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The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes made to the course inventory after the publication of this catalog.
Unless otherwise stated below, each course meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Arabic: ARA
380C. Topics in Arabic Language.
Topic 1: Arabic Readings and Grammar I.
Topic 2: Arabic Readings and Grammar II.
Topic 3: Advanced Readings in Arabic I.
Topic 4: Advanced Readings in Arabic II.
Topic 5: Levantine Arabic I.
Topic 6: Levantine Arabic II.
Topic 7: Reading Islamic Texts in Arabic.
382C. Topics in Arabic Linguistics and Philology.
Topic 1: Arabic Language: Sociolinguistic Perspective.
Topic 2: Grammar of the Arabic Language.
Topic 3: Arab Grammarians.
Topic 4: History of the Arabic Language.
Topic 5: The Qur'an: A Linguistic Analysis.
383C. Topics in Arabic Language Teaching, Pedagogy, and Applied Linguistics.
384C. Topics in Arabic Literature.
387. Topics in Arab Culture.
388. Research Methods and Bibliography in Arabic Studies.
389. Conference Course in Arabic Studies.
698. Thesis.
398R. Master's Report.
399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.
399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
Hebrew: HEB
380C. Topics in Hebrew and Related Semitic Languages.
Topic 2: Advanced Readings in Modern Hebrew.
Topic 3: Dead Sea Scrolls: Language and Literature.
Topic 4: Biblical Aramaic.
Topic 5: Mishnaic Hebrew/Talmud Aramaic.
Topic 7: Biblical Hebrew: Book of Job.
382C. Topics in Hebrew Linguistics and Philology and Related Semitics.
Topic 1: Biblical Hebrew Grammar.
384C. Topics in Hebrew Literature.
Topic 2: Contemporary Israeli Fiction.
389. Conference Course in Hebrew Studies.
698. Thesis.
399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.
399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: MEL
389. Conference Course in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.
390. Topics in Islamic Studies.
391. Topics in Middle Eastern Languages.
Topic 1: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice.
392. Topics in Judaic Studies.
395. Topics in Middle Eastern Cultures.
Topic 3: Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia.
Topic 4: Language and Politics in Language Planning.
Topic 5: The Satanic Verses.
Topic 6: History of the Hebrew Language.
398T. Supervised Teaching in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Persian: PRS
380C. Topics in Persian Language.
382C. Topics in Persian Linguistics and Philology.
384C. Topics in Persian Literature.
Topic 1: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
Topic 2: Sa'di's Golestan.
Topic 3: Hafez and Classical Persian Lyric Poetry.
Topic 4: Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Prose Fiction.
Topic 5: Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.
Topic 6: Iranian Women Writers.
Topic 7: Persian Prose Nonfiction, Past and Present.
Topic 8: Iranian Literature in Exile.
Topic 9: Iranian Drama.
Topic 10: Iranian Film and Fiction.
388. Research Methods and Bibliography in Persian Studies.
389. Conference Course in Persian Studies.
698. Thesis.
398R. Master's Report.
399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.
399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
Turkish: TUR
380. Topics in Turkish Language and Literature.
389. Conference Course in Turkish Studies.
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I went to my doctor to get my release form signed for the open water dives to complete my PADI open water certification and my doctor tells me that he advises all his patients who want to dive to get a cardiac ultrasound even if, like me, they have no medical problems. He says he is concerned that some patients may have a condition called atrial septal defect (ASD) that could put them at higher risk for dive injuries. ASD is a hole between the upper chambers of the heart through which blood or nitrogen bubbles can pass. I researched ASD and found that about 25% of the population has it. Normally I would just go and get the test but I have a high deductible health plan. So the $600 is out of my pocket. Here is a link with some more information on ASD and other heart problems that can interfere with diving: www.cachnet.org/learning_scuba.html
Are my doctor's concerns unreasonable or is there something to this? Should 25% of the world not be diving? I think he may be unreasonably cautious.
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Here is the answer from Divers Alert Network.
An atrial septal defect (ASD) results from the incomplete closing of the wall that separates the right and left atria (the two upper chambers of the heart) during embryonic development. This is not an uncommon phenomenon in the general population, and, if the hole is small enough, the average person will experience minimal physiologic consequences. Women are affected more commonly than men.
Surgical correction of the defect may be undertaken, especially if the person is experiencing symptoms secondary to blood flowing from the normally higher pressure left atrium to the right atrium. Early in life, symptoms may be few, but over a period of years, complications, such as abnormal heart beats and shunting (bypassing) of blood from left to right may occur.
On examination, the person with an ASD may have a significant murmur.
Fitness and Diving Issue: While the normal pressures in the chambers of the heart favor blood flowing from left to right through an ASD and VSD, periods in which this flow is reversed can occur, particularly for ASD. Although individual variations exist, Doppler studies have shown that most divers will have venous bubbles after a dive of significant depth and bottom time. These usually pose no significant threat, and the diver remains symptom-free.
Having a defect that allows bubbles to cross from the right side of the heart to the left is a whole different matter, however: once in the left side of the heart, bubbles may then be transported through the arteries to areas of the body where they can do some harm (e.g., to the brain, kidneys, and spinal cord). Several studies have demonstrated that a rate of ASD (and other defects in the wall separating the right and left sides of the heart) in divers treated for decompression illness was higher than expected, compared to the general population.
Someone with an ASD or VSD who wants to take up scuba diving should be discouraged from doing so. The diver with a known ASD or VSD should know of the potential increased risk of decompression illness and make an educated decision whether to continue diving. Individuals with a VSD, where the shunt is small and runs uniformly from left to right as determined by an echocardiogram, may be able to dive if it is determined to be safe by a physician knowledgeable in diving medicine.
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Daniel James 1848-1920
Ganed Yn Nhreboeth
Born in Treboeth
Claddwyd ym Mynyddbach
Buried in Mynyddbach
Awdur 'Calon Lan'
Author of Calon Lan
"Calon Lan yn llawn daioni
Tecach yw na'r lili dlos
Dim ond Calon Lan all ganu
Canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos."
The bronze plaque of Gwyrosydd in the wall of Treboeth Public Hall
This plaque was removed in October 2012 for security reasons, plans are now being arranged to resite the heavy bronze casting in the entrance hall of Mynyddbach Chapel
Facts about Gwyrosydd, the author of popular 'Calon Lan'
Daniel James, Gwyrosydd, was born in Treboeth on 23rd January 1848. He died at Tanylan, Morriston on 16th March 1920 and was buried in the graveyard at his beloved Mynyddbach.
