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I had expected last Thursday to be a bad day, because I had to deliver a pack of glyconutrients or eight essential sugars ( Handout – Polly's Glyconutrient Recipe ) to a long time acquaintance.
You would have thought that since I was making a gift of the glyco to the recipient, not charging the person, the person would at least be sensitive enough to let me choose the place and timing for me to deliver the stuff.
I said I could "deliver to your home", which is one straight road up from mine. Or I could deliver to your spouse's office which is even nearer to my home. You just tell me when is a good time.
But no; recipient insisted on giving me a time and place: "Meet me there any time in the morning on Thursday and I'll buy you a coffee," adding, "they serve very good coffee."
I should have said "who cares?' but I tend to be more civilised with acquaintances, even long time ones.
So I said "Great" even as I mentally thought nasty thoughts, about being invited for coffee and all it implies as I had said in a comment to this blogger's post.
Then lo and behold, Thursday morning saw the skies open and piss down (just like today, also a Thursday!) as though the heavens were feeling as grumps as moi — just as I was heading out to make that delivery and have that "very good coffee".
My mood was foul to say the least, especially when glyco's recipient texted to say recipient would be delayed. Mood got more foul when I saw the first hour parking charge for the place with the very good coffee.
I didn't need that.
Then a light bulb lit up in my head, like one of those comic strips. Why bother to park? Why bother to have coffee for that matter? Why risk being stranded in the place with very good coffee and expensive parking because of the heavy rain?
So I texted recipient to say I didn't have time for coffee; meet me at the drop off point and I'd pass you the glyco. Which exchange duly took place and I freed myself from a tiresome meet up.
With no appointments, I was free to check out Orchard Central like I had wanted to do for ever so long. Then moosied to the Kwan Im Hood Cho Temple in Waterloo Street, had a couple of no-brand watches repaired at Win's (my fav watch shop) at Bencoolen Plaza and then had a leisurely solo lunch at Create Healthy Lifestyle.
I did everything so leisurely that by the time I reached the temple the skies had cleared and no drop of rain fell on my parade.
It felt so good to reassert my agenda rather than let others shape it to suit theirs!
But what made it a very good day was suddenly spotting that poor old tramp about whom I've written here, here and here.
I had almost reached home when I spotted that familiar figure — in ragged clothes carrying a plastic Sheng Shiong bag — stumbling painfully along the unforgiving pavement outside the Shell petrol station near the post office on Bukit Timah Road just be4 Newton Circus.
So, Ashton who had written extensively to me about this old man is right. A said he had been running into the old man, even though I haven't seen him for so many months that I thought he had gone to a better place than the hard uncaring pavements which he had been tramping up and down so aimlessly and for so long!
I almost did a jig but as I was driving I refrained. I also could not swing over to him, given the heavy traffic going towards Newton Circus and the equally fast flowing traffic zipping up the flyover!
But I was determined to let him have some $ so that he would have at least a couple of good meals.
I did my calculations. Judging by the way he was limping and stumbling, he won't be making tracks with any speed.
So I made my way up Bukit Timah Road; doubled back to Dunearn Road-Newton Circus/Bukit Timah Road and then a U-turn at the post office to head back north; branched off first into Clemenceau Avenue North and Newton Hawker Centre (on assumption he might have gone there to look for scraps to eat) but no luck; another U-turn to Newton Circus and then into Scotts Road (because that's where Ashton said he had seen the old tramp). Again nothing.
But instead of heading towards Orchard Road I made yet one more U turn and then tracked back up Bukit Timah Road in the direction of Johor.
And then as they say in old American detective stories such as Perry Mason, I hit pay-dirt! 😆
The old tramp was limping his way determinedly to heavens nowhere — and conveniently he was just outside the construction entrance of something or other to do with the MRT next to Guoccoland's super luxe development.
So, I stopped, hazard lights flashing, wound down the left-hand side window and handed him enough $ for at least three meals.
The old tramp just mumbled incoherently and stuffed away the note. To the amused gaze of three foreign workers standing right there.
The thought crossed my mind — most likely unfairly — that they might rip the note from the old man. I hope not. But I had to be on my way and couldn't stop to ensure no harm happened to this very unfortunate soul who pounds SG's side walk that many outside the island believe is paved with gold! 😦
Thus I ended my day in a very self-satisfied mood. Confirming my belief that what we do seemingly for others' benefits is really for our own. 🙄


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Spicy Rice CroquettesMore Rice Recipes from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
1 cup of basmati rice
2 tablespoons of butter or oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cups of vegetable broth or water
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon of dried basil
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne
1 teaspoon of paprika
dash of ground coriander
dash of ground cumin
3/4 cup of fresh Parmesan, grated
sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1/2 cup of cornmeal or bread crumbs
oil for frying
Rinse the rice well in a strainer and soak with enough water to cover for at least 20 minutes. Drain and air dry for another 20 minutes.
In a large saucepan, heat the butter or oil over medium heat. When hot, add the onion and stir and fry for 10 minutes. Now add the rice and stir and fry for another few minutes. Stir in the broth or water, along with the parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the water is absorbed - roughly 15 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.
Stir in the beaten egg, basil, cayenne, paprika, coriander, cumin, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Shape into 1/4 cup logs and roll in cornmeal or bread crumbs.
Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a wok or frying pan over medium heat. When hot, fry a few croquettes at a time for 5 - 6 minutes until golden brown, turning often. Drain on paper towels and keep warm in a 200 degree oven until ready to serve.
Serves 4 - 5.
Baked Italian Brown Rice Balls
Green Bean and Borlotti Bean Risotto
Chickpea and Brown Rice Patties
On the top of the reading stack: multiple cookbooks
Audio Accompaniment: Ben Harper

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Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. The Worcester Public Schools are committed to providing all students with a safe learning environment that is free from in-person bullying and cyber-bullying.
This commitment is an integral part of our comprehensive efforts to promote learning, and to prevent and eliminate all forms of bullying and other harmful and disruptive behavior that can impede the learning process and outstanding results for all students.
WPS has partnered with Stand for the Silent, one of the leading and most effective anti-bullying organizations whose mission is to bring awareness to bullying and the real devastation it causes. Our staff and students use the Stand for the Silent pledge, which states:
"From this day forward I promise to respect those around me as well as respect myself. I am somebody, and I can make a difference. I can make another feel loved. I can be the helping hand that leads another back to a path of hope and aspiration. I will not stand silent as others try to spread hatred through my community. Instead, I pledge to lift up these victims, and show them that their life matters. I will be the change because I am somebody."


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Hi all,
I'm fixin' to fix my sprinkler system (I hope!). This is one of those dumb situations where, for months (nine in this case), you overlook something that is really bad, then all of a sudden realize "Oh hey!! That's a problem!"
Below is a picture of our hack-job of a setup. It was this way when we moved in, and I didn't know any better . Now I do, mainly from stuff I've learned here on TFP. [attachment=1eflosb4]DSCN1333small.jpg[/attachmenteflosb4]
The hose spigot goes to the splitter, which goes to the two solenoid valves with are oh-so-gracefully hung on the pipe behind the spigot. So, the issue is that garden hoses are not meant to hold pressure constantly. I am lucky that they haven't blown when nobody's home, flooded my yard, and jacked up my water bill.
I'm going to try to plumb a stub out from the autofill line (goes into the ground right in the middle of the photo) to which the solenoid valves will attach; see this work of art:
The autofill pipe is 3/4 PVC, wrapped with insulating tape (I guess?). So in order to execute my plan, I think I'll need:
1. a PVC tee to splice into the existing pipe;
2. a short length of 3/4" PVC to run out to the right;
3. a few fittings (more tees?) to which the solenoids will attach (standard 3/4" hose thread), I'll probably leave space for some more solenoids if we want them later;
4. a new ball valve to put below, so I can still turn off the autofill independently of the sprinklers; and
5. the usual fixins such as primer, glue, etc.
Does that sound like a good (or at least workable) plan? I am planning on tackling this tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for looking!


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Bob Peak "Editorializes"
"The unfortunate aspect is the intention of the work. It's not even painted to last. Good commercial art doesn't pretend to be something it isn't."
"Only a small portion - a very small portion - of the total will enter the realm of greatness."
"There is a very tenuous line between commercial art and fine art."
"I suppose the best way to define it is to say that in commercial art, you are solving somebody else's problem; in fine art, you are solving your own."
"Of course its not quite as simple as it sounds, especially at a time such as ours when we are so aware of ambiguities. Everything is tempered with pros and cons."
"For example, in editorial illustration ( which is a form of advertising since it involves selling a book or story), the artist must know first of to whom he is appealing. This means being close to his contemporaries."
