friend's house, like a poster, and then taking it down, rolling it up and taking it home.
All this can be a reality with OLED technology!
In conclusion
OLED TVs are on their way! Just as the last few years in TVs have been exciting with the migration away from old fashioned tube-based televisions, the future change to OLED (as well as super high resolution 4K TVs) promises to make the near future even more exciting for those who want the ultimate in home entertainment!


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Game of Thrones Season 4 Casting: Sherlock Star To Play WHO?
Recently there's been a lot of back-and-forth reports on who's playing whom on Season 4 of Game of Thrones. In just the past month, we've had three star characters recast and conflicting reports on who will get the plum role of Brown Ben Plumm (see what we did there?).
But now GoT fansite Winter Is Coming reports via The Mary Sue that we can at least report on whose boots Mark Gatiss of Sherlock and Doctor Who fame will fill come Season 4.
We first heard the British actor, producer, and writer would be joining the cast back in July. At the time, details were few and far between about who he would actually star as (though we had our suspicions it would be someone in the North). Now we have a name: Tycho Nestoris.
Don't remember Tycho from the books? That's okay. He was a fairly minor character in the most recent installment, A Dance With Dragons. Fair warning: If you're not worried about spoilers, keep reading. If you'd rather keep this particular character a mystery, we suggest you leave now and get going on your George R.R. Martin syllabus.
Back to Tycho: He was the less than friendly Iron Bank of Braavos representative who came a-knockin' at the Wall looking to collect from Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) only to end up talking with Jon Snow (Kit Harington). Seeing as this is all fairly far down the road for GoT, could HBO execs be speeding up the timeline for Season 4? And if so, who and what else will the next series hold? Oh the possibilities!


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by Ken Pomeroy on Monday, April 2, 2007
First order of business: Can anything be learned from the meeting on December 23rd (HD box), a 26-point Florida win?
Yes and no. Oden wasn't Oden yet, and the runaway margin likely wouldn't have happened in Columbus. Still, there are some basic concepts to keep in mind.
For starters, if Ohio State shoots 40% on 2-point shots, forget about it. Second, if Ohio State shoots 30% on 3's, that's a problem. If both happen, the second half will get to garbage time fairly quickly.
Likewise, on the opposite side, if Florida shoots 64% from 2 or 50% from 3, we've got a blowout. You knew all of that, though.
If there's one stat I'll be watching closely tonight, it's Florida's 2-point percentage. They have owned the paint all season, did so in the first meeting, and lead the nation in 2-point accuracy at 59.1%. Clearly a lot…


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Vancouver Startup Jostle Hires Deb Lavoy from OpenText
Jostle, a startup in the social intranet marketplace, this week announcd the appointment of Deb Lavoy as the vice president of marketing.
Prior to Jostle, Lavoy worked as the Director of Strategic Marketing for Waterloo's OpenText.
Jostle hopes Lavoy will help it expand its enterprise market presence and accelerate customer acquisition. This year, the Vancouver-based company has increased its customer base seven-fold.
"Lavoy shares our passion for helping leaders enable their people and create vibrant workplaces. She will help us communicate how our new kind of enterprise software quickly delivers aligned organizations and engaged employees," said Brad Palmer, Jostle's CEO.
"I've been out there, deeply embedded in the social workplace ecosystem—looking at tools, approaches, philosophies, and results; Jostle is different," says Lavoy. "Jostle both celebrates work and the people who do it, while helping to build a stronger leadership, stronger organizations, and better business outcomes."
Jostle's intranet platform helps organizations to connect employees, facilitate teamwork, and drive their culture. The startup says it sees three times the industry average in customer engagement (an average across all customers).