His bardic title was taken from the old Welsh name of Oystermouth Castle.
'Calon Lan', a simple sweet song with a swinging refrain, has been sung around the world. If the author had composed half a dozen eisteddfodic prize-winning pryddestau, he would not have served his countrymen so well, and his name would not have been so widely cherished.
Gwyrosydd is known by the hymn into which, in a moment of rare inspiration, he composed all the deepest longings of the human heart for the consecrated life. His Landore friend John Hughes composed the tune.
Treboeth grew too small for it. It spread like a great fire all over Wales and to Welsh communities overseas. Our soldiers marched to war with the nostalgic words on their lips. Military camps and troop trains resounded with it. Returning soldiers brought home stories of the strange places where they had heard it.
America held a Cymanfa Ganu at McKinley Memorial Auditorium, Niles, Ohio, where 'Calon Lan' was among the favourite old hymns sung by a multitude of Welsh people from all parts of the States. Some of those present had travelled from four hundred to a thousand miles to be present.
For a time, the poet worked as a traffic manager at Landore tinplate works; but after his second marriage to the widow Gwenny Parry, he moved to Blaengarw, where he worked as a miner. He was the father of seven children and he became stepfather to Gwen Parry's four children.
During a spell of unemployment at Blaengarw, T. Glyndwr Richards, conductor of the famous Mountain Ash Male Voice Choir, found him work at Mountain Ash. He finished in the mines in 1916 and returned to Morriston to live with his youngest daughter from his first marriage, Olwen Longstaff, and her husband.
Critics of his fondness for drink received their reply in 'Taflu Cerrig.'
Mae taflu cerrig yn ein byd
Yn rhy gyffredin nawr,
Mae'n resyn gweled rhai a'u bryd etc, etc
His love of children was proverbial. His 'Calon Lan' may have been written for them and it is a fitting memorial, for it soon became the children's anthem.
He was in the habit of composing verse to his friends' children. One little boy he addressed: -
Albert Williams ddengar mad
Does dy bertach yn y wlad. etc, etc.
Albert Williams lived to spend the prime years of his live as a missionary in the heart of Africa and then as pastor in a busy industrial centre.
Alwyn, a grandson of a friend, received an englyn on a postcard: -
Annwyl wyt o angel iach - ni welir
Yn Ngwalia siriolach.
Ni luniodd Duw dy lanach -
Ei lun byw wyt Alwyn bach.
Mynyddbach was written on his heart and he left some verses reminiscent of his upbringing.
Myn'd yn llaw fy nhad yn blentyn
I Mynydd Bach.
D'od yn ol i mam a'r testyn
O Mynydd Bach.
Os ce's fyw i dd'od yn henach,
Ni che's fiwsig yn bereiddiach
Na sain clychau Llangyfelach
Ar Mynydd Bach.
He had his wish. Sixteen years later, on 26th September 1936, a bronze tablet to Gwyrosydd's immortal memory was unveiled at Treboeth's Public Hall.


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In this unity tutorial for android, iOS, and Web game development, we will learn about an awesome feature in Unity that is called a prefab, which means a prefabricated object. With prefabs we can easily put objects into multiple scenes, and make adjustments to multiple objects easily which will make our lives a whole lot easier.
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Daniels said Dossett was tentatively scheduled to do a cervical fusion Tuesday. That operation has a typical recovery time of three to four months, and the GM said he anticipated Fielder being able to be fully recovered before spring training next year.
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Fielder received a nerve-root injection Saturday morning and took a few days off. He passed a strength test Monday night and was penciled into Tuesday's lineup. But he was scratched after he said he felt some weakness in his left arm while trying to hit in the batting cages.
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Olivo, a veteran catcher, and Guerrero, the highly paid Cuban second base prospect, fought during the Isotopes game at Salt Lake on Tuesday. The Dodgers suspended Olivo on Wednesday while they conducted an investigation.
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The 27-year-old Guerrero had reconstructive surgery on his ear and there is no timetable for his return, Kasten said. The Dodgers executive said he was told Olivo bit off a significant chunk from the top of Guerrero's ear.
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Brian Kelly is in a wonderful situation. Is he using ISU for leverage?
Nice find, Cloneaholic. I seem to remember that Jeremy said a couple of days ago that Kelly might be interviewing at ISU further this weekend. That seems to be the timetable mentioned in the article.
Originally Posted by cloneaholic
Brian Kelly is in a wonderful situation. Is he using ISU for leverage?
Wow, great post and find! Working one against the other????? If all this is fact Kelly is in the Drivers seat for working his deal, MSU, CMU, and ISU. What dream deal for bargaining.
Why worry about CMU AD, they can't pay what ISU or MSU can pay. Looks like the bridge is being burned with out any hope of putting the fire out! You don't do that if you haven't got a "LOCKED DEAL" .
hmmmm, interesting article. Is Pollard not following proper protocol? Is he going to be making Iowa St. an enemy of other schools. I understand he wants to keep everything secret but there some things you do not want to do. Maybe this means Kelly is NOT the guy. I just think there is a shock or two that we are not expecting.
Kelly looks A LOT like Jim Tressel (Ohio State) did 6 years ago.
I think he would be a GREAT hire - a proven winner.
Can't imagine him taking the job at ISU is he is also going to be offered at MSU. Guess we will see.
It also makes me think that this is another Pollard smoke screen.
if kelly is awarded and accepts the msu job as it is starting to sound like he will, does that put bo pelinis name back into the isu picture?
pelini is supposedly the other main candidate at msu and his name hasnt been mentioned as often in ames for awhile...in my opinion because he was such a promising candidate for the msu job.
i liked pelini from the beginning. who do you think is next in line after norvell, harbaugh, kelly? who do you WANT to be next in line?
Last edited by dinger; 11-25-2006 at 11:03 AM.
Originally Posted by CysMyGuy
Can't imagine him taking the job at ISU is he is also going to be offered at MSU. Guess we will see.
I agree. As much as I hate to admit it, I agree. I think the hill to climb in East Lansing is slightly less steep than it currently is in Ames, unfortunately.
MSU facilities are very nice. There stadium holds over 75K and they are pushing upgrades. They just live in a very large shadow called The University of Michigan.
Don't sell Iowa State short. There is much to offer.
With Harbaugh and Norvell being told they are out, and Brewster announcing he is no longer a candidate, it really looks like we have somebody that is basically hired and it is just a matter of timing. From what I see and read it doesn't look like that is the case with Kelly. But who knows how reliable some articles are online. But I wouldn't be surprised at all if we still don't know who is going to get the job.