"After that, he must know what it is in the story that is desirable to communicate. Whatever the assignment, he must know what he is here for and why he does what he does."
~ From an interview with Bob Peak in the September 1962 issue of American Artist magazine.
Continued tomorrow...
* My Bob Peak Flickr set.
Note: I just found out this morning that Bob Peak's son, Matthew has recently started a dedicated Bob Peak blog where you'll find plenty of nice large scans of Peak's work - go have a look. Matthew just sent back a note asking that I also mention the Sanguin Fine Art Gallery "where," writes Matthew, "my dad's originals and editions are availible (at reasonable and realistic prices)." He adds, "I am in the process of contacting some other illustrators in my dad's circle to join the gallery."
* Bob Peak official website
4 comments:
- Charlie Allen3:58 PM
Wow!....Very different Peak examples. With the exception of the second scan, obviously advertising (including the clips in my file), the work is editorial in subject, style, and originality. Very different....very creative....and most not looking at all typical of Peak's work. The guy was great....no doubt about it....and his attitude and thoughts on illustration were so logical. Thanks, Leif.ReplyDelete
I had exactly the same reaction to Peak's editorial illos as Charlie.. dare I be facetious here, and say great minds think alike? ;-)ReplyDelete
His advertising illustrations seemed to me to be more flamboyant and energized.. like the excitement of a Mardi Gras parade, full of energy, flair and fun color combinations. I wonder if he didn't feel more comfortable doing ad illustrations and Sports Illustrated assignments, which were more lively. However, I 'm not implying that most of his editorial stuff wasn't great too. I always thought he had a real sense for dramtic elegance and fashion, and it would show up in virtually all his illos.
Tom Watson


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In 1926, the output of Silver Dollars at the Philadelphia mint dropped to less than a fifth of the previous year. For that reason alone, some collectors think the 1926 is scarce or worth a premium. In general it is not. Certainly, the population of certified Mint State examples is lower than in 1925, but not to the point where collectors are unable to find nice examples. In fact, thousand of MS-63 and MS-64 examples have been certified by PCGS and even in MS-65, this date is readiuly available. However, in MS-66, the population drops off dramatically and absolutely none have been graded finer by PCGS. Although strike varies, this date can be found with full details and a strong strike. Luster ranges from frosty to brilliant. Collectors seeking quality 1926 Peace Dollars should have no trouble finding nice-looking, well struck examples with a minimum of marks. Anything less should be avoided or discounted.
According to a notice in the June 1934 issue of The Numismatist (p. 416), collectors could still purchase Uncirculated 1926 Peace Dollars directly from the U.S. Treasury for "the face value of the coins and an amount sufficient to cover the mail charrges by first-class mail."
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The Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School Drama Club will present two one-act comedies: "The Mad Tea Party" and "The Oz Monologues."
The comedies will take place on stage in the Bishop Duffy Alumni Gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3, both beginning at 7 p.m. at the high school, 520 66th St., Niagara Falls.
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The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA/Proposition 63) provides both a vision and an opportunity with potential resources to transform California's mental health system. The Act provides a specific list of purposes and intent; defines serious mental illness, including prevention and early intervention, as a priority and prioritizes reducing the long-term impact resulting from untreated serious mental illness. The act also provides for successful, innovative services, including culturally and linguistically competent approaches for underserved populations.
Campaign for Community Wellness
MHSA Plans open for Public Comment
MHSA Plans
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Assignment of MHSA PEI Statewide Projects
Detailed information on meetings and minutes
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Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) allows Placer County to provide intensive,
court-ordered treatment in the community for individuals with severe
mental illness who would otherwise be unable to obtain timely interventions. To
qualify for AOT services a person must meet specific criteria. Please
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It's the time of year when Santa needs to train for his annual flight and it appears Saint Nick saw our recent posting on CISR's Haptically-Enabled Universal Motion Simulator (UMS). Fortunately, the roboticists at CISR were feeling in the Christmas spirit and agreed to help Santa get into shape. Kyle Nelson writes,
In preparation for Christmas this year Santa has made the trip down-under for some flight training! Santa tested his skills on the new CISR Haptically-Enabled Universal Motion Simulator (UMS) to make sure that he can deliver all of his presents on time this Christmas Eve. We have a feeling Santa's reindeer will be flying super-fast this year, hope you've been good!
For a little more info on Santa's surprise collaboration with Australian robot engineers, see the CISR new release.


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The database contains expert assessments of the potential of drugs to provoke attacks of acute porphyria and is intended for use by health care professionals. Compiled by Bo Zhou and Peter V. Tishler, M. D., Channing Laboratory and Genetics Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Unlike the case with bollworms, North Carolina cotton producers almost always fare better than their southern and Mid-South counterparts when it comes to both early- and late-season tobacco budworms on conventional cotton.
Second generation (often mid- to late-June or early-July) budworms are rarely an economic problem, even on our conventional cotton acreage.
In some years, however, when budworms eliminate most squares and terminals in scattered cotton fields, maturity delays and yield losses can occur. Although these early-June tobacco budworms in cotton are not considered a serious problem here, when treatable situations do arise, pyrethroids should still be avoided. It is imperative that pyrethroids be saved for our later, more damaging late-July and August budworm and bollworm generations, and are available as a cost-effective option for controlling green stink bugs.
For the past decade, an average of fewer than 5 percent of North Carolina's conventional cotton acreage was treated for this early budworm generation. One reason for the reluctance to treat is the low correlation between pre-bloom square loss vs. maturity delays and yield losses.
Square removal research conducted here and in South Carolina and Virginia consistently suggested that cotton plants can compensate for moderate to even high square loss prior to bloom.
Because of the increased tolerance of bollworms and tobacco budworms to pyrethroids in North Carolina, if our present threshold of 10 percent and 15 percent live worms on squares and in terminals, respectively, is reached, non-pyrethroid alternatives should be utilized for this generation.
A few options in managing these early budworms follow:
(1.) Biologicals and Ovicides — In concept, this 'soft' approach to managing June/ early-July budworms in conventional cotton is appealing. In reality an ovicide (Curacron, Lannate, Larvin, or pyrethroids at low rates, etc.) or a biological material such as a sprayable B.t. would likely translate into adopting much more protective thresholds and treating more cotton acreage, which often would have been protected solely by beneficial insects in our area.
In addition to plant compensation for June square loss, high mortality of small budworms in June is also commonly observed, particularly in terminals. This 'soft' approach would also probably require twice per week scouting and probably multiple applications to be effective.
(2.) Organophosphates and Carbamates — Although OP's and carbamate insecticides have some advantages over pyrethroids in certain situations (control of some secondary pests and in resistance management programs), their lower efficacy against budworms, their potential disruption of beneficial insects at caterpillar rates, and their probable greater treatment frequency (typically, the higher a compound's efficacy, the longer a producer can afford to wait to see if beneficial insects will lower or hold budworm populations to sub-economic levels) renders these materials less than an ideal choice for early budworm and bollworm control.
(3.) Pyrethroids — Pyrethroids, although inexpensive and moderately effective against this early budworm generation, should be limited for use against our economically damaging, major late-July to early-August bollworm generation(s). North Carolina producers growing non-Bt cotton can not afford to potentially squander this important chemical class to avoid minimal damage prior to bloom.
Though not predicted to occur any time soon, the loss of bollworm efficacy in Bt transgenic cotton lines, if it occurred, would significantly elevate the importance of this class of insecticides.
(4.) Tracer and Steward — Tracer, a fungus-derived compound of the naturalite insecticide class, and Steward, a nerve transmission blocker, and Denim have looked promising against second-generation budworms. Both products also spare most beneficials.
Although pricey at the their 'industry standard' rates (approximately $12 to $14 per acre), a June treatment could be banded, with the material cost reduced accordingly.
Additionally, lower rates are often effective against this early generation. These products should be regarded as the materials of choice if pre-bloom budworm thresholds have been met.
(4.) Non-treatment — In replicated tests conducted from 1993 though 2002 in southern North Carolina, pyrethroid treatments against different levels of budworms (budworm pressure varied from light to very high) and hand-removal of squares and terminals, resulted in no yield increases unless most or all of the squares and terminals were removed.
Because our probably over-protective June budworm thresholds of 15 percent live budworms in terminals or 10 percent in squares are met so infrequently here, very little of this state's cotton acreage has needed treatment for this generation.
Reliance of beneficial insects (non-treatment) should be regarded as the primary option for dealing with up to at least moderate levels of June budworms.
