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The value of a good education
Restrictive zoning, housing costs factor into achievement gap
STAMFORD -- Lisa Damiano knows the importance of a good education. As a seventh-grade language arts teacher at Stamford's Cloonan Middle School, she said she started thinking about her daughter's school years shortly after learning she was pregnant.
Damiano lived in Norwalk before her daughter, Kayla, was born, and packed up to move to Stamford shortly after so her daughter could attend day care near the school where Damiano works. But now that Kayla is 5, and it's time for her to sit behind a desk of her own, Damiano is moving again.
"When my daughter was born, I owned a home in Norwalk, and I said, `We have to plan on, in the next five years, thinking about what we're going to do in the long run,' " she said Thursday. "I've been in Stamford ever since. I teach in Stamford, I grew up in Stamford, I believe in Stamford. But when it came time to enroll her in kindergarten, I realized the disparities between towns are glaring."
So she and Kayla are moving to Darien.
"You have different funding for different districts. Darien has different home values and taxes are different than they are in Stamford," said Damiano. "I started my career in Darien a long time ago. ... Just look at their class sizes. When I taught in Darien, the largest class I taught was 22 to 23 students. I have, on average, 10 or 12 kids more per year in Stamford than I ever had in Darien as a teacher."
She wants Kayla in a school where teachers have the luxury of spending more one-on-one time with students, and where more resources are poured into the schools on a per-pupil basis. It's nothing against Stamford, Damiano said again and again. It's just that the grass is a little greener across the town line.
It's no secret that the success of schools can vary widely from one zip code to another in Fairfield County, as home values and personal wealth ebb and flow throughout the area. But a report issued last week by the Brooking Institution found that the county has the single largest discrepancy in the nation. What's more, the report claims that the difference in student achievement from one school to another is tied to more than just socio-economics; it's also a result of uniquely restrictive zoning regulations, according to report author Jonathan Rothwell, a senior research analyst at Brooking.
Zoning in on the achievement gap
To rank the strictness of zoning regulations across the nation, Rothwell divided the number of zoning and land use attorneys in each market by the total number of law firms to find a saturation level. Fairfield County and the New Haven and Hartford metro areas had the highest saturation with 28 percent of law firms specializing in the field; at the bottom of the list, the market areas in Texas had a 4 percent saturation.
The report found that large metro areas with the least restrictive zoning, like those in Texas, Arkansas, Wisconsin and other states away from the East Coast, had significantly smaller gaps in home values within their markets than those with rigid laws. The Brookings report examined the top 100 metro regions in the United States; the entirety of Fairfield County is included in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro region.
"It's easier in a sense to be exclusionary in the Northeastern jurisdictions, because they were smaller and carved out explicitly by people who were leaving the central city, and wanted political autonomy. So there's a historical legacy there that separates it in some sense from places out West, like Louisville, where the school system and zoning authorities are much larger in scope," Rothwell said.
While the markets with the most exclusionary zoning had housing cost gaps -- defined by the report as "the average cost of living near schools in the top 20th percentile on test scores divided by the average cost of living near schools in the bottom 20th percentile on test scores" -- of 2.75, those with the least restrictive zoning practices had a gap of 2.39. This means that if a house near a low-performing school in a less-restrictive market cost $100,000, a house near a high-performing school would cost $239,000; in a more restrictive area, the costs would leap from $100,000 near a low-performing school to $275,000 near a high-performing school.
It makes sense, said Austin Wolf, a land use and zoning attorney at Cohen & Wolf, a Bridgeport based law firm, of which he is a co-founder.
"One reason, I guess, is because in towns like Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan and Westport, you have large-lot zoning. They're two- and three- and even as much as five-acre zoning in some towns, which increases the cost of land and also the cost of construction, because you have fewer housing units to absorb the cost of roads, stores and everything else that goes with them," Wolf said Thursday morning.
These restrictions drive home prices upward. But large-lot policies aren't the only zoning practices that can affect home values.
"The smaller towns in Fairfield County are always going to be more difficult to build in, because they're not pro-development," said Wolf, who has been practicing law for more than six decades since graduating from Harvard Law in 1951. Much of that time has centered around land use issues, and he was recently awarded the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the Connecticut Bar Association's Planning & Zoning Section.
"You have a more sensitive public also, in places like Westport, Darien, New Canaan and Greenwich. You have a sophisticated and reasonably affluent citizenry who watch everything like a hawk and attend zoning hearings almost like recreation," Wolf said. "They turn out for everything, and they're vociferous and usually organized. That makes a difference, and you don't find that as much in the bigger cities."
This active relationship with zoning laws and restrictions contributes to glaring differences from one town to another in Fairfield County. For example, 49.5 percent of fourth-grade students who attended elementary school in Bridgeport's 06604 ZIP code reached the state's goal on the math portion of the 2011 Connecticut Mastery Test. But 92.1 percent of students who attend school in the abutting 06825 ZIP code in Fairfield hit that mark.