I think it is Bo P. Dalla makes sense then.
Originally Posted by ForeverClone
I think it is Bo P. Dalla makes sense then.
Hope your right!
Originally Posted by CysMyGuy
It also makes me think that this is another Pollard smoke screen.
It makes me think it's another internet rumor.
Originally Posted by ForeverClone
I think it is Bo P. Dalla makes sense then.
Was there anything every officially said by Pellini about ISU? I heard he was not interested but don't know if that was a rumor or something that came from him.
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Laudrup targets League Cup progression
Laudrup has enjoyed an impressive start to life in the English Premier League, overseeing convincing victories over Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United, which have taken the Welsh side to second place on the table.
And the former Real Madrid forward is hopeful Swansea can replicate their league form when they host Barnsley on Tuesday.
Laudrup told reporters: "We want to win on Tuesday, we want to get on in the cup and then get a good win against Sunderland on Saturday so we can really enjoy our start to the season."
The ex-Mallorca coach also hailed the strength in depth of his squad, insisting Swansea can maintain their good run even with a heavily changed side.
"Of course it is always nice to play at Wembley but I think the most important thing is not if you make changes, it is that you always field a competitive team," he said.
"All the players know our style and after these opening games there is a lot of confidence, and the players coming in will have that confidence, and that is so important in football and we have to take advantage of where we are right now."
Fullback Ben Davies, a substitute against West Ham, is one player likely to benefit from any rotation and the 19-year-old has revealed the positive vibes at the club.
"I'm just very excited to be a part of what's going on at the club at the moment, especially after the wins against QPR and West Ham," he said.
"Hopefully I can be involved on Tuesday.
"It's been a different start with a new manager. It was tough to come to terms with Brendan Rodgers leaving but Michael Laudrup has been great in training and tactically he's very easy to understand."


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Coffee lovers in Mumbai have one more coffee shop to frequent as Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) opened its first store in India on October 19. The coffee giant is opening two more locations in Mumbai and then a small number in New Delhi in early 2013. CEO Howard Schultz wouldn't elaborate as to how many stores it ultimately plans to open. Given how much it has on its plate right now, throttling back on expansion is probably a wise decision. Growth will come and when it does, it will be one more feather in the Starbucks earnings hat. Investors take heed.
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Stock Shock
Since Starbucks hit 10-year lows in 2008, its stock has been on a tremendous climb; gaining 144% in 2009, 41% in 2010 and 45% in 2011. Year-to-date it's up just 4.2% due to concerns about its growth prospects and the fact it appears to be biting off more than it can chew, taking on too many projects all at once. The contrarian in me enjoys the uncertainty because where there are questions, there's also opportunity. Starbuck's stock has lost 26% of its value ($12.3 billion) since it hit its 5-year and 52-week high of $62 back on April 16. I don't know what your definition of a correction is, but mine includes a 26% drop over seven months. In fact, prior to hitting its high in April, its greatest high on a monthly basis, it had increased for eight consecutive months beginning in August 2011. It was bound to retreat. Going back a decade, the last time it went on a run like that was between May 2003 and February 2004 when its monthly high increased for nine consecutive months.
Tax Tussle
Having very little to do with the movement of its stock in the past, the company's recent tax disagreement with U.K. tax authorities could be a drag in the future. Reuters disclosed that Starbucks has paid £8.6 million in taxes since 1998 on £3 billion in revenue. As a result, British MPs are calling for an investigation because Starbucks' own financial personnel are on record stating it was profitable as far back as 2007. Schultz has indicated that it would cooperate in any formal investigation. Personally, I find it odd that anyone in the UK would focus on Starbucks when its worldwide tax rate is 31%, far higher than many U.K. multinationals. Speculation is that this is some sort of tax avoidance scheme perpetrated at the highest levels of Starbucks management. Personally, I think it's much ado about nothing. Maybe the Lords should focus on BP (NYSE:BP) or some other nefarious British corporation.
SEE: Tax Avoidance Or Illegal Evasion?
Starbucks enters the Indian market in a 50/50 venture with Tata Global Beverages, one of the many tentacles of India's Tata Group, a conglomerate bigger than most. When the deal was originally announced in January the joint venture's plans called for 50 store openings in the first year alone and 3,000 within several years. Clearly the three stores it is opening in 2012 is a big step down, but that's not a bad thing. The competition in India is very intense, with Café Coffee Day leading the way with 1,360 stores throughout the country. Some estimates suggest it operates as many as two-thirds of the coffee outlets in India. Partnering with a company familiar with India was a wise decision even though new rules allow for 100% foreign ownership.
The big advantage for Starbucks in India is the experience gained in China over the past 13 years. China, like India, is a tea-drinking nation. It had to create a demand from nothing. In India, consumption is booming so education won't be as necessary. Helen Wang is an expert on China's middle class; she's written a good article in Forbes entitled, "Five Things Starbucks Did to Get China Right," in which she points out that Starbucks committed to China long-term, secured local partners and customized its product offering for Chinese tastes. It's doing the exact same thing here, including spending six months in Seattle coming up with a blend Indians would enjoy. I'm confident Indians will gravitate to its friendly customer experience. As a good Canadian, however, I'd like to see Tim Horton's (NYSE:THI) enter the Indian market at some point. But that's another matter altogether.
SEE: Top 6 Factors That Drive Investment In China
The Bottom Line
With the exception of a short time in early August, Starbucks hasn't traded below $45 since late last year. If it dips below $45, I'd be buying, as it's cheaper than most of its competition, tax dodge or no tax dodge!
At the time of writing, Will Ashworth did not own any shares in any company mentioned in this article.


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The Bharti Airtel will initiate a series of meetings with venture capitalists and private equity investors, starting Wednesday, to discuss options to raise funds through Euro bonds as it readies for the forthcoming spectrum auctions and tries to refinance existing high-interest debt. The countrys largest telecom player may also use the funds to buy out smaller operators following the new merger and acquisition policy, expected to be approved by the government shortly, said industry sources.
Reports suggest that Bharti's Euro-denominated bonds could raise up to $1 billion. The bond issue will be the third such for the worlds fifth largest telco, raising a total of around $3-4 billion.
According to people with knowledge of the issue, Bharti Airtel has given the mandate to five investment banks JPMorgan, Barclays, Deutesche Bank, UBS Investment Bank, Standard Chartered and BNP Paribas as joint book runners and lead managers for the bond issue.