For managing budworms in the June to early-July time frame, utilization of beneficial insects, following higher thresholds, and the sparing use of Tracer or Steward should help sustain North Carolina's cotton producers' ability to inexpensively and effectively manage early budworms and bollworms on our remaining conventional cotton acreage over an extended period of time.


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Welcome to the information and download page for the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior(NSSHB). On this site, you can learn more about the NSSHB, download the special issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine in which the first 9 papers from the NSSHB are published, and find contact information for the investigators and study partners.
Findings from the largest nationally representative study of sexual and sexual-health behaviors ever fielded, conducted by Indiana University sexual health researchers, provide an updated and much needed snapshot of contemporary Americans' sexual behaviors, including a description of more than 40 combinations of sexual acts that people perform during sexual events, patterns of condom use by adolescents and adults, and the percentage of Americans participating in same-sex encounters.
The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB), conducted by researchers from the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, is one of the most comprehensive studies on these topics in almost two decades. It includes the sexual experiences and condom-use behaviors of 5,865 adolescents and adults ages 14 to 94.
Initial findings from the survey, presented in nine separate research articles, were published on Oct. 1 in a special issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, a leading peer-reviewed journal in the area of urology and sexual health. The issue also includes commentaries offering perspectives on the study from leading U.S. sexual health authorities, including former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Lynn Barclay, President and CEO of the American Social Health Association.
On this site, we make available this special issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, with the goal of helping to facilitate the use of this data to inform the development of public health programs designed to improve the sexual health of our society.
"This survey is one of the most expansive nationally representative studies of sexual behavior and condom use ever conducted, given the 80-year span of ages," said Michael Reece, director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion. "These data about sexual behaviors and condom use in contemporary America are critically needed by medical and public health professionals who are on the front lines addressing issues such as HIV, sexually transmissible infections, and unintended pregnancy."
According to the study's findings, 1 of 4 acts of vaginal intercourse are condom protected in the U.S. (1 in 3 among singles). "These data, when compared to other studies in the recent past, suggest that although condom use has increased among some groups, efforts to promote the use of condoms to sexually active individuals should remain a public health priority." says Reece.
Researchers believe the findings will be of interest to the general public, as well as to health professionals.
"People are often curious about others' sex lives," said Debby Herbenick, associate director of the CSHP. "They want to know how often men and women in different age groups have sex, the types of sex they engage in, and whether they are enjoying it or experiencing sexual difficulties. Our data provide answers to these common sex questions and demonstrate how sex has changed in the nearly 20 years since the last study of its kind."Click here to see Sexual Behavior Graph
Herbenick said the study helps both the public and professionals to understand how condom use patterns vary across these varying stages in people's relationships and across ages, adding that "findings show that condoms are used twice as often with casual sexual partners as with relationship partners, a trend that is consistent for both men and women across age groups that span 50 years."
The survey indicates that there is enormous variability in the sexual repertoires of U.S. adults now, and adult men and women rarely engage in just one sex act when they have sex. While vaginal intercourse is still the most common sexual behavior reported by adults, many sexual events do not involve intercourse and include only partnered masturbation or oral sex. When it comes to responsible sexual behaviors, condom use is higher among black and Hispanic Americans than among white Americans and those from other racial groups.
A unique feature of the study was the inclusion of adolescent men and women. Dennis Fortenberry, Professor of Pediatrics in the Indiana University School of Medicine, led the adolescent aspects of the study.
"Many surveys of adolescent sexual behavior create an impression that adolescents are becoming sexually active at younger ages, and that most teens are sexually active," said Dr. Fortenberry. "Our data show that partnered sexual behaviors are important but by no means pervasive aspects of adolescents' lives. In fact, many contemporary adolescents are being responsible by abstaining or by using condoms when having sex."
Click here to see Condom Use Graph
Additional key findings highlighted in the collection of papers include:
- There is enormous variability in the sexual repertoires of U.S. adults, with more than 40 combinations of sexual activity described at adults' most recent sexual event.
- Many older adults continue to have active pleasurable sex lives, reporting a range of different behaviors and partner types, however adults over the age of 40 have the lowest rates of condom use. Although these individuals may not be as concerned about pregnancy, this suggests the need to enhance education efforts for older individuals regarding STI risks and prevention.
- About 85% of men report that their partner had an orgasm at the most recent sexual event; this compares to the 64% of women who report having had an orgasm at their most recent sexual event. (A difference that is too large to be accounted for by some of the men having had male partners at their most recent event.)
- Men are more likely to orgasm when sex includes vaginal intercourse; women are more likely to orgasm when they engage in a variety of sex acts and when oral sex or vaginal intercourse is included.
- While about 7% of adult women and 8% of men identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, the proportion of individuals in the U.S. who have had same-gender sexual interactions at some point in their lives is higher.
- At any given point in time, most U.S. adolescents are not engaging in partnered sexual behavior. While 40% of 17 year-old males reported vaginal intercourse in the past year, only 27% reported the same in the past 90 days.
- Adults using a condom for intercourse were just as likely to rate the sexual extent positively in terms of arousal, pleasure and orgasm than when having intercourse without one.
In addition to Reece, Herbenick and Fortenberry, co-authors include Stephanie Sanders of The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction and the Department of Gender Studies at IU; and Vanessa Schick, Brian Dodge, and Susan Middlestadt of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at IU. The study was funded by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., maker of Trojan® brand sexual health products.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – King University's Summer Kremer garnered Player of the Week honors from the Tennessee Sportswriters Association for the third time this season after recording 40 kills in three matches for the Tornado.
The Mills River, N.C., native started the week with 11 kills and five digs in King's 3-0 win over Converse College in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament. The junior posted 14 kills to go along with 11 digs for her second double-double of the season in a semifinal win against Limestone College before registering a team-high 15 kills in the finals versus Belmont Abbey College.
Kremer helped lead the Tornado to their first Conference Carolinas regular season championship and their first Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match appearance. She ends the season ranked second in the league with 399 kills, averaging 3.38 kills per set.
The Tornado finished with a 32-5 overall record, marking the first time since 2010 King has won at least 32 matches in a season. The conference championship was also the 18th in King's history as they went 17-1 in Conference Carolinas play.


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A Pratt woman has had experiences few can claim.
Shirle Ibeawuchi's grandfather was a slave. She began her education in a two-room school and later earned a doctor of philosophy degree. She believes she is the last person to be born in Saratoga, which even in 1932 was but a memory of a once-thriving town. The last of 10 children born to Zed Jr. and Effie Bright, she was born at home.
At the age of nine, she began dreaming of seeing Africa, after reading books by Osa and Martin Johnson. She has seen the continent, lived there for 10 years and has a continued interest there.
Ibeawuchi shared her experiences in "The Dream," written with Dr. Phillip Finley, a Pratt native of a generation later who also wrote "Growing Up Pratt."
The book is available at Amazon.com, and all proceeds will be given to Brighton Hall Academy in Owerri, Nigeria, which is part of the dream, realized in part, but still a work in progress.
Prattans may know that Ibeawuchi was married to an African, taught at Southwest Elementary School for 10 years and was principal at Sacred Heart School. In the book, she takes readers back to a four-room house on a 10-acre farm that was home to the large Bright family, and talks about lessons learned.
Don't sass your dad.
There is strength in unity.
You are only poor if you choose to be — that's a quote from Dolly Parton — but it applies to her childhood, and the Bright family didn't consider itself to be poor.
Stereotypes are often wrong, a fact she learned first-hand in a segregated society and as she traveled far beyond Pratt.
When Ibeawuchi was a child and young woman, black people could not eat in certain restaurants in Pratt and if they attended a movie at the Barron, were required to sit in one section of the balcony. Ironically, the Kansan, across the street and owned by the same person, was not segregated. Schools were not segregated, but a student who later became her brother-in-law could not wear a Pratt High basketball uniform, although he was a good player.
In Africa, she came into close contact with people whose beliefs she had been taught were pagan or heathen, yet they shared as much love, hope and charity as any Christian she has known.
Ibeawuchi graduated from Pratt High School and Pratt Junior College, and while a student at the University of Wichita (now Wichita State University) she met Asuzu Edward Ibeawuchi. After their marriage, they attended Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He got a teaching job at Morris College in South Carolina, where she earned a degree in elementary education.
The next stop was his home country of Nigeria, where she lived for 10 years. Another lesson learned: be careful what you pray for. Ibeawuchi prayed to go home, and in 1967, pregnant and with four children, she fled a civil war and returned to Pratt. For three years, she had only sporadic contact with her husband, before he was able to join her.