The home value gap
The gap in home values is greater in Fairfield County than any of the other top-100 markets in the nation, Rothwell found. According to his report, the average annual cost to a renter or homeowner who lives near a school that falls into the top 20 percent when ranked by performance is $35,064 a year; the annual cost for a resident near a school in the bottom 20 percent is $10,026, for a "housing cost gap" of 3.5.
For comparison, Boise, Idaho's gap of 1.26 is the absolute smallest gap in the nation; residents near Boise's top-performing schools pay $11,342 per year for their homes while those near the lowest-performing schools pay $9,016.
"From the perspective of a family that would love to enroll their student in a high-performing school, what is it going to take in terms of housing cost to do that?" Rothwell asked last week. The answer is easy to calculate: About $25,000 more a year. To put that in perspective, that figure is roughly three times the amount of the average tuition bill at a private elementary school, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Damiano's plans to educate her daughter in Darien could carry a hefty price tag. While the average home value in Stamford's 06902 ZIP code, where Cloonan is located, is $538,798, the average cost in Darien's 06820 zip code is 38 percent higher at $741,465.
But with that increased home cost comes an increase in test scores. While 81.6 percent of fourth-grade students attending elementary schools in the 06902 zip code reached the state target on the 2011 math CMT's, 97.8 percent of Darien students did so.
Peer pressure
It's common knowledge that low-income students often reach state proficiency standards at a lower rate than their more affluent peers for a variety of reasons. And in towns like Darien, so few students were categorized as "economically disadvantaged" by federal standards that those students' results were not even included in 2011 achievement reports (No Child Left Behind mandates that each school have at least 20 students in a subgroup in order to report the subgroup's performance). Darien isn't the only district for which that data was unavailable; many of the county's smaller and more affluent towns -- New Canaan, New Fairfield, Brookfield, Sherman, Trumbull, Monroe, Newtown, Fairfield, Redding, Ridgefield, Easton, Wilton, Westport and Weston -- did not have enough students who qualified as economically disadvantaged when broken down to the school level.
And schools with lower concentrations of low-income students tend to fare better on standardized tests, while schools with more low-income students are often at the bottom of the performance scale. Luis Munoz Marin elementary school in Bridgeport, where every child qualified for free- or reduced-price lunch had the lowest number of fourth-grade students reaching proficiency in both math and reading in 2011. Meanwhile, 100 percent of fourth-grade students at Ridgefield's Farmingville Elementary, New Canaan's West Elementary and Darien's Holmes Elementary reached proficiency last year; not a single fourth-grade student in either of those three schools qualifies for the lunch subsidy.
But a student's ability to achieve cannot be predicted solely on his or her economic standing; the economic standing of other students in the classroom can also have a large effect on student test scores, Rothwell said.
"Students seem to do better when they attend high-performing, higher-scoring schools -- even low-income students who have disadvantaged backgrounds (in high-performing schools) do score higher than low-income students that go to schools that don't have high test scores," he said. "We found that low-income students do better when their non-poor peers score higher."
That was the case in Bethel, where 94.4 percent of the total fourth-grade population reached proficiency in math in 2011, along with 90 percent of low-income students. The district, which has only one elementary school serving fourth-graders, had the largest percentage of low-income fourth-graders meeting the state mark in the district.
Just being granted access to a high-performing school can help raise students' levels of learning, Rothwell argues. And in the end, gaining access to these institutions will affect more than the way students fill in bubble sheets on state tests.
"Test scores are a bureaucratic marker of performance, but the interesting thing is that the access to high quality schools matters not just for test scores, but for wages, for going to college and for the selectivity of those colleges," Rothwell said.
"To me, one of the striking things about this as I was writing it was that we typically think of the divide in education as being between private and public schools, or at least that's how I thought of it. But it turns out that it's extremely expensive to attend a high-scoring public school," he said. "That makes it very difficult for low-income families to move up the economic ladder or for those children to move up the economic ladder when, not only are they faced with the disadvantages that they get at home, but when they enter the public arena through our schools, the disadvantage is being reinforced."
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To the editor:
The Marshall Music Boosters would like to publicly commend Marshall Public Schools for receiving the National Association of Music Merchants' designation of Best Community for Music Education. This is a tremendous honor and something our entire community can be proud of.
The efforts of the music department faculty should be applauded, as well as the school board and administration for supporting the music department. The Best Communities designation recognizes collaborative, from-the-ground-up efforts of teachers, administrators, students and parents who continually work to keep comprehensive music education as an integral part of the core curriculum. This is the key to the success of Marshall Public Schools' music department and the Marshall Music Boosters are proud to support such efforts.
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Mayo will play Dublin or Kerry in next month's All-Ireland football final but victory came at a cost against Tyrone at Croke Park on Sunday.
Star forward Cillian O'Connor lasted just 11 minutes of the 1-16 to 0-13 win over the Ulsermen before a shoulder injury ended his involvement.