The investor meetings are expected to begin on 27 November, according to information given to the Netherlands stock exchange.
Bharti Airtel declined to comment.
Ratings agency Moodys Investors Service on Tuesday assigned Baa3 to the proposed senior, unsecured Euro-denominated notes issued by Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV.
"Bharti's Baa3 rating is underpinned by its receipt of strong and growing cash flows from its Indian operations, particularly in wireless, where it enjoys a well-established and leading market position under the Airtel brand," said Laura Acres, a Moody's senior vice- president.
"At the same time, concerns exist regarding its exposure to the risk of changes to the regulatory and political environments in some of the countries in which it operates, especially after its 2010 investment into 15 (now 17) African countries," added Acres, also Moody's lead analyst for Bharti.
Analysts said the money could be used to refinance Bharti's existing high-interest debt, mainly incurred in acquiring Kuwait-based Zains Africa telecom assets in 17 countries. Bharti's net debt stood at R60,877 crore ($9.69 billion) at the end of the September quarter, with a net debt-to-Ebitda ratio of 2.18.
In July, Bharti announced that it had retired equivalent debt from the proceeds (R6,796 crore) of the preferential allotment in June 2013 of 5% equity shares in Bharti Airtel to the Qatar Foundation Endowment. In June 2013, Bharti had issued 199,870,006 new equity shares, representing 5% equity stake in the company, to Qatar Foundation Endowment.
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RCB star declines
It was great to see Mike Simonson's review of RCB lightcurves in the latest AAVSO newsletter. It is cool that so many stars, including R CrB, itself, are in deep declines. It is still a bit of a mysetry why some of these stars seem to be in decline all the time and some very rarely go down. The only good study I know of that shows which stars are the most active is Jurcsik (1996, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996AcA....46..325J). As Mike pointed out, one of the least active RCB stars is MV Sgr. Its only known declines are reported in Hoffleit (1959, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1959AJ.....64..241H). MV Sgr is also unusual in that it is one of the rare hot (Temperature ~ 20,000 K) RCB stars. The apparent change in amplitude does look strange. If you look at Figure 8 of De Marco et al. (2002, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002AJ....123.3387D), it looks like MV Sgr has faded about a magnitude in the last 50 years. Keep observing it!
Yes, it is good to see the RCB stars getting some well deserved air time. The declining amplitude of MV Sgr is interesting in that during the "early days" there was, I understand, no standard magnitudes for the comparison stars and different observers seem to have recorded different magnitudes. Also, the reduced amplitude in recent years seems to coincide with a reduced number of observers and hence what may be scatter in the early light curve.
For example, compare the light curve with list of observers for the past 10,000 days vs 3,000 days.
Just a thought.....
Peter Williams WPX
Heathcote NSW
Evaluating lightcurves for evidence of longterm fadings or brightenings is often far better done by examining data from just a single long term observer, if available, and NOT the unusual compilation.
I followed MV Sgr for many years and if you plot my data alone, virtually no change is evident in MV's mean magnitude. What long term fluctuation is suggested amounts to no more than 0.2-0.3 magnitudes and certainly not anything upwards of a full magnitude.
J.Bortle (BRJ)
Then again, some stars classified as RCB may turn out not to be so. Another inactive star is UV Cas (according to Mike S!) and another, in my experience, is V482 Cyg.
Yes, I have complained in the past about some RCBs being less than spectacular targets, if you like to see things change. UV Cas is probably the one I've complained about the most in the past. She's a flat liner. If her light curve were an EKG we'd say she was dead.
V482 Cyg at least shows signs of life in her past, so it's just a matter of time and patience.
SV Sge has been biding her time, testing our patience also. As I said in my article, I think this is the year she rewards us with a dramatic fade, based on past performance and an unscientific hunch.
"UV Cas has IR emission and is definitely an RCB star from its spectrum, but hasn't had a decline since JD 2435000."
"UV Cas is probably the one I've complained about the most in the past. She's a flat liner. If her light curve were an EKG we'd say she was dead."
In point of fact, this star does show occasional if subtle activity. It definitely experienced minor declines in/around both 1974 and 2005.
The problem has been that too many observers become accustomed to seeing this star as steady in brightness over very long periods, then when one of the minor dips does occur they don't take notice and instead keep right on reporting their usual steady "maximum" magnitude.
One often sees this slip-up made with R CRB itself. After a long period at maximum, at the onset of a new decline one nearly always sees a handful of observers who keep right on reporting the star at maximum...until the amount of decline in brightness has become so great that it can no longer be ignored.
Every effort must be made to avoid any pre-assumption of what a variable's magnitude is going to be each night and observations should absolutely never be rushed. Taking one's time to make sure each and every estimate is totally unbiased and independent is critical when observing stars that exhibit only rare episodes of activity. We all "think" we follow that guideline, but I"m afraid that it isn't necessarily so.
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01 February 2012
Photo: Nir KeidarAgnieszka Radwanska (POL)
EILAT, ISRAEL: Great Britain's women gave new captain Judy Murray a perfect start to her career as skipper by registering a 3-0 win over Portugal at the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I tournament that started in Eilat on Wednesday.
Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha each won their singles rubbers and Heather Watson and rookie Laura Robson then teamed up for the doubles to put the Brits at the top of Pool C and keep them in with a good chance of reaching the qualifying play-off.
Keothavong beat Maria Joao Koehler 63 64, Baltacha got past Michelle Larcher de Brito 62 63 and Watson and Robson fought out a close first set before easing to a 75 60 victory over the same two Portuguese players.
The other tie in the four-team round robin pool ended in a 2-1 win for Israel over Netherlands in a thrilling encounter on a biting cold night that nevertheless ended on a happy note for the home team and the local spectators who stayed on to cheer past midnight.
Julia Glushko, with a ranking of No. 211, and who last year earned some unexpected wins for Israel, was unable to rise to the occasion on Wednesday in the blustery conditions and went down 63 75 to Bibiane Schoofs, ranked No. 154, in an error-strewn encounter on her part.
Israel's mainstay, Shahar Peer (No. 37), also looked as if she would end up on the losing side when she faced a match point against Michaella Krajicek (No. 79), but she managed to come back from the brink and win 57 76(5) 61, relying more on grit and determination than good stroke play, to set up the deciding doubles.
Here too, the same Israeli players looked out of sorts by committing far too many errors, but with the support of the crowd and their own determination, coupled with a few errors by the Dutch pairing at crucial junctures in the match, they sealed it 76(4) 26 63 on their seventh match point.