Ibeawuchi doesn't talk about the war that is said to have killed as many as three million people, most from hunger and disease. Unless a person has experienced the horrors of war, they can't understand it, she said.
For 18 years, she never returned to Africa, although her husband went for visits several times. After several brief visits, she went to Nigeria in 2007 and stayed six months, to establish an elementary school for her daughter Adamma. She hired people to get a building ready, hired staff, and started school with three students on the first day. By the end of the term, the school had grown to 12, and it continued to grow. With 175 students last term, the school has outgrown its quarters.
They have purchased land and hope to have buildings up before the next terms ends, allowing them to double enrollment. USD 382 has donated unused desks, blackboards, pencil sharpeners and other necessities of an elementary school. Others in Pratt have donated books and supplies, both for the school and for the T.U. Ibeawuchi Memorial Library, named in honor of her father-in-law.
In "The Dream," Ibeawuchi credits access to good libraries for much of her learning, and Adamma, who was 13 when the family left Africa, remembers very good libraries, which, for the most part, have not been replaced in 46 years.
Ibeawuchi's dream of seeing Africa has been realized; a dream of making a difference to its people is on-going.


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The Western Roentgen Society was founded by radiologists Miles B. Titterington, MD, Edwin C. Ernst, MD, Gray C. Briggs, MD, and Fred S. O'Hara, MD, in 1915 to serve the needs of radiologists and allied support personnel living in the American Midwest. The popularity of this new organization was apparent at the second Society meeting, a mid-annual affair held on June 9 and 10, 1916, at the Planter's Hotel in St Louis. Forty new members were admitted during that meeting. Dr O'Hara, the organization's temporary chairman, was named the Society's president for 1916. He was supported by an Executive Committee of three members: W. T. Dodds, MD, of Indianapolis; E. A. Merritt, MD, of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and Isadore S. Trostler, MD, of Chicago.
At that St Louis meeting, Western Roentgen Society leaders determined the Society's objectives and guiding principles. They envisioned an organization that served the needs of the radiologist through continuing education. Consequently, they scheduled paper presentations, called "scientific sessions," as well as scientific exhibits, at the mid-annual and annual gatherings.
On February 16 and 17, 1917, the annual meeting was held at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago—the same site where the Western Roentgen Society had been organized a little more than a year earlier. Seventy-six members attended; 20 new members were admitted. Heber Robarts, MD, a St Louis area radiologist and charter member who had also contributed to the development of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), was honored with a Gold Medal. In subsequent years, this medal came to be considered the highest honor the new Society could bestow.
Society Members Demand Official Journal
By the end of the Western Roentgen Society's second year, the United States was involved in the war that had been ravaging Europe. Society leaders, such as Benjamin H. Orndoff, MD, wanted to show the organization's support for the war effort, however, this was not easily accomplished without a Society publication. At the third annual meeting, held in Chicago at the Congress Hotel, members were demanding an official Society-supported periodical.
When Dr Orndoff became the third president of the Western Roentgen Society (succeeding Drs O'Hara and Titterington, thus the first president who was not a Society founder or charter member), he led efforts to start a journal. "After being elected president [of the Western Roentgen Society], I committed myself to the proposition that if [friend and colleague] Bundy Allen [a radiologist from Iowa City] would become the Editor, the officers would guarantee the publication of a journal for 2 years," he said(1).
Yet the launching of a new medical journal was an economic challenge for the Western Roentgen Society, which, at 3 years old, still did not have adequate financial resources for major projects. In fact, during the early years of the organization, Society leaders often used their personal funds to help subsidize many organizational endeavors. Despite the Western Roentgen Society's tenuous fiscal condition the first issue of the quarterly Journal of Roentgenology(2) was printed in 1918. Dr Allen was the Editor.
For each issue of the new journal, Dr Orndoff wrote a "President's Page" in which he stressed the desirability of aiding in the war effort. He single-handedly scotched a rumor that unless a radiologist was a member of the ARRS, he or she could not receive a commission or assignment in the United States military's "roentgen division." He personally traveled to the Surgeon General's office in Washington, DC, to obtain assurances that Western Roentgen Society members would receive the same considerations as ARRS members. He then encouraged Western Roentgen Society members to enlist in the military and was in the process of entering military service himself when the hostilities in Europe ceased. Thirty-four members of the Western Roentgen Society served in various branches of the US Army and Navy during World War I.
Society's Initial Objectives Re-evaluated
As the end of the second decade of the 20th century approached, the Western Roentgen Society was reaching a turning point. Society membership soon topped 500. The annual meeting was continuing to grow. For example, Society leaders had asked manufacturers of equipment necessary to the practice of radiology to display their new instrumentation for evaluation. (The income from charging manufacturers to "rent" floor space to display their products was used to support the Journal of Roentgenology, as well as other Society projects.) At the 1919 annual meeting, 19 commercial exhibitors exhibited the latest x-ray-based apparatus. With such growth, Society leaders realized that they could no longer maintain the organization as a regional group.
President Orndoff recognized that a new constitution needed to be drawn up to redefine the mission of the expanding organization. When O. H. McCandless, MD, became the fourth president of the Western Roentgen Society in 1919, immediate past-president Orndoff was made chairman of a new Bylaws and Constitution Committee. This committee worked the entire year preparing a new set of organizational rules. In addition, President McCandless encouraged the committee to select a new name for the Society that would be "comprehensive of the fundamental energy utilized by us; a name signifying the science of radiant energy or the science of the electron(3).
Society's Name Change
The first new name the committee considered was the Central Roentgen Society. But by 1919, some radiologists were questioning the accuracy of the term "roentgenology." Frenchman Antoine Béclerè had coined the term "radiologie" a few decades earlier and was well known for managing a famous weekly Conference de Radiologie at the Hospital Tenon in France. Dr Orndoff favored a change to the word "radiological" and initially proposed to rename the Western Roentgen Society the Central Radiological Society.
After further discussion, however, the committee realized that "central" was as limiting a term as "western." Since members were being drawn from all parts of the United States and even across the border from Canada, the committee came up with the "Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)." The committee also proposed that the name of the Society's publication be changed to the Journal of Radiology to better distinguish it from the ARRS's American Journal of Roentgenology.
At the 1919 annual meeting, Dr Orndoff read the new bylaws in their entirety to President McCandless and the Executive Committee. Dr Trostler, still an Executive Committee member after 3 years, moved that the bylaws be adopted. This motion was seconded and unanimously carried.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday.
The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony's Plaza Apartments in Albuquerque's North Valley about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when a group of teenagers saw the kidnapping and ran to alert the girl's mother, police said.
The family called 911 and the mother jumped into her vehicle and gave chase for about seven miles, unaware the man had pushed the girl out of the silver Buick before fleeing the apartment complex, authorities said. The girl was found wandering nearby, uninjured, police said.
According to police, the mother followed the suspect and finally rammed into his car near an intersection. The suspect fled on foot, police said.
Melissa Torrez, the mother, told KOAT-TV she didn't mean to hit the suspect's car and struck it accidentally when she lost control of her car. Torrez said didn't even have time to cry when she jumped to chase the suspect.
"I don't ever want to lose my kids," said Torrez, a mother of three.
Torrez said after the crashed she looked in the back seat of the suspect's car and saw an empty baby car seat.
"I was like...what a sick man," she told the station.
The attempted kidnapping sparked a massive manhunt Wednesday as more than two dozen officers went door-to-door in the area looking for the suspect. A helicopter with heat-sensor cameras also was sent in for the search, authorities said.
Police arrested David Hernandez, 31, on Thursday afternoon in Rio Rancho after he saw his picture on television and called police. After being interviewed, he was charged with kidnapping, police spokeswoman Tasia Martinez said.
As he was being taken to jail, Hernandez told reporters that he was innocent. It was not known if Hernandez had an attorney.
Kevin Abar, assistant special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, confirmed to The Associated Press that federal agents also helped Albuquerque police with the investigation.
In February, HSI and local enforcement agencies launched the Sexual Predator and Exploitation Enforcement Detail, or SPEED -- a task force aimed at finding missing and abducted children.
Police were also investigating a possible connection to the abduction and sexual assault of a 6-year-old from the same apartment complex last week. The suspect in that case was described as a male in a silver or gray vehicle.
Gilbert Hernandez, 25, a resident at the St. Anthony's, said he found the 6-year-old last week and was the one who contacted police.
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The Bears welcome the Oakland Raiders and their supremely refined fans to the second game in the new Soldier Field.
It's a beautiful day in Chicago as the Bears look for their first win against the defending AFC champs.