The freescoring attacker is now all but ruled out of the All-Ireland decider as Mayo seek to avenge last year's defeat to Donegal in the final.
O'Connor was taken to the nearby Mater Hospital with a suspected dislocated shoulder.
A statement issued by the Mayo County Board on Sunday night confirmed: "Cillian has suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder on the same shoulder he injured last year.
"His condition will be monitored closely over the next few days but his participation in the All-Ireland final on 21 September is now in serious doubt."
Boss James Horan also admitted O'Connor will struggle to make the final.
Horan said: "It doesn't look good for Cillian but we will give him as much time as he needs."
Tyrone led by a point at half-time, 0-7 to 0-6, but an early second-half penalty, converted by Alan Freeman, changed the course of the game.
Manager Horan said afterwards: "We started off particularly poorly, we looked slow and lethargic and Tyrone raced into a lead and we were just hanging in for, maybe, the first 20 minutes of the first half.
"We got to grips with it and sorted it out and started to grind it out. The last ten minutes of the first half were good, Christy Barrett went up and got a few great scores for us to give us a bit of momentum going into half-time.
"We had a chat about it at half-time, what we needed to do and we came out and in the first ten minutes of the second half we just played like we could and just took over the game.
"We were just very poor in the first half, we were too slow moving on the ball, we were running into traffic, talking wrong options and that sometimes happens when your focus is a little bit off.
"We tried to go back to basics and move the ball like we can. We got a couple of runs and Freeser [Alan Freeman] stuck away the penalty very well and we were in control from then on."


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During a recent visit to my favorite thrift store, I found a few Pyrex bowls in the happy Friendship pattern that I just adore (really, this just made me squeal!)
At the thrift store, I also discovered my favorite books from childhood for less than $2 for the entire set! I'm looking forward to sharing them with my own little farmer boys :).
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One day with the kids in good hands, we went for a long hike in beautiful Marin with our matching gorilla feet that make me giggle
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An international editorial team of Adventist Bible scholars has begun work on a new study Bible to be published by Andrews University Press, according to Niels-Erik Andreasen, president of Andrews University. Andreasen made the announcement on March 4 in connection with meetings of the Andrews University Board of Trustees.
Andreasen said the editorial team is preparing a work designed for lay Bible students around the world. "The Andrews Study Bible will provide the tools necessary for any Bible reader—no matter the level of theological training—to navigate the Scriptures in a meaningful way," he said.
Those tools will include an extensive study note and reference system, general articles on important theological and interpretive principles, maps, charts and indexes, all prepared for the general reader. Andreasen said that the heart of the Andrews Study Bible will be one of the standard English translations of the Bible commonly used by conservative evangelicals. The ultimate purpose will be to produce a work that is academically credible, theologically sound and practically useful for the individual reader, and for wide distribution in Adventist evangelism.
Andreasen, who is chair of the Andrews University Press Board, said that discussion about the project began nearly a year ago. "This is a very important initiative from the Andrews University Press and it is already receiving wide support. Mark Finley, vice president for evangelism for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Angel Rodriguez, director of the Biblical Research Institute and Gerry Karst, general vice president for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who also chairs the Andrews board, are serving as consultants on the project," he said.
"I'm very excited at the prospect of what this study Bible will do," said Finley. "Besides the tremendous value it will have for untold thousands of readers around the world in the years ahead, its production now will help scholars of the church to think as evangelists and its use will help the evangelists of the church to think as scholars."
Development of the publication, the first of its kind in Adventist publishing, has been delegated by the Andrews University Press Board to an oversight group called the Andrews Study Bible Project Committee, chaired by Andreasen. Members include Karst, Finley, Rodriguez and Denis Fortin, dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University; Juan Prestol, undertreasurer of the General Conference; two members of the Press staff; and Jon Dybdahl, named in January as general editor of the Andrews Study Bible.
Dybdahl is the recently retired president of Walla Walla University in College Place, Wash., and long-time professor of world mission at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews. Since accepting the general editorship, Dybdahl has quickly recruited a team of more than a dozen scholars to begin the editorial production.
"I am particularly excited about the impact this project can have on the church and the world," Dybdahl said. "If it can bring church members and those who are seeking God into direct contact with the Bible in a meaningful way, the possibilities of what can happen are limitless."
Andreasen said the project has been able to move ahead quickly because a request for start-up and development costs from the General Conference was granted.
Members of the Project Committee met with Dybdahl and the editorial team to formally commence work on Sunday, March 2, at Sutherland House on the Andrews University campus. The team continued its work on March 3, accepted assignments, signed contracts and returned home to start writing.


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I'm also of the people that liked Rorona. Maybe because it was my first Atelier game, and like you said unsmashable_pumpkin, the story and characters are so funny I just got into the mood, so even with tank controls, barebones graphics and time limits, I got to enjoy most of it.
That said, if you two enjoyed Rorona and don't speak Japanese to play the older titles, you really should look into Annie for DS, which was localized a few years back.