"I'm very happy, because the way we won this tie is very encouraging and it gives a lot of reason to believe in these girls," said Israeli captain Lior Mor.
On Thursday, Israel take on Portugal and will need to emulate the British 3-0 result to enhance their qualification chances. The Dutch team, who played without captain Manon Bollegraf courtside because she was unwell, will need to lift their spirits in what will likely be another very close encounter for them, against the British team.
Poland and Bulgaria each had easy wins respectively over Luxembourg and Estonia in the ties that started off the event on a sunny morning at the Red Sea resort, but Romania needed a tight doubles win to settle their tie against Croatia.
Polish world No. 8 Agnieszka Radwanska ensured victory over Luxembourg with a 62 62 win over veteran Anne Kramer after her younger sister, Urszula, had an even easier time against Claudine Schaul as she lost just one game in each set.
The doubles also ended in a 61 61 scoreline with Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska overcoming Laura Correia and Tiffany Cornelius.
Bulgaria's Elitsa Kostova and world No. 50 Tsvetana Pironkova took advantage of the absence of Estonian world No. 25 Kaia Kanepi to register easy wins respectively over Margit Ruutel and Anett Kontaveit, and Pironkova then teamed up with Dia Evtimova to beat Eva Paalma and Tatjana Vorobjova for the loss of one game.
Playing in a three-team group, Bulgaria's win is a vital stepping stone to helping them reach Saturday's qualification round which would be ensured if they win their next tie against Austria.
Pironkova, who was a member of the team that missed out on qualification in a tight group last year, said she thought her team had a better chance this time around.
"I really hope that we can do better than last year. We have a good start but our next round is against Austria, a very tough team, but we will be mobilised," the Bulgarian said.
In Pool B, Sweden and Hungary, who appear to be the two stronger teams, each registered 3-0 victories respectively over Bosnia-Herzegovina and Greece.
Sweden's Johanna Larsson and Sofia Arvidsson, who played singles and doubles, conceded nine games in their three rubbers against their Bosnian opponents, and Hungarians Timea Babos and Reka-Luca Jani also won in straight sets before Babos and Katalin Marosi followed suit in the doubles.
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Pop star worlds collide! One Direction covered Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On."
We may or may not have thought about what it would sound like if One Direction covered an *NSYNC song ("Digital Get Down," anyone?), a Backstreet Boys song, or even a song by
their arch nemesis The Wanted. Want to know what we've never fantasized about, however? Oh, just One Direction covering Celine Dion's iconic record and "Titanic" theme song, "My Heart Will Go On." Well, that exact scenario happened at 1D's concert in Berlin this past Saturday, and once we got over our initial knee-jerk "UGH CELINE DION" shock, we not only decided that we were OK with it, but that we kind of liked it!
Watch One Direction cover Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" after the jump.
Dramatically swaying their hands in the air, the boys launched into Celine's first verse: "Every night in my dreams/ I see you/ I feel you." Sure, maybe the boys flubbed the lyrics a tad (and when we say "a tad," we really mean "a tad x100000"), they did nail the harmonies AND made the audience explode with screams and applause. Anyway, we'd KILL to know whose idea it was to cover Celine Dion, because we owe them a forever debt of gratitude! Think the idea came to Niall in his sleep? Probably.
+ Watch One Direction cover Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On."
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For many of us the term "spectrum policy" has to do with allocating relatively small parts of the radio frequency space to specific applications such as AM and FM radio, television, and public safety. It is a notion more apt for a time when we watched TV over the air and made phone calls over a wireline network. Today these patterns of usage are reversed, and we live in a world where mobile broadband has emerged as a general-purpose technology that can support a wide range of applications. We need a general-purpose spectrum and a spectrum policy that is ready for this and future technological advances. Join ITIF for an exploration of lessons learned in wireless networking that impact spectrum assignment policies and contemporary issues in spectrum policy, such as the development of 3G and 4G networks, the rise of Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies, the role of microwave, the impact of dynamic spectrum allocation, the utility of spectrum auctions, secondary uses, and secondary markets.
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I want to know if is it possible to Store a String variable on a String array? I cant explain it well but here is what i do:
String st1 = "",st2 = "",st3 = "",st4 = "";
String[] str = {st1,st2,st3,st4};
Unfortunately when i use for loop the str gets the value of st1 and st2 and st3 ans st4 not the variable it self..
This is what i want to do exactly on my mind.. Whenever a have a String array for example:
String[] containsValue = { "hi", "hello", "there" };
String strHi, strHello, strThere;
String[] getContainsValue = { strHi, strHello, strThere };
for (int x = 0; x < getContainsValue.length; x++) {
getContainsValue[x] = containsValue[x];
The value of:
strHi = "hi"
strHello = "hello"
strThere = "there";
Basically i want to transfer that value of containsValue[] to 3 String which is strHi, strHello, strThere that are stored in getContainsValue[]. Then use for loop to asign value to them came from containsValue[]. Is this posible? If so then can you give me some format how to do it? thanks..


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Mother-Daughter Banquet on March 16
- Posted on 4th March 2013
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- by Becky Gordon
Mother-Daughter "Red Carpet" Banquet
Saturday, March 16, 5:30 pm
An opportunity for Mothers and Daughters to spend some special time together. Please wear whatever makes you feel special. There will be valet parking. Tickets are on sale in the lobby for $5 per person through Sunday, March 10.
For more information, or to help with the banquet, contact Paula Volkmann at 660-848-2012.


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Ramadan named ASME Fellow
Dr. Bassem Ramadan, professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a 2013 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Dr. Bassem Ramadan, professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The Fellow Grade is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, and recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Fellow grades will be conferred at the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress Nov. 15-21, 2013, in San Diego.
Ramadan was chosen to receive the ASME Fellow Grade for his work in the thermal aspects of internal combustion engines and their technologies as applied to both gasoline and diesel engines used for mobile transportation applications.
" I am honored to receive this recognition from ASME and to know that my contributions to research and teaching in Mechanical Engineering are making an impact and are appreciated," said Ramadan.
In addition to the ASME Fellow, Ramadan has received the 2008 Kettering University Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2003 Kettering University Outstanding New Researcher Award. At Kettering he teaches fluid mechanics, heat transfer, energy and environmental system design, engineering analysis, and graduate courses in engineering mathematics with applications, applied transport phenomena, and combustion and emissions.