If any of your valuables were missing this morning, blame the members of the Raiders nation who made the long trek for this one. Or blame Robert Fick, an honorary member of the Raiders' defensive backfield from the '70s.
If you can't get this game on TV in your part of the country or you're just bored, hopefully this play by play of this little time killer between Games 4 and 5 of the National League Division Series will be of some use.
On a football note, Keith Traylor is out today with a knee injury and Alfonso Boone will start in his place. For Oakland, Rick Mirer is listed as a gameday inactive, which pretty much sums up his Bears career.
Football soon please stay tuned.
First quarter
Tails never fails. The Raiders win the toss and take the ball. Huggy Bear's kid Justin Fargas takes the kick out to the 30.
Oakland starts on the ground with a toss to Charlie Garner for 3 yards. Rich Gannon then hits Ronald Curry over the middle, bringing up third-and-1. Zach Crockett dives into the pile and gets a favorable spot from the refs. First down. Gannon finds Jerry Rice for a gain of 18. Rookie cornerback Charles Tillman is making his first NFL start and gets the pleasure of lining up opposite Mr. Rice all day. God speed, Peanut. The Raiders follow with another first down inside the Bears' 20. Tyrone Wheatley runs up the middle down to the 10. Boone stuffs Crockett to bring up another third down. But Gannon scrambles down to the goal line. The PA guy just announced "First and 10 from the 1." Uh... After a partial goal-line stand Crockett eventually punches it in. Polish party boy Sebastian Janikowski shanks the extra point.
Raiders 6, Bears 0
Jerry Azumah lost his starting corner job to Tillman this week, but gets a look as a kick returner. He returns the kick out of the end zone to the 30.
The Bears run Thomas four straight times down to the Raiders' 22. Great running with three straight first downs. Though, a holding penalty backs them up a bit, giving them second-and-20 at the Raiders 31. Stewart drops back to throw for the first time and gets dropped by Tyler Brayton for a loss of 4, ending that once-promising drive. Fourth down. Punter Brad Maynard is called for false start. I've never seen that before. Kick bounces into the end zone.
This stadium does look pretty cool in the bright sunshine.
Second quarter
The Raiders pick up a quick first down and then Wheatley is stuffed after a 1-yard gain. Gannon throws incomplete and it's third and 8. Gannon throws behind Rice and the Raiders will punt. R.W. McQuarters is back to receive he gets a few boos for ripping the fans last week. R-Dub returns the kick 54 yards down the Oakland 27. So much for the boos.
Thomas runs for a few and then Stewart takes off on a designed run for 9 yards and a first down. Thomas is stuffed and then has a screen pass go off his finger tips. Marty Booker then drops another screen. Questionable call there on third down. Edinger comes on to boot a 35-yard field goal.
Raiders 6, Bears 3
Wheatley is flagged for a block in the back on the kickoff, backing the Raiders up their own 9.
Gannon hits tight end Teyo Johnson, one of the nicer guys around. Garner then busts one for 33 yards down to the Bears' 22. Gannon tries to zip it to Rice, but Rice falls down and the ball goes right through Tillman's hands. To make matters worse, Tillman is flagged for interference. A 7-yard penalty. It all evens out. The Raiders then get busted for holding. Second and 17 on the 19 quickly turns into third and 17 and then fourth after Urlacher chases down Gannon, forcing him to throw it away. Jainkowski's field goal makes the score...
Raiders 9, Bears 3
The Bears start at the 24 and quickly turn it over. Stewart hit Desmond Clark over the middle and linebacker Eric Barton stripped it and Charles Woodson recovered. First and 10 Raiders at the 24. The Bears challenge. Clark's knee might have been down before the ball squirted out. Ruling on the field stands. Raiders ball.
Two Garner runs get 3 yards. The Bears show safety blitz on third and 7 and Gannon's pass goes right through the hands of Alvis Whitted. Janikowski kicks yet another field goal.
Raiders 12, Bears 3
Stewart throws incomplete and then Rabih Abdullah picks up a couple. Stewart is sacked by former Bear Trace Armstrong. Maynard to punt again.
Oakland starts with good field position at its own 39. Gannon then finds Doug Jolley for 14 yards. Garner follows his blockers for a couple and then appeals for a face-mask penalty. No call. Rice got behind Mike Brown but Gannon's pass is too long. Third and 8. Urlacher got a lick on the quarterback there. Garner hurdles Tillman, cuts the corner and picks up 17 down to the Bears' 15. Urlacher wrestles Jolley down and then Tillman cuts down Wheatley from a seated position. Warrick Holdman is down and he's grabbing his left knee. He's up and limping off the field. From the replay it looks like he banged the knee on Wheatley's helmet. It doesn't appear that he twisted it. Either way, Holdman's a guy the Bears can't lose. Two-minute warning. Bears go with their nickel package and Gannon's pass goes in and out of the hands of Curry. Janikowski trots on and his 33-yarder is good.
Raiders 15, Bears 3
We've got ourselves a field-goal fest. Feel the excitement!
OK, here's the two-minute drill, people. Always an adventure with the Bears. Stewart dinks one to Dez White who is brought down in bounds after a gain of a couple. A quick strike to White gets 10 and then Stewart scrambles for 6. The Bears call time. Holdman has a sprained ankle and has gone to the locker room. Second and 4 from the 42, Stewart hits Booker in stride and Booker is gone for 48 yards. White made a great block down field to spring Booker. From the 10 with :36 seconds left, the Bears are flagged for holding and the entire stadium groans. Clark was the guilty one. First and goal from the 20. Stewart is forced to scramble and is dragged down. Flags fly. Two penalties on the Bears there. The Raiders take the holding call on Villarrial. First and goal from the 30, Stewart tries to force it to Booker and Woodson steps in front and returns it 51 yards before Stewart drags him down from behind at the Bears' 24. Brutal.
Gannon takes a shot at Rice in the end zone but it's over-thrown. Janikowski kicks his fourth field goal, all of them under 40.
Raiders 18, Bears 3
That's the half and major booing breaks out as the Bears leave the field.
What happened to Thomas? He runs six times on the first series and then gets one carry the rest of the half?
Third quarter
Azumah returns the second-half kickoff 41 yards to the 44-yard line.
OK, here's Thomas. He runs twice for nine yards and then dives into the pile for a first. Thomas runs again, but the Bears are called for holding again, this time on Aaron Gibson. Stewart is flushed out of the pocket and dragged down after a gain of 5. Second and 15 from the 50. Stewart's arm is hit as he throws, the ball flies straight up in the air and Woodson picks it off. Thomas and Olin Kreutz were both nailed for personal fouls after the interception. The Raiders take over at the Bears' 31.
The Raiders can't move the ball, either and send Janikowski out there. Phillip Daniels gets a hand on the kick.
Thomas runs twice and then Stewart hits Clark for a gain of 11. Clark then jumps before the snap and moves the Bears back 5 yards. They can't do anything positive without getting penalized or making a bone-headed mistake on the next play. First and 15. Thomas cuts the left corner and picks up 11 then Stewart collides with tight end Dustin Lyman, who had lined up at fullback, and they get nothing. See what I mean? Stewart has his pass batted at the line and the Bears are officially stalled at midfield. Maynard's punt lands in the end zone.
There's a break for the Bears: Gannon's pass is tipped at the line by Boone and grabbed by Alex Brown. Bears ball at the 18. Unreal. Steve Edwards is whistled for a false start and that backs them up to the 23. Thomas gets nothing off tackle and then Stewart's pass is tipped again. Kreutz catches it and the Bears have third-and-24 from the 32. Stewart is nearly flipped as he tries to get it to Booker. No dice. Edinger will try from 50 and squeaks it over the cross bar.
Raiders 18, Bears 6
The Bears' two scoring drives have been 10 plays for -5 yards. That's minus 5 yards.
Garner runs for nothing, Gannon over-throws Curry and then Urlacher sheds Garner in the backfield and sacks Gannon. Following an Oakland punt, the Bears take over.
Stewart is hit as he throws. He may wind up hospitalized today if this keeps up. Thomas then runs around the left corner and picks up a first. A counter to Pritchett picks up 9. The Bears should just run it on every play. Very bad things happen every time Stewart drops back to pass. Stewart runs for the first. Keep it on the ground, Shoop. Stewart lofts one up for grabs on the near sideline and Booker out-leaps Terrance Shaw and comes down with it at the 17. That was all Booker. A shorty to Booker picks up four and the quarter ends.
Fourth quarter
On a third and 7 from the 14, Stewart hits a diving Mary Booker for a touchdown. Booker hands the ball to a little kid in the crowd. A ball game, folks.
Raiders 18, Bears 13
Azumah is trying to fire up the crowd and they're into it.