I'm playing Ayesha myself (a little break to play The Last of Us) but I'll get back to it. I'm liking it but so far I feel both Totori and Meruru are better so Klyde, I would try to get back at them when you think about giving them another shot.Now, changing topics a little, since we're talking about Ayesha, am I the only one that got a little confused about the new syntheses system in Ayesha compared to the Arland games?
Or, you could try something like Mana Khemia or Ar tonelico 1/2. Their systems are a bit older, but they're focused on something other than Alchemy and you can still get to learn if you find the system appealing.
ar tonelico is more enjoyable than the atelier series if the player hates alchemy, but! > the alchemy is in fact so good that it could inspire a player to get into an entire series focused on this crafting system they were just exposed to.Is this accurate?


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Historic Graphic Communication Library Donated to Cal Poly
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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SAN LUIS OBISPO – Printing Industries of America has agreed to donate to Cal Poly its renowned Edward H. Wadewitz Memorial Library, considered the largest, most complete, and most valuable graphic communication library in the world.
Rare materials from the collection will be added to the Special Collections and Archives department of the university's Robert E. Kennedy Library. The main Wadewitz collection will be housed at a site to be prepared on the Cal Poly campus.
Site preparation, review, description and relocation of the collection will cost about $100,000; ongoing services to provide access to the collection will require about $20,000 per year. An initial contribution of $25,000 has been received, said Harvey Levenson, retired head of Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Department and current director of the university's Graphic Communication Institute. Those wanting to support this initiative to preserve the printing industry's past are invited to make additional tax-deductible individual and corporate contributions and be recognized as a sponsor.
Founded in 1923 at the Lithographic Technical Foundation's (LTF) headquarters in Chicago, the Wadewitz Library moved to Pittsburgh in 1965, when the LTF became the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF). GATF consolidated with Printing Industries of America in 2003, and the name was changed to Printing Industries of America in 2008.
For nearly 100 years, the Wadewitz Library has been a valuable resource for industry professionals and a unique tool for researchers, chemists, physicists, educators, scholars and students. The library houses what is thought to be the largest intact collection of technical information and literature for the field of graphic communication and printing processes and related publications in the arts, sciences, engineering and business.
Its holdings include more than 180 currently published magazines and periodicals; 100 inactive or no-longer-published magazines dating back to the first issues of National Lithographer published in 1894; more than 15,000 books, texts and reports describing every aspect of the graphic communication and print processes; past and present GATF/LTF-published materials; Printing Industries of America publications, reports and affiliate information; information on related industry associations; and a variety of directories and other reference material.
The collections of historical interest and value include:
· The Frank Preucil Collection of 1,400 books. Preucil was considered by many to be the "father of densitometry" because he promoted the use of color reflection densitometry to control and evaluate process color printing in lithography. This extensive collection on the subject of color reproduction is thought to be one of the most complete historical libraries on the graphic arts process. The collection also includes rare books on printing and one of the few complete collections of the Penrose Annual.
· The Dr. Fred W. Billmeyer Collection of more than 200 books on color and related subjects, several complete collections of periodicals relating to color, and bound transcripts and reports. Billmeyer was a world-renowned color scientist, and his collection includes materials from the International Commission on Illumination. He also authored many books on color and polymers.
· The R.S. Fisch-Robert L. Leslie Graphic Arts Collection of books and journals on photography and photographic processes. The 200-plus books in the collection were published between 1855 and 1999 and include several very rare editions. Notable books are Photographic Chemistry by Thomas Frederick Hardwich, published in 1864, and Photographic Mosaics by Edward Livingston Wilson and Mathew Carey Lea, published in 1866. Fisch worked for 35 years as a corporate scientist in the Printing and Publishing Systems Division of 3M Co. and holds 37 U.S. patents on color photography, photo resist imaging, non-silver imaging, color proofing, silver recovery, and substrate addendum.
· The Lee Augustine Collection with more than 500 rare volumes on the history of printing, including The Printers Manual dated 1817, believed to be the first printing manual published in the United States.
· The William Stevens Collection, named after a former GATF research committee chairman, contains more than 50 graphic arts books, clippings and advertisements dating from the early 1900s.
· The Printing Industries of America Collection of early PIA books, reports and early board meeting minutes.
· The Al Materazzi Collection includes early Research Department reports from the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation and its predecessor, the Lithographic Technical Foundation. Materazzi was deeply involved in environmental issues and compliance work and was involved in preparing data and documentation related to lithographic platemaking.
· The Seybold Collection of all published Seybold Reports, including reports and books.
"The agreement to transfer the monumental Edward H. Wadewitz Library to Cal Poly concludes months of negotiations," Levenson said. "The Wadewitz Library will be a major resource for students, professors and members of industry from North America and around the world who visit Cal Poly." Physical transfer of the E.H. Wadewitz collection will commence once financial commitments are confirmed.