Ramadan is co-author of "Mechanics of Fluids," a Mechanical Engineering textbook with Dr. Merle Potter and Dr. David Wiggert, both Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University (MSU). The tome represents a new generation of engineering textbook that includes a multi-media component designed to address the learning styles of a tech-savvy generation.
Ramadan was born in Lebanon, receiving his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Mechanical Engineering, with expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics, combustion, fluid flow analysis and modeling, thermal systems design and modeling, energy conservation and analysis. He lives in Davison, Mich.
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today's ASME is a 120,000-member worldwide professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community. ASME sets internationally recognized industrial and manufacturing codes and standards that enhance public safety.
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Kane and Lynch 1 & 2
After I had been shopping on steam and bought more games than I can get around to playing I found I had purchased Kane and Lynch. It is nothing new or anything like that but I actually enjoyed the barbaric simplicity of it. MInd you 4 hours of Single player isnt good but anyway I digress.
I am wondering if anyone has played the game in Co-op or even considered getting Kane and Lynch 2 , the demo is out and that too is also brutal
"Put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye!!" ......
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Demo ran fine but im not a fan of their "blair witch project" behind camera view, rather then look like its being recorded on a video camera it looks more like badly coded graphics what with the lighting bands up and down the screen, pixelation and film grain. Still the game is quite fun to play so its probably worth investigating when its out
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Anyway, I hope the PC version has an option to turn it off, like Mass Effect did. If only it had an option to turn off that damn vignetting as well.
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Doesnt look like i will find out as steam is down and so i cant authenticate my copy of the game grrrrr had to go down on live day
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I brought K&L2, simply because I haven't any games to play or have gotten bored of the ones I do have. I would have to say that the single-player is a touch lacking. No real story, just shoot, shoot, shoot and shoot some more. The multi-player is what keeps me going back to it though.
There's the arcade mode which is basically robbing the same place over and over, with each round getting progressively harder (also single-player).
True multi-player you have Fragile Alliance in which you and seven others rob a specific place and try to get away with as much cash as you can over three rounds. Turning against your comrades in crime is entirely optional. Rather fun I find.
Undercover Cop is much the same as Fragile Alliance with the added twist that one of the players is randomly designated the Undercover Cop. So everyone does what they can to steal stuff, Undercover Cop tries to stop them getting away as best he can.
And then Cops & Robbers with two teams consisting of (you guessed it) cops and robbers. Robbers steal stuff and try and get away, player cops do what they can to kill the robbers. When a robber dies he becomes a cop. etc.
Kinda fun, I mostly just love betraying my friends and stealing their cash with a well placed bullet as they run towards the getaway vehicle, but them I'm an evil bastard. Who has few friends... for some reason.
All in all the game handles well, from what I hear the first one didn't. But the multiplayer gameplay is something I could keep coming back to time and time again. If it wasn't so annoying to find a lobby at times. But that little thing I can overlook well enough.
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Blackheath is a beautiful village wth lovely streetscapes, parks and gardens.
We have a wealth of fine dining restaurants, coffee shops and cafes. There are three large art galleries,
two great jewellery shops, several large antiques and second hand centres,
boutique clothing shops and shoe shops, and more!
These are all within ten to fifteen minutes walk from the Guesthouse, and they bring guests back time and time again.
There are bushwalks in the World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park to suit everyone, varying from pleasant strolls with beautiful views to demanding adventures in spectacular surroundings. All bushwalks are close by and some start virtually from the Guesthouse door. The bushwalking is excellent all year round. In summer we choose something shady and cool like Grand Canyon, and in winter we choose something shorter like Braeside to Govett's Leap and enjoy a long soak in the spa afterwards. Autumn is perfect walking, and of course in spring and summer the wildflowers have me stopping every few metres for a photo or three.
Blackheath boasts a beautiful 18 hole golf course on the edge of the National Park, while the golf courses of Katoomba, Leura and Wentworth Falls are ten to twenty minutes drive away.
The Blackheath Rhododendron Gardens were a bit of a local secret until the Sydney Morning Herald let the cat out of the bag and named them a National Treasure in the Traveller Australia 2011 magazine (Thursday, February 10th 2011). We visit the Rhodo gardens regularly throughout the year, and once or twice a week from late August to early December. They're the perfect spot for a picnic lunch on a sunny day, or a wander with my camera, or a sit and read under a flowering fruit tree in spring.
A Sunday drive down to Megalong Valley to taste the local wine, olive oil and beef is another great option - the Sydney Morning Herald compared the Valley to King Island in their March 2010 writeup.
One of our favourite Blackheath activities is to take some cheese and biccies from the Kubba Platters (available @ Kubba), a nice bottle of bubbly, pack a picnic rug or hire a picnic set from Kubba, and head out to one of the many local lookouts at sunset - the perfect way to end a day in Blackheath. Our special favourites are Hargraves Lookout and Anvil Rock.
All of the iconic Blue Mountains Tourist Attractions are also close by, including the Zig Zag Railway (pictured above), Jenolan Caves, the Gloworm tunnel, Mt Tomah Gardens, the Three Sisters, the Scenic Railway and the Skyway.
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June 05, 2009 05:05 PM by Britteny Elrick
UsWeekly has uncovered new photos of Jon Gosselin on a Utah vacation with rumored mistress Deanna Hummel. The picture was said to be taken on March 28 at the Spring Gruv at The Canyons Ski Resort in Park City. The visit was filmed for an episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, where Jon talks about all the volunteering he does with handicapped children and Kate spends her 34th birthday at home…
A witness who spotted Jon and Deanna told UsMagazine.com the two "were close and chatty" as they watched a pond skimming competition together. "There wasn't any making out or handholding," says the onlooker. "But there was that whole girly-smiley-chatty thing. She didn't seem like somebody he'd just met. It seemed like two people having a great afternoon."
Later that night, the pair was spotted in a bar where "they were curled up in one of the booth seats and very cuddly," the witness tells Us. "Nobody was put off or surprised by it at all."
At the bar, the witness said, Jon "just looked different. He was so smashed, his eyes were barely open." "I didn't recognize him at first," the witness continues. "He didn't look like himself. I said, 'Get together, let's take a picture!' But he said, 'I can't. No, really, I can't. It's contractual — I can't have any photos.' He kept going on about it. She was like, 'It's because he's in that show.'"