Gannon hits Tim Brown on a crossing pattern and Browns drifts out of bounds just across midfield. Bryan Robinson blocks Gannon's pass as the Bears defense digs in for potential big stop. Michael Haynes over-persues Gannon but Alex Brown is there to deliver a hit as Gannon throws incomplete. The punt goes through the end zone and, of course there's a flag. But it's on Oakland and it will back the Raiders will kick again. Shane Lechler shanks the punt and there's another flag on the Raiders. Punt it again. After all those shenanigans Lechler nearly places a perfect punt on the 1, but it bounces into the end zone for a touchback.
The big video screen just showed a bunch of people in the crowd dancing to House fo Pain's "Jump Around." Then they flash to Stewart and he's dancing, too. A hold on the Bears back them up to the 10. Stewart scrambles and gets some of those yards back. Thomas barrels up the middle for 9, bringing up third and 3 at their own 27. Stewart under-throws Terrell and that's that. Punt time.
Fifty-two yard boot with no return.
Booker has a bruised left side and has gone to the locker room. Not good.
Rice makes a great grab on the sideline keeping his feet inbounds for a 21-yard gain. Brown snares one over the middle for another 20 down tothe Bears' 34. Gannon's pass goes through Jolley's hands and McQuarters picks it off at the 12 and returns it 43 yards to the Oakland 45.
Stewart makes guys miss on a 16-yard scramble. Thomas gets a block and near hold by Mike Gandy and darts 20 yards around the corner down to the 9. Thomas now has 115 yards rushing on 19 carries. Can't get enough of the site of Bears fans in hunting camo jumping around to 50 Cent. Thomas jumps through a hole on the right side of the line and into the end zone. The Bears take the lead with just under 7 minutes to play. The Bears go for two. Stewart fakes to Thomas and then rolls left for the PAT.
Bears 21, Raiders 18
"Bear Down, Chicago Bears" rings out and melts into "We Will Rock You." Bears fans finally have something to cheer about.
Jolley picks up 11 and a quick strike to Rice picks up 12 to the Bears' 39. Garner gets nothing and Lance Briggs runs Jolley out of bounds after a few. Janikowsi comes on to try a 49-yarder to tie it. It doinks off the left upright and goes through. Tie game.
Bears 21, Raiders 21
"Tequilla" rings out, perhaps, an homage to Janikowski.
Azumah returns the kick to the 27 with just over 3 minutes in the game.
Thomas runs for a few and then Stewart picks up about 6 on a keeper to take us to the two-minute warning. Stewart hits Mike Ditka for the first. Wait, make that Dustin Lyman.Thomas runs for a few, Stewart throws it away and then on third down a dump to White is close the marker. They're measuring at midfield with :45 on the clock. The Bears call their second timeout. Two chain links short. Fourth down and not a lot. Stwewart hops over the pile for the first and then spikes the ball to stop the clock with 21 seconds remaining. Stewart takes off with much field in front of him and runs out at the 32. But Gandy is called for holding, which moves the ball back to the Bears' 45. Take a knee and go into OT? Guess not, Stewart throws a perfect ball to White down to the Oakland 31 with 9 seconds left. Thomas runs up the middle to get a few more and is stuffed. Timeout. This will be a 48-yarder to win it by Edinger. Oakland takes a timeout, if only to annoy everyone involved. It's good and Edinger is mobbed at midfield.
The Bears win a game. Is there anything else to say?
Final: Bears 24, Raiders 21


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Asking $11,900 or best offer for my bright red 1997 Camaro SS SLP coupe. This is one of 93 red, solid/fixed roof hardtop (not t-top) Camaros with a 6-speed manual transmission that was built in 1997. While most of those 93 cars had black roofs and mirrors, this car has the optional monochromatic color scheme on the roof and mirrors (RPO code D82).
The car has a charcoal grey leather interior with 30th anniversary Camaro logos embossed on seats. It is 100 percent stock with 24,000 miles on the original 305 horsepower LT1 engine, Borg Warner T56 6-speed manual transmission and Street Legal Performance (SLP)-upgraded optional Torsion rear-end with 3.42 gears. It has $7,243 in performance upgrades from SLP to turn the car from a base Z28 into a Super Sport. I have all the SLP documentation (options and birth certificate) on the car as well as the original window sticker, owner's manual, build sheet, RPO code break-down and special SLP supplemental owner's manual. It has a clean Car Fax report.
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Innovative systems integrator improves USAF financial data warehouse performance, while shrinking footprint 16 to 1 with Fusion ioMemory PCIe drives.
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TekSouth is a privately owned systems integration and professional services company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama that services both commercial and government sectors. The US Air Force's (USAF) Commanders' Resource Integration System (CRIS) is its Authoritative Data Source (ADS) for financial management of unclassified appropriated historical data, and uses TekSouth's end-to-end decision support architecture. CRIS integrates data from geographically dispersed financial managers and gives them the tools to manage day-to-day operations, while providing senior leaders at all levels a near real-time snapshot of how operational entities are performing.
Mike Rhodes, TekSouth's VP of Operations, described the challenge CRIS faced: "We've been the technical prime for the USAF Financial since 1998. Every five years we do a technical refresh of hardware to improve performance. In the process of the latest rotation we wanted to reduce power, cooling, and overall footprint cost."
The challenges CRIS faced were daunting:
The Solution
After investigating several technologies, TekSouth determined that a system using Fusion ioMemory was the best solution.
Scalable Performance for Ad-Hoc Reporting
The USAF financial warehouse posed significant challenges to scalable performance:
Mike states "CRIS supports multiple-terabyte table processing that reaches up to billions of rows deep. Typical user patterns are nearly 98% ad-hoc, which means we can't optimize for canned reports."
Mike Rhodes,
VP of Operations, TekSouth
He then explains how moving the warehouse data onto Fusion ioMemory solutions addresses the problem, "We've designed the software CRIS uses to deliver the performance and high uptime the DoD needs. But we were limited by the capabilities of traditional hardware. With disk I/O being the biggest bottleneck, Teksouth's architecture is built to scale out and isolate I/O intensive processes from one another. Fusion ioMemory eliminates the I/O contention that is the biggest constraint."
The results were better than he hoped. "We tested the system against real-world historical query workloads rather than synthetic benchmarks, which allowed us to see how the ioDrive cards would perform in actual deployment. A single server with ioDrive cards doubled the workload capability of a 3-server, 21-disk array-based system. At 15 times the standard production workload, we were still operating within the USAF performance requirements," Mike said.
Mike notes what this performance means to the USAF: "The new system supports three times the number of concurrent users and can run three times the number of queries in the same time. 82% of ad-hoc queries returned in under 10 seconds, while the average response time for all queries, in total, was less than 23 seconds."
Escalating ETL and Availability
In addition to responding to end-users' ad-hoc queries in near real-time, CRIS runs ETL jobs to prepare data for user consumption. These jobs run as often as hourly, and cannot slow system responsiveness, which would interfere with end users' productivity.
A disk-based system would require massive overprovisioning to avoid resource contention and system slowness. The Fusion ioMemory system's low-latency transactional performance enabled a single server to handle both active queries and ETL loads. "We run ETL jobs on a separate server, but this server is a failover for the data warehouse. The USAF requires the warehouse support double its standard query workload, which means that the failover system needs to support both the ETL workload and double the standard query workload." Mike states "The ioDrive system didn't begin to see any degradation in ETL job run times until we reached 16 times our normal production workloads."
Shrinking Footprint and Energy Costs
Not only does Fusion ioMemory system double the workload capabilities of the CRIS system, it does so on far less hardware. Mike describes how Fusion ioMemory eliminates the need for massive overprovisioning of disks: "There is a big energy awareness initiative in the US Air Force, as with other areas of the DoD. Before the refresh, this area of CRIS consisted of 5 servers and 27 arrays of disks—about a rack and a half of hardware. After adding the ioDrive cards, we reduced the system footprint to just three servers that took up about 1/16 of the space."
Global Uptime for a Force that Never Sleeps
One might think that the three Fusion ioMemory-based servers would be fully utilized. But in fact, a single server met the USAF's performance needs. The two additional servers delivered load balancing and redundancy that CRIS required—and without the significant maintenance overhead of the previous, disk-based system.
Mike explains "CRIS is a distributed, scale-out system with 99.97% uptime attributable to its modular architecture that allows redundant subsystems. The ioDrive cards make each piece of hardware much more powerful so it can scale farther. A single server with a Fusion ioMemory ioDrive card handles the workload as well as or better than the three servers and 21 disk arrays we used for handling active queries. CRIS uses all three servers in a distributed architecture to handle and load balance active queries, while using two of these servers in an active-passive configuration to run the ETL jobs offline."