Cal Poly's University Librarian Anna Gold notes that the Wadewitz collection will bring new depth and breadth to existing library strengths in the technology and history of the printing industry. "In this digital age, there's renewed interest in print processes," Gold said. "We are delighted to imagine Cal Poly as the future home of a collection that means so much to industry leaders."
Dee Gentile, Printing Industries of America managing editor and information officer, played a key role in transferring the library holdings. She discovered the Wadewitz Library on her first visit to the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation in 1974.
"I have spent many days in the library conducting research and learning about the print and graphic communication industry," Gentile said. "There is still much to be learned from these historical holdings. Cal Poly will be a great place for students and others to delve into the depth of the holdings and rich history of the industry."
Well-known industry leader Raymond J. Prince, also instrumental in bringing the resource to Cal Poly, said, "The Printing Industries of America donation and the holdings of the Graphic Communication Department's Resource Room will make this the largest graphic communication library in the world. During my days at GATF, I found inspiration in the writings of hundreds of writers."
The Resource Room contains many rare publications, including a complete set of American Printer magazines dating from 1883 and a complete set of Graphic Arts Monthly from its beginnings in 1929.
Moving the Wadewitz Library to Cal Poly continues a partnership between Cal Poly and Printing Industries of America to keep the history of printing and related processes in the forefront of industry leaders.
Printing Industries of America President and CEO Michel Makin said he welcomes the opportunity to partner with the university. "Cal Poly has the resources and knowledgeable staff to manage this amazing collection. The students and staff will have at their fingertips a wealth of information and be able to attain a great appreciation of our industry."
Levenson noted that print media "is often considered the most pervasive, informative, detailed and meaningful mass communication that has ever existed. The Wadewitz Library will help perpetuate this understanding and could be used in planning how the medium may be successfully used today and in the future."
"The Wadewitz Library also serves as a viable working library consistent with Cal Poly's Learn by Doing philosophy."
Douglas Epperson, dean of Cal Poly's College of Liberal Arts (in which the Graphic Communication Department is housed), said, "As Cal Poly grows its undergraduate offerings and expands its graduate programs, the Wadewitz Library will serve interdisciplinary education. A new graphic communication master's degree program in printed electronics and functional imaging is scheduled to begin next year. Cal Poly has become one of the most selective comprehensive universities in the nation, with students among the country's top achievers. The Wadewitz Library will enhance the education of these future leaders in graphic communication and related fields."
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With Chaffetz out June 30, Republican candidates rush to fill his seat
Watch below as Jason Chaffetz explains why he is leaving the U.S. House of Representatives on June 30.
(KUTV) Provo Mayor John Curtis, who has been considering running for Utah's third congressional seat, tweeted Thursday he is "feeling more & more like it's the right thing to do."
Curtis, who announced last year he would not seek re-election as mayor, said he and his wife would announce a decision in the next few days.
"I want to make sure it's right," Curtis told 2News. "I want to make sure that I have something to offer, and when I'm there I'll make my announcement."
Meanwhile, State Rep. Brad Daw (R-Orem) confirmed to 2News he plans to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jason Chaffetz on June 30. Chaffetz announced Thursday he would leave office a year-and-a-half before his term is set to expire.
"It just feels like the right time to me. I've been very successful with the state," said Daw. "I live right in the middle of the district. I've got a lot of good support and a lot of good people asking me to run."
State Sen. Margaret Dayton (R-Orem) announced Thursday afternoon she would join the race.
"I have a record of standing up for the states," Dayton said, "of trying to make sure that we align our powers with the Constitution."
State Sen. Deidre Henderson (R-Spanish Fork), who told 2News last month she is seriously considering running for the seat, has an announcement planned for Friday morning.
American Fork attorney Damian Kidd, who announced he would challenge Chaffetz before the congressman said he would step down, said Thursday he is still in the race.
"I think being a political outsider is an asset in this race," Kidd said. "We need somebody to go back, drain the swamp, balance the budget."
Matthew Holland, president of Utah Valley University, has topped several recent polls of possible third district Republican contenders. A university spokeswoman said Holland was out of the country Thursday and unavailable for comment. He told 2News earlier this month he isn't ruling out running but is happy at his current job.
Chris Herrod, a former state representative from Provo, also told 2News he is considering running.
Chaffetz originally announced in April his intention not to seek re-election, citing the many nights away from home as well as his desire to return to the private sector. He did not rule out a future political run. Chaffetz, who has served in Congress since 2009, has previously expressed interest in running for governor. That race is set for 2020.
Previously, Democrat Dr. Kathryn Allen announced she would run against Chaffetz and received significant financial support in her election bid. Activist Ben Frank is also running as a Democrat.


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Three days before she was to be admitted as a full member of the Chinese Communist Party in early June, graduate economics student Li Yingzi was blunt about her reasons for wanting to join the ruling party.
"It's a good idea so as to ensure a better future for myself," she explained. "It will be easier if I want to become a civil servant … because membership in the party will show my loyalty."