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Yesterday I spent the afternoon rambling around Bushwick Open Studios, visiting artists who have been featured in the blog over the past few years, checking out new work, and catching up with friends and readers. After spending the previous day at Real Art Ways in a darkened theater with Denise Markonish (Curator at MASS MoCA) and Carl E. Hazlewood (Curator, Writer, Artist and co-founder of Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art, in Newark, NJ) selecting work for the 2013 Step Up series, it was a pleasure to see so much work IRL.
Image above: Painting by Corydon Cowansage, @ Harbor, 1717 Troutman Street
As the other jurors and I looked at the projected images and hundreds of videos at RAW, I realized what an advantage video and installation images had over images of paintings insofar as they told a story and through motion actively commanded more immediate attention. Images of paintings, tightly cropped and divorced from context, are static and lack the essential tactility of the objects themselves. In a gallery setting, paintings control the space. But in a darkened theater, narrative video, images of installations, and performance documentation tend to dominate. After some heated discussions, I think we selected a pretty good roster for the series, but painting was a hard sell.
Back in the bricks and mortar of Bushwick yesterday, I don't think I looked at a single video piece. Here are some snaps from my afternoon stroll.
Barbara Lubliner, Fern Time in a Bottle.
Enrico Gomez in his studio behind Parallel Art Space, 1717 Troutman.
Sharon Butler, Agnes Martin, and Julia Schwartz, Dummkopf @ Parallel Art Space
Julia invited me to participate in the show. "I find Sharon Butler's deconstructed paintings to be energizing and inspiring," she wrote about her choice. "The juxtaposition of raw-the rough edges of unraveling canvas- and finished-areas of pure color and straight edges- was a lightening bolt to my messy painting way of being."
Peter Shear selected Katherine Bradford @ Parallel Art Space
"As a painter I find Katherine Bradford's restlessness admirable-- one can take a walk around these works and be thrown at intervals back into a state of recalculation," Shear wrote about his choice.
Brian Cypher selected Michael Voss @ Parallel Art Space
To read all the arists' statements and see more work by each artist in "What I Like about You,", visit Curating Contemporary, an interesting online project created by Arkansas artist Brian Edmonds where artists curate exhibitions.
Meg Atkinson is working on quirky mid-scale geometric abstractions @ 1717 Troutman
Regina Rex, 1717 Troutman, presented gooey, funny paintings that Mathieu Lefevre made before he was killed in a tragic bike accident last year.
Eve Lateiner works with fabric, clothing, stretcher bars, dye, and staples @ 1717 Troutman
Ginny Casey's dreamlike paintings of the world around her use flat toned-down color and brushy short strokes @ 1717 Troutman
Ginny with the team from Fjord, an artist-run space in Philadelphia that just celebrated its one-year anniversary.
Erik den Breejen, the guy who paints images of musicians using lyrics from their songs, presented three small studies on canvas along with some larger work @ St Nicholas Studios.
David McBride's elegant, paintings with gem-like surfaces mimick the commercial printing process by layering red, blue, and brown glazes to build up the rich, glossy color. Some have images of plants, flags, and other recognizable forms, others, like the one propped on a shelf pictured above, are more abstract. @ 1182 Flushing Avenue.
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Casey Anthony's monthly probation report has been released, and it shows that she is still unemployed and is not in school.
While Anthony denied using any illegal drugs, she did acknowledge consuming alcohol, which she is allowed to do as long as she does not drink in excess.
Anthony also checked the box indicating that she has not attended any "educational, vocational classes or mental health, drug, alcohol, therapy or self-improvement programs."
Anthony's probation order required her to work, but a Department of Corrections spokesperson told RadarOnline.com that offenders are encouraged to explore their employment options and the issue is reviewed on a monthly basis.
The copy of the probation report released by authorities blacks out any information that would indicate where in Florida Anthony is currently living. She returned to the state to begin serving one year of probation in August for 2010 check fraud convictions, but the DOC is making efforts to keep her location confidential.
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American Airlines emerged as the world's largest airline, merging with US Airways after a hard-fought battle to overcome US competition concerns. AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines, and US Airways Group announced they had completed the deal after AMR emerged from bankruptcy protection. The airlines announced their planned merger in February.
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Bittner's bakery a sweet Lake Geneva fixture
Tradition goes back to 1944
November 01, 2012
After a hiatus of a decade, Bittner's Bakery has returned with Rick Bittner at the helm.
There's another generation in the wings with the same "uncompromising" recipes whetting the appetites of a whole new generation of customers along with those who never forgot the old Bittner's.
Rick's grandfather, Bruno, a European-trained German immigrant baker, found his way to Lake Geneva through stops in St. Louis and Chicago. Bruno rented the Rothengass Bakery at 719 Main St., Lake Geneva, in 1944. It's the current site of Germaine's. The location had been a bakery since about 1900.
In 1947 the short lease ran out and Bruno bought a bakery in Fort Atkinson so he could stay in business, but continued to live in Lake Geneva.
Strangely enough, the man who bought the Lake Geneva bakery lived near Fort Atkinson and commuted to Lake Geneva each day.
At first the two bakers swapped houses, but their wives rebelled. The next logical step took place — they traded bakeries and the Bittner's Bakery tradition continued in Lake Geneva.
Bruno's son, Rudy, joined the bakery and later took over the daily management and ownership in the mid '60s.
Rick, of course, grew up in the business, working through his high school and college years learning from his grandfather and father. An old article in Lake Geneva magazine quoted him as saying, "I didn't ever intend to work as hard as my father." For awhile, that held true but Rick took the helm in 1974. He simply says "the bakery business and its unique ability to be creative, gets in your blood. It is hard work but very rewarding." Besides having worked for his father, Rick had earlier roots in the business, working with his future wife, Millie who worked in the bakery after school and on Saturdays as a clerk. Together they have two sons, David and Chad.
It operated under Rick and Millie's leadership as Bittner's Bakery from 1974 to 1989, when the bakery was sold to an employee. It was still run under the Bittner name until 2002, when an explosion closed it for good.
Rick never strayed from the bakery business. He ran two bakery distribution companies until 2008. Then for two years, he headed the Washington D.C.-based Retail Bakers of America, a national association. Rick is also involved in an import chocolate business that distributes products for the baking industry in North America. But the desire to have that "hands-on" experience never faded.
Last fall, Chad and his wife Amy Peterburs-Bittner, approached Rick and told him they'd like to start up another bakery. Chad runs the Next Door Pub and Pizzeria and has since the family purchased it in 2006. The bakery idea seemed like a logical move to help support the restaurant with desert items.
This came as a surprise to Rick. In an old article in Lake Geneva Magazine, when asked if his sons would be involved, Rick said "I doubt it". However, he added, "Of course, I never planned to be here, either."