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Implementing Fusion ioMemory gave TekSouth and the US Air Force the following benefits:
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- Single volume control for both divers
- Both divers can be set up on 4-Wire Mode or 2-Wire Mode or any combination of the two modes
- Ability to use both dynamic and pre-amplified diver microphones with a unique circuit that detects microphone type and automatically adjusts volume levels
- The divers' connections consist of cross-talk and separate speaker and microphone inputs
- Weatherproof panel microphone for greater voice intelligibility
- Communicator can be left on charge indefinitely without damage to the batteries or communicator (/23 and /24 versions only)
- Communicator can be operated directly from the charger where AC power is available (/23 and /24 versions only)
- Audio Power Output 20 Watts per channel
- Frequency Response 500 Hz to 3 kHz
- Isolation Transformer Split Bobbin Medical Grade
- Dimensions 10 in. H x 9 in. W x 14.5 in. L(25.4 cm x 22.9 cm x 36.8 cm)
- Weight 20.3 lbs (9.2 kg)
- Power 110/220 VAC 50/60 Hz (automatic sensing), or Internal/External Batteries 12 VDC
Amcom ™ II 2-Diver Standard Non-Rechargeable Portable Communicator - P/N: 2820A Includes:
- (4) 6 VDC Spring-Top Dry Cell Non-Rechargeable Batteries - P/N: 2890-03 - Expected life: 40 hrs
- (1) User Manual
Tech Note:
All communicators will transfer topside noise to the diver when using the radio speaker only. To eliminate background noise and achieve clear communications, use a Push-to-Talk microphone, headset, or a Remote Walk-and-Talk with a headset.
2 and 3 Year Extended Warranties are available for this product. Please refer to the Attachments tab for further information on the warranty programs.
Note: Amron reserves the right to change the battery brand at any time without notice.
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The Amcom II Series 2820A diver communication radio system is a full featured hard wire, two diver communicator. The 2820A models have a single earphone volume control for diver's volume (down-link) and a single volume control for the tender (up-link).
All Amcom II series communicators have Push-to-Talk and separate isolated inputs for each diver. The Amcom II Series portable communications system delivers 20 watts "voice power"; operating from internal batteries or external 12 VDC power source. Models with the /23 or /24 option can be operated from either a 110/220 VAC, external 12 VDC power source, or an internal 12 VDC battery. All Amcom II Series communicators have the capability of 2-wire and/or 4-wire communication modes. 2-Wire and 4-wire modes can be used simultaneously.
The Amcom II Series communicator has the ability to work with both dynamic and pre-amplified microphones in either 2-wire or 4-wire modes. The circuit detects the type of microphone that each diver is using then automatically switches from the pre-amp mode to dynamic mode, adjusting the specific diver's gain (volume). The tender's volume is set louder than the diver's volume. This allows the tender to hear the diver in a noisy environment while maintaining the diver's volume at a comfortable level.
Note: Amron reserves the right to change the battery brand at any time without notice.
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Product FAQ's
Can you stack the banana plugs from the diver's communicator cable so you can have two divers on each diver channel?
Although it may be possible, we strongly discourage such operation. The added workload would cause overheating and stress to the amplifier card. Prolonged use in this condition will eventually cause permanent damage and failure to the amplifier card.
What type of cable do I need to connect my Amron communicator to my Outland video system?Amron communicators and Outland Technology's video systems have a RCA Phono Jack. To connect the two systems together, you will need an audio cable with RCA Plugs on each end.
Should I use a GFI when operating my radio off AC power?
When operating your Amron Diver Communicator on AC, it is critical to use a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) or isolation transformer for tender and diver safety. Surges and spikes are common on AC lines found on ships, generated locally, or at the end of long extension cable runs and can exceed 1kVolt. Such surges and spikes can cause the fuse to blow on the amplifier card assembly. The power supply is designed so that such a failure will be isolated and will not cause a safety issue to the tender or divers. It is strongly advised that your Amron Diver Communicator be operated on an AC circuit with a high quality surge arrester or an AC isolation transformer.
Can I convert my 2820A Communicator with non-rechargeable batteries to a rechargeable battery with external charger communicator?Yes, on the PC card there is a black jumper (J14) that you would move from the "N" side to the "R" side (next to the J14 number printed on the PC card). Also you need to move the RED (battery positive) wire on the J1 connector from PIN 1 (non-rechargeable) to PIN 2 (rechargeable). Please refer to the diagram in the Attachments tab named 2825A Non-Rechargeable to Rechargeable Battery Diagram.
What is the electrical protection (IP) rating on the AMCOM II 2820A Communicators?2820A Portable Series: Case Closed – IP67, Case Opened – IP66.
How do I install a new microphone in my Amcom II or III Communicator?Please refer to the Panel Microphone Installation instructions located in the attachments tab.
Why does the speaker on my communicator sound muffled?The simplest way to fix this issue is to unplug the red banana plug from the red microphone 5-way binding post on the communicator and rotate it 180 degrees then reinstall it. This should fix your problem. For a more detailed explanation of what happened, please read below. The issue is not with the communicator, it is with the wiring of the umbilical. There is always the potential for wiring the speakers and microphone out of phase, similar to wiring the speakers on a car stereo system. There is an orientation to the banana jacks and they should be wired for proper phasing with the communicator. A banana plug does have an identified ground side marked on the plug. Amron always sets up their umbilicals so that the ground side is located on the left side so the user can consistently plug in their umbilical and avoid phasing issues. If a banana plug is plugged upside down or is wired out of phase, the sound quality will be significantly reduced. If the phasing is out and the orientation of both plugs are the same, then the banana plug wiring should be reversed on "only one plug" to avoid this issue again. It does not matter which plug you choose to reverse the wiring on.
How can I test for a blown fuse on my Amcom series communicator?
If the unit is plugged into a live outlet and turning on the switch does not cause the AC POWER LED to light up, then the fuse(s) are probably blown. Unplug the unit from the outlet, remove the fuses and check continuity with a multimeter. Replace any fuse that does not show continuity.
Can I operate my communicator while I'm charging the internal battery?Yes, however, the charger will charge the battery at a slower rate as some of the charger power is being used to operate the communicator.
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Nashua librarian reports E-books flying off virtual shelvesBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
May 22. 2013 9:47PM
NASHUA — Although circulation and visits to the Nashua Public Library are down slightly, the borrowing of e-books has grown significantly, according to a library official.
In the past year, e-book borrowing has increased by almost 100 percent, Library Director Jennifer Hinderer told city officials this week.
Two years ago, more than 13,000 digital items were circulated to city residents with library cards. In the past year, however, about 24,000 digital volumes were downloaded, said Hinderer.
The library takes advantage of the New Hampshire State Library's Downloadable Books Consortium to obtain novels that are then borrowed by city cardholders. The library also purchases electronic books through OverDrive, a digital distributor of e-books that sells libraries and schools the underlying software to loan titles.
Despite the drastic increase in digital media use at the library, Hinderer said print books are still the most popular.
Overall, digital borrowing accounts for a small amount of the library's items being taken home, said Hinderer, who estimated that about 24,000 digital downloads were included in the library's annual circulation of about 800,000 in the past year.
"That is still a very small number," Hinderer told the aldermanic Budget Review Committee while presenting her proposed fiscal year 2014 budget of $3 million.
Circulation is down about 3 percent from May 2012, said Hinderer. Visits to the library are down about 2 percent, she said.
She also noted that people are not borrowing as many DVDs and CDs as they have in prior years, as some of that has now shifted to e-books.
There are about 447,000 visits to the library each year or about 1,224 people per day.
"We are doing very well — very busy," she said.
More than half of the library's proposed budget is for its staff and benefits. About 43 employees work at the Nashua Public Library.
"There are incremental changes in salaries," Hinderer told the committee.
The director's salary, as proposed, will increase from $92,472 to $95,223. Eight librarians account for a combined $406,566 salary.
There are also four assistant librarians, five librarian reference employees, one media services coordinator, an assistant director and more. Twelve library assistants receive a combined salary of nearly $404,000.
The proposed library budget of $3,040,564 includes benefits. Last year's budget of $2,316,152 did not include benefits. Hinderer expects a surplus of around $50,000 for the current budget cycle, which ends on June 30.


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Rocky, a mannequin dressed as a lifeguard in summer attire, sits atop the lifeguard chair on frozen Rockwell Pond Wednesday afternoon.