That is an attitude that Yang Jisheng, a veteran party member, finds deeply disappointing. When he joined the party in 1964, he recalls, "I wanted to devote myself to social justice. The party stood for justice and equality and for ordinary people suffering hardship."
But as the Communist party celebrated its 90 year anniversary on July 1, it is a very different animal indeed from the secretive, illegal group that 13 Chinese revolutionaries including Mao Zedong founded in Shanghai in 1921 at their first national congress.
"The party has the same name as before, but the old party was destroyed," says Sidney Rittenberg, an American who joined Mao's forces in 1946 and remained a party member for 33 years. "It used to be a moral presence representing a vision of the future and a set of ethics for today. You don't have either of those anymore."
It was only three years ago that Xi Jinping, tipped to be the party's next General Secretary and thus the president of the nation, acknowledged formally that the Communist party was no longer a revolutionary force.
But for decades it had abandoned Communist ideology, and today preaches "a harmonious society" instead of traditional class struggle, while claiming to represent all Chinese people, not just the proletariat.
The party's primary goal today, say critics inside and outside the membership, is to maintain its own monopoly power over the status quo at all costs.
The party has made "undeniable achievements" for its country in economic terms, Mr. Rittenberg points out. "But the leaders' core view is 'après nous, le deluge' [after us, the deluge"] and you must not challenge the Communist party's absolute right to rule."
On reflection, Ms. Li, who underwent an arduous two year apprenticeship before being allowed to join the party, couches her ambitions in more idealistic terms than mere careerism. She says being a party member will "make it easier for me to become a major force in Chinese society, and contribute to society."
Headlong rush for economic development
But while China's nominally Communist leaders declare their goal of a harmonious society, their headlong rush for economic development has led to the polar opposite of the dream that motivated the first party members – Karl Marx's vision of a society founded on the principle of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
China today displays one of the most unequal wealth distribution patterns in the world. Its Gini coefficient, which measures relative wealth in a society, stands at 0.47 – well above the level generally thought liable to provoke social conflict.
The problem of corruption
More worryingly for those who look to the party to preserve social stability through honest leadership, party membership has become the single most important route to personal wealth in today's China, where corruption has become endemic.
"Officials' basic interest is in maintaining their power because if they lose it they lose their ability to make financial profit," charges Mr. Yang, deputy editor of Yanhuang Chunqiu, a magazine published by reform-minded Communist party members.
Party leaders from President Hu Jintao on down publicly and regularly about the evils of corrupt officials, who have to be party members to be officials, using their positions to enrich themselves. There is no sign, however, that internal party investigations, public trials, and the occasional execution, have done much to control the problem.
"The machine is viewed as so corrupt…that they have no moral appeal to make whatsoever," says Mr. Rittenberg.
Once, he recalls, "corruption just was not allowed because they understood that this was the moral basis of their leadership: As long as people saw their leaders were clean, they were willing to suffer. Today people with power are almost expected to use it to their own advantage."
Ms. Li, as she steps into this world, would not go that far. But like many of her generation she finds official corruption particularly abhorrent, and she also fears the threat it poses to her party's standing and future.
"I'm quite concerned that corruption may harm the party's legitimacy," she says. "Absolute power leads to absolute corruption and that leads to absolute failure."
Li is confident that will not happen, and that "the party will warn itself and stimulate itself to avoid failure."
Rittenberg is not so sanguine, but says that he hopes the party can overcome corruption "because one hopes to see a relatively easy transition rather than let things get so bad it leads to turmoil."
Transformation bound?
What such a transition from one party rule might look like is anything but clear, and the Communist party is not publicly entertaining any such idea. Indeed, since jasmine revolutions broke out earlier this year in North Africa, the party has seemed more jealous than ever of its grip on power, and the government has launched a particularly harsh crackdown on all criticism and dissent to ensure that it does not face similar unrest.
Eventually, Yang predicts, it will be the force of public opinion and civil society that will oblige the party to change its ways, to allow more space for opponents, and to risk losing power. But he does not expect this to happen for decades, and nor does he want to see the party relinquish power too suddenly.
"The ruling party has been in power for decades," he points out. "It has government experience. In a power vacuum the future would be very hard to predict. We have to carry out reform within the framework of one party rule, and move forward gradually to avoid great disorder."
Whatever the Communist Party of China has been in the past, and whatever it may become in the future, says Rittenberg, one fact stands out. "At this point," he says, "There is absolutely no alternative."


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Previewing 2010's RVB Top 50 Dealer Awards
September 10, 2010 by Bob Ashley · Comments Off on Previewing 2010's RVB Top 50 Dealer Awards
Indeed, these awards are quickly becoming an industry tradition – one that's about to be renewed at the 3rd Annual RV Business Top 50 Dealer Awards reception and dinner on the evening of Wed., Oct. 6, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas during the Recreation Vehicle Dealer Association's (RVDA) annual RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, which takes place Oct. 4-8 at the same hotel.