The lease on the new Bittner's was signed in spring and opened as Bittner's Bakery, making many of the old favorites and many new products. It's part of the small business complex at 495 Interchange Highway 120. which is anchored by the Shell Station. It is just one business south of the Next Door Pub.
Chad and Amy are the proprietors. Amy has the daily responsibility for the bakery and is in charge of the bakery's future direction. "She is a leading edge thinker and that will be important to making sure the bakery adapts quickly to trends and opportunities," Rick said.
Bittner's Bakery opened with decades of experience. Among those baking veterans was Greg Nettekoven, formerly the owner of Lakeland Bakery. Together the bakery team has more than 100 years of experience.
One thing that hasn't changed is the Bittner baking heritage — which starts with quality ingredients.
"If you're going to make a good product you have to go so far down the product line," Rick said. "And that goes right back to personally selecting ingredients that meet the world's highest standards."
For instance, the chocolate comes from Sweden, cherries are from Door County, flour from selected growing regions, blueberries are from Michigan and pecans come from Texas.
"There's no room for compromising our ingredients and methods," Rick said. "We don't cut corners. If you know how to do something the best way, you can't help but do it."
Rick said that some recipes he still remembers from his grandfather, some come from his travels to other fine bakeries, and others from an extensive collection of bakery manuals dating back as far as the '20s. While he wants to keep things small the limited menu keeps on growing with requests of from former bakery customers. "They'll ask 'can you make this or that?'" Rick said. "So you might as well make it."
"There's tradition and traditional products, but we want to be cutting edge too," Rick said. Unlike the old Bittner's, the new one is no longer downtown. "We like our new location," Rick said. "It is convenient to our restaurant, has lots of free parking, and is ideally located for our core customer group, the area residents."
How about tourists?
"If you're good," Rick said, "the tourists will find you."
But locals are still the most important group, Rick says. And, no wonder, there are six generations of Bittners linked to Lake Geneva. Rick's sons and grandchildren live in Lake Geneva, Rick's grandfather and grandmother are buried here. His parents spent their entire working life in Lake Geneva.
"Our family takes great pride in being involved in community and we see it as a true privilege," Rick said.
The response to our bakery has been gratifying.
"We have people come in with tears in their eyes," Rick said. "A bakery is part of the fabric of community. I don't see us as the owners of two local businesses (the bakery and the Pub), but rather the curator of two establishments that are part of Lake Geneva's history."
Editor's note: Bittner's, 495 Interchange N, is open daily Wednesday through Saturday at 6:45 a.m.. closing at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. For more information: 248-2330 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Police: Man had sex with teen girl in Luzerne County Wal-Mart
A Hanover Township man faces sexual assault charges after he had sex with a 14-year-old girl in the maintenance area of the Wilkes-Barre Township Wal-Mart.
Police charged Zachary J. Geiger, 20, of rear 276 Lee Park Ave., after he filed a harassment report against the girl, who said she was pregnant with his child.
Geiger told police the girl was 15, but that she told him she was 18, the affidavit said. He told police that after he had sex with the girl, she wouldn't stop contacting him on Facebook, where they met in January, saying she was pregnant.
He also told police they had sex at his home, police said.
Police interviewed the girl and learned that Geiger lied about where he and the girl had sex and the girl's age, the affidavit said.
Geiger is jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, unable to post $10,000 bail set by Magisterial District Judge Michael Dotzel. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 19.
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PEORIA, Ariz. – Heath Bell will be working without a net now. His apprenticeship has ended and his high-wire act is about to begin.
Henceforth, when the Padres relief pitcher is summoned from the bullpen, it will be on the understanding that his team's fate will be riding on his fastball. When Petco Park is suffused with Breaking Benjamin's misbegotten melody, "Blow Me Away," that's the cue for a new closer.
"In the eighth inning, if you don't have it, somebody's going to come behind you," Bell said Wednesday at the Padres' spring training complex. "In the ninth inning, there's nobody warming up behind you. It's all you. It's all on your shoulders.
"I like that challenge. I like being in those situations. I like coming in with the bases loaded, no out, in a tie game. ... Fear, I like that emotion."
Bell has lost 25 pounds since the end of last season, but he does not shrink from the shadow of Trevor Hoffman. Rather, he revels in it. Bell has saved exactly two games in the major leagues, or 552 fewer than the man he replaces, but he carries himself with such confidence that some teammates are convinced Bell could swagger sitting down.
"Whatever makes you tick," Padres ace Jake Peavy said. "I think I'd rather have it that way than a guy who is not confident, especially in that role."
There's not much room for timidity in the ninth inning, and there's even less margin for error when you need three more outs to secure a one-run lead. Temperamentally, baseball closers have a lot in common with NFL cornerbacks. They must be sure of their success and forgetful of their failures, resolved and resilient, independent and indomitable.
Bell already owns the bravado of a bullfighter. Still to be seen is whether he will make Padres fans see red in his new role.
"I think that confidence is a powerful thing when you're competing," Padres manager Bud Black said. "I do think that Heath has that. I think that some of the things that he might say or do can be interpreted as being overconfident, but I don't see that. If you get to know him, I just think you sort of realize that's the way he is."
Though Bell's first impression can be brash, a fuller portrait might find him simply unfiltered. If he does not always weigh his words for the sake of clubhouse diplomacy, neither does he neglect to fire on his own foibles.
"I'm in shape," reads one of the T-shirts in Bell's rotation. "Round is a shape."
Listed last year at 240 pounds, Bell ballooned to 275 shortly after the season ended. But by limiting his cookie intake to "binge" days, slashing high-calorie soda from his diet and embracing Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise routine, Bell has shed enough surplus that his size 52 jersey has begun to look baggy.
"I'm impressed," Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said. "He's shown me that he worked hard and realizes he has a tremendous opportunity here. He wants to take full advantage of it."
He was motivated both by ambition and embarrassment. In programming his fitness video game, Bell was chagrined to be categorized as "obese," and set out to streamline his profile. Though he has yet to lose the "obese" label, Bell says his conditioning has caused the baseball to "jump" out of his hand.
"Last year, it was my fault (because) I just got nonchalant about things," he said. "(But) I started working out and trying to lose some weight before San Diego stopped talking to Trevor. I knew there was a possibility Trevor wasn't coming back, and I wanted to be in really tip-top shape in case that opportunity opened up to close. Or, if Trevor came back, I'd be in really good shape and help the bullpen get back to where we were."