Rocky is part of an Ice Out Contest being held to benefit the Leominster Veterans Memorial Center, located adjacent to the pond. The contest asks the question: "When will Rocky take the plunge?"
The ice-out contest was held or the first time last year. The Veterans Memorial Center named the mannequin Rocky, after the pond, and he was given a tongue-in-cheek back story that his full name is Private Rockwell "Rocky" Pond, who grew up on West Street and served in the Korean War, where he fought at the Chosen Reservoir and fell through the ice, but was rescued by his fellow soldiers. He returned home to work for Leominster Ice Co. and while ice fishing saved a skater who had fallen through the ice and had the pond named after him.
Veterans center officials acknowledged that the pond was not named after him, but it made for a good story. The person who picks closest to the time Rocky takes a dip through the ice will be awarded half the proceeds, with the other half going to the veterans center. The last day to enter the contest is March 2. Visit www.leovets.org for more information about the contest.


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William E. Sanders, 69, of North Kingstown, died peacefully at home January 21, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Virginia E. (Shaw) Sanders.
Born in Knoxville, Tenn., he was the son of the late John P. Sanders and Mary E. (Robinson) Sanders. Mr. Sanders was an engineer with Carbon Technology, Inc. and a materials engineer with New Way Air Bearings Inc. of Aston, Pa. until his retirement in 2008. He was a graduate of the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. and Emory University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and physics.
Bill proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1965-1969 as a pilot in Helicopter Squadron HS-11, operating from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. WASP, and stationed out of Quonset Point Naval Air Station.
He was an active member of Quidnessett Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. He also served as president of the Board of Trustees at West Bay Christian Academy and was a member of the American Society of Quality Control Engineers.
Besides his wife of 42 years he leaves his devoted children, Joseph N. Sanders and his wife, Stephanie, of Wallingford, Conn., John A. Sanders of Orange, Texas, Mary E. Sanders of Johnston, William Benjamin Sanders and his wife, Carrie, of New York, N.Y. and Virginia Irene Chapman and her husband, Anthony, of Beer Sheva, Israel. He was the cherished grandfather of Joshua, Caleb, Noel, Jordan, Zebulun, Leora, Ryland, Boaz and Halsey; uncle of Rebecca Knepley; and brother of the late Barbara Sanders McCool.
His funeral service will be held Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. at Quidnessett Baptist Church, 6356 Post Road, North Kingstown. Burial with military honors will follow in Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Jan. 24 from 5-7 p.m. in Cranston-Murphy Funeral Home of Wickford, 140 West Main St., Wickford Village, North Kingstown.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory to Quidnessett Baptist Church or to Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904 will be appreciated. For online messages of condolence visit www.cranstonmurphy.com.


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Flûte has all the Vitamin C you'll need to start the revelry right. We're talkin' chic, comfortable, and certainly champagne-savvy.Nothing says 'celebration' quite like a nice glass of bubbly, and at Flûte, they've got the three C's to start the revelry right. We're talkin' chic, comfortable, and certainly champagne-savvy. Named for the glass this splendid beverage gets served in, Flûte is a prime spot to send-up all accomplishments – be it birthday, anniversary, promotion, or ¬– what the heck – it's Friday! Cozy up for an intimate evening for two, or gather up a crowd for a special event. Flûte's got it covered. The best bubbly can be discerned through one of their well-curated tasting flights. The La Vie en Rosé flight lends a light-hearted, romantic mood to any evening, with a taste of three 'pink' champagnes: Canard Duchesne, Piper-Heidsieck Sauvage and Moutardier. To make that someone special blush, we recommend pairing them up with a luscious order of fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
For a fun night among friends, relish in a creative mix of bubbly and booze with some of their specialty cocktails. The Champagne Mojito is a tropical mix of mint, rum, lime, and sugar, and their addition of Piper-Heidsieck takes the beverage to a whole new level. Flûte's Dark and Stormy is another take on an old classic, with Gosling's Black Rum and Ginger Beer, plus champagne – of course – served on the rocks in a hurricane glass. Snack on an order of the Vietnamese Fusion Spring Rolls or a Smoked Salmon Plate for a light bite that we'd say goes well with a full flûte or a celebratory cocktail.
Smoked Salmon Plate, $18
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Fire guts vacant house in Wakefield, causes outageBy LARISSA MULKERN
Special to the Union Leader
April 11. 2013 5:05PM
WAKEFIELD - An early morning fire at a vacant house on the corner of Province Lake Road and Ballards Ridge Road ripped through the building and caused damage to nearby power and cable lines.
Wakefield Fire and Rescue Department Captain Sam Morrill said the fire was first reported at 3:26 a.m. Thursday.
No injuries were reported, but the fire was intense enough to melt the arrays of power and cable lines on the corner.
Morrill, who had just returned to the fire station shortly before 11:30 a.m., said the damaged lines may have caused a temporary power outage and downed services for Time Warner Cable.
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Yard of the Month prize goes to …
We have a wonderful neighborhood right here in Southeast Texas that has "raised the bar," as neighborhoods go. The Oaks Historic District neighborhood, which extends to all points like a compass from around Calder and Seventh Street, has activities all year for residents to get to know each other.
Also, of great interest to Gardengate, is the Yard of the Month program. The most recent "Yard of the Month" winners are George Beverly, Charles Dale and (August 2012) Larry and Etta Lyda. Congratulations!
In case your neighborhood may be interested in implementing a similar program, Virginia Jordan, the association president, gave us a little history of YOM. "The program began several years ago when we realized that exterior improvements were catching. When one neighbor made yard improvements, the surrounding residents began to make improvements of their own," she said. "We present the winner with a gardening trowel and an etched set of Oaks Historic District wine glasses … with our thanks for taking the time to improve the neighborhood — one yard at a time."
Paula Blazek adds, "We have been selecting a Yard of the Month for several years now to highlight positive efforts that enhance our neighborhood." Another Oaks member, Gretchen Hargroder, is especially proud of the Oaks Historic District and the well-kept yards around this beautiful part of Beaumont.
Selection Committee Chairman Julie Camara reports that July brings the annual meeting for electing new board members, which most recently was held at Café del Rio with a free fajita bar and drink for paid dues members. What a great idea! Dues are $25 per household for the year. October is the annual family picnic either at the reclaimed Ida Reed Dog Park or McClean Park at Pecos and Seventh. Neighbors provide free hot dogs, links and cold drinks. The "Best Dressed Dog" award is given that night, as it is a Halloween costume event. The Oaks also sponsors a booth for Dogtoberfest.
December brings an open house Christmas party for members at a lovely neighborhood home. Spring is the Preservation Bash, the major annual fundraiser. Last year, the hosts were Jeff Fritz and Mary Olsen at their beautiful home. This event is open to the public for $30 ,and you can count on live music, a silent auction and great food, according to Camara.
Recent projects have been to reclaim the dog park in conjunction with the city. Also, the Oaks will landscape Pecos Boulevard once it has been redone by the city. They will be placing artistic bike racks in front of local businesses working with the Lower Calder Merchants Association (LOCA). Great work, Oaks Historic District members! You make Beaumont proud.


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SACRAMENTO - A Tracy man pleaded guilty on Monday to mail fraud charges in connection to a mortgage fraud operation, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced.
SACRAMENTO - A Tracy man pleaded guilty on Monday to mail fraud charges in connection to a mortgage fraud operation, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced.
Reginald Dodson Sr., 42, was a loan officer in a scheme to squeeze large kickbacks from unknowing financial institutions.
Prosecutors say the main conspirator, Buena Marshall, 67, of Sacramento, recruited unqualified buyer Temika Reed, 32, of Bay Point, to act as the person purchasing seven properties.
Dodson, a loan officer for W.B. Financial, helped get three of the properties financed. The properties were purchased at inflated prices, and, in most cases, using 100-percent financing, to provide large kickbacks to those involved, prosecutors said.
Dodson knowingly prepared applications with false information about Reed's employment, income, and intent to be the primary resident of the properties. He did not disclose to certain lenders that Reed was the buyer of other properties.
Dodson had co-defendant Kadesta Harris, 58, of Suisun City sign two letters that falsely stated Reed worked for her.
Banks lost about $758,940 of federally uninsured money from the buys connected to Dodson.
Prosecutors said Marshall acted as the agent on some transactions. They said another woman, 55-year-old Deborah Loudermilk of Suisun City was the agent on two sales. Defendants also include 37-year-old Jake Weathers of Sacramento.
Reed pleaded guilty to federal charges Sept. 21. She will be sentenced March 29. Dodson is scheduled for sentencing May 10.
The cases, except for Dodson's and Reed's, are still pending.