To shed some light on the whole program on the eve of this year's dinner, tickets for which are currently on sale through RVBUSINESS.com, RVB Senior Editor Bob Ashley interviewed those directly responsible for the program under the umbrella of parent company Affinity Group Inc. (AGI) — RVB Publisher Sherman Goldenberg, AGI Event Coordinator and Sales Director Chuck Lasley and B.J. Thompson, president of northern Indiana public relations agency of BJ Thompson Associates Inc.
Here's the crux of that interview:
Q: Now in your third year with the RV Business Top 50 Dealer Awards, what are your thoughts about this whole endeavor and how it's developed?
Goldenberg: We really couldn't be more pleased with the progress we've made, especially taking into account the times — the roller coaster economy and the political headwinds we've experienced. That said, it's gained in prestige, finesse and depth. We're better at this than we were two years ago and are happy to be doing it again.
Lasley: And I think it's also important to recognize the fact that we're accomplishing what we set out to do – helping to elevate the best practices of the dealers. We are receiving more applications than we ever have.
Thompson: The program has gained in integrity, and we as coordinators and purveyors of the program have indeed, as Sherm said, gotten better at what we set out to do. That is, we've refined the applications so that they're easier to fill out and still have pertinent information for the judges to judge. And the dealers in general have recognized the program as supportive of excellence, especially in the area of customer satisfaction.
Q: Why is it important, in your view, to recognize dealers?
Goldenberg: It's at the very core of what a trade journal should be doing — in this case recognizing dealers for doing well in all aspects of their businesses. In these times, again, I feel that persevering and keeping one's eye on the ball with regard to professionalism is even more imperative.
Thompson: As more of an industry generalist and industry promoter, I'm thrilled to see anyone or any organization support the industry in making it better. RVBusiness has stepped up to that in a major way.
Q: What should one glean from the dealers who were selected?
Thompson: That they are highly professional and provide excellent customer service, which is recognized by high consumer satisfaction.
Goldenberg: If they're not doing that – if they're not taking care of customers – then they may as well get into another business.
Thompson: For the industry to have a good reputation among those we hope to attract, we need to showcase the good dealers, the great dealers who take care of their customers. In any business, there are those who focus only on the sales. This particular program draws attention to excellent customer service practices.
Q: And how does this all correlate with RVDA and its convention?
Goldenberg: It completely overlaps with what the individual members of RVDA are likely to be doing every day in their businesses. The mission of the Top 50 dealer awards is to focus on the daily practices of good retailers. Good practices equal good dealers. It's that simple. Let me add, we feel our associating the program with RVDA's Con/Expo is a mutually beneficial arrangement that we hope continues through the years.
Thompson: There is a great synergism here. The RV Business Top 50 awards and dinner is better by being associated and timed with the RVDA Con/Expo, and we've talked with a number of dealers who are receiving the award who said that that they will be attending the Con/Expo because they're receiving a Top 50 Award. So, RVDA in my view is enhanced by the timing of the dinner and awards program. Besides the logistics of tying in the RVDA Con/Expo, the program itself ties into what RVDA is all about: That is, to help its members become better dealers.
Q: What is the Leadership Alliance we see referenced so often in Top 50 promotions, and how does one become a Leadership Alliance member?
Lasley: The Leaderhip Alliance members are part of an elite group of suppliers. Each LA member has decided to be part of a movement helping to promote the best practices we are trying to promote here at RVBusiness. These companies underwrite and sponsor the program, but it's more than that. They want to be part of a program whose entire purpose is to uplift, promote, enhance and strengthen RV dealers from all over North America. Our hope is that each LA member can be recognized for their contribution to the Top 50 which has had nothing but a positive impact on our industry.
Q: Is this program a big moneymaker for Affinity Group, RVB's parent company?
Lasley: No, on the contrary, our goal for the RVBusiness Top 50 program is for it to pay for itself. It is our hope that Affinity can play a role in helping this industry grow. When that happens, the entire industry benefits, even if the Top 50 program is only at a break-even point in terms of revenue.
Q: Does the work of the Go RVing Coalition's Committee on Excellence still play a role in all this?
Thompson: Yes, it does. The Go RVing Committee on Excellence spent a lot of time and effort developing some specific practices. We were able to use the committee report to develop certain questions in the Top 50 application. Thus, there's a direct correlation from the Committee on Excellence to the application to what the judging panel reviews for the selection of the awards.
Q: How does RVIA, if at all, fit into this?
Goldenberg: While this clearly is a dealer-driven event, it's part of a bigger universe, and it remains our conviction that the manufacturers, through RVIA, should at least have a seat at the table. Therefore, at this year's dinner, we plan, for a time, to have the chairmen of both trade associations at the podium.
Lasley: It's important that we have those organizations and their support of this program because, as we mentioned earlier, this isn't just a dealer event. It's an industry event. Everybody benefits when dealers utilize best practices.
Thompson: Manufacturers play a very key role in providing nominations because of their day-to-day contact with dealers. Manufacturers know which dealers are trying hard to do the right things to elevate the satisfaction of customers. So, we have asked them to provide us with the names of their better dealers. The size of the dealership doesn't matter in those nominations. What we are looking at is quality. If a dealer has just a few employees and their sales are minimal in a smaller market, if they are doing a great job in customer satisfaction, the program is designed to promote that dealer.
Q: What is the purpose of using a third-party format to administer the application process?
Goldenberg: We realized since Day One that we needed to build a firewall of sorts between the industry – ourselves included — and the selection process. Therefore, we have created an independent body, which we call the panel of experts — which is overseen by BJ Thompson Associates — to coordinate the actual selections. As a result, we as a trade journal staff never even take possession of the applications. They remain on the other side of the firewall with BJ Thompson Associates.
Thompson: The process is not perfect, but it's good and it's credible. I'm pleased to be associated with a program that genuinely wants to raise the bar of professionalism of the industry for the entire good of the industry.
Q: Who is on the panel?
Goldenberg: They are well known industry people. We don't publicize their names, but we will tell anyone who really wants to know. Just give me a call at (574) 457-3370 and I'll tell you who they are. That's how upfront we are.
Q: You've chosen a rather controversial personality for your keynote speaker this year, haven't you?
Goldenberg: Controversial? Yes, I guess I'd agree with that description. You know, when we talk each winter about what we want in a keynote speaker, our goal more than anything else is to be relevant — to provide food for thought to an intelligent crowd of business people, not just light-weight jokes and dinner chatter. So, on the brink of the national mid-term elections, we thought that bringing to the table a high profile national political commentator — of any political persuasion — would be the thing to do.
Having said that, we can promise you that RVBusiness or its parent company are not in the business of endorsing any one political viewpoint or any named candidates, and that's even more the case in the upcoming mid-term elections.
With the Tea Partiers and the current liberal administration, with those in favor of more austere spending and those supporting more stimulus expenditures, with issues like immigration and the mosque at Ground Zero, these are indeed wild and crazy times. And we trust that those who join us for dinner on the evening on Oct. 6 will come away invigorated — whether they agree with Ann Coulter or not. As quick and provocative as she is, we can assure you that Ann Coulter's not going to change anyone's mind. So, the experience should be fun and worthwhile – like a New England town hall meeting.


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Annual Girls' Haven Benefit Golf Tournament
Girls' Haven is holding its annual Benefit Golf Tournament Monday, May 12 at Beaumont Country Club.
The course will open up at 11 a.m. for practice and there will be a lunch held at the Country Club Grill at 11:30. There is a shotgun start for all of the teams at 1 p.m. Food and refreshments will be provided throughout the course. Play is expected to be completed by 5 p.m., with an awards ceremony to follow.
Last year, the Annual Benefit Golf Tournament raised $110,000 for Girls' Haven.
Please contract Alice Teeler at (409) 832-6223 for sponsorship or team information and questions regarding the tournament.


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Julie's Cozy & Vibrant Vintage Kitchen
A few months ago we had Small Cool 2010 running on Apartment Therapy. Recently, one of the contestants home was revisited. We're sure you remember Julie's Cozy & Vibrant. Julie's home is just exactly that &mdash cozy and very vibrant, complete with a vintage kitchen.
Julie is a real estate agent in Portland, Oregan &mdash that certainly explains a lot! Her small 410 square foot home was converted from apartments into condos and she knew the space was plenty for one. She also did her homework and realized that bright and bold colors work beautifully in small spaces.
She was able to pull off a bright pink dining room &mdash not an easy task. While at first it's certainly eye catching, you warm up to it and actually grow to really enjoy it. It's a great offset to the white yet vibrant vintage kitchen. Julie did some remodeling in the kitchen to facilitate her needs and to create more space. She removed an old dishwasher and replaced it with a compact fridge for one. Freeing up the giant space where the fridge used to be created some much needed cabinet space. She had cabinets custom made to match the original still in the kitchen.
The glass cabinet doors are perfect for a small scale kitchen. It adds the illusion of more space because your eyes don't come to a crashing halt on a solid surface. Julie was extremely successful in adding additional space in her kitchen. She found a butcher block table that fits perfectly between the stove and end cases. We're pretty jealous of the built ins and the overall cleanliness of her kitchen!
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text: Brexit - an expensive divorce? The key legal issues Share this 5 APR 2017 By: Jeroen Jansen The UK's exit from the EU was never going to be easy. Increasingly, it is looking as though it might also be very expensive. In recent months, there have been various reports that the UK could have to pay anything up to €60 billion on its departure, in order to cover outstanding spending commitments and liabilities. Alongside the number-crunching, a number of difficult legal issues are also beginning to take shape. The legal basis for any exit payment is fundamental, but still needs clarification. The House of Lords European Union Committee recently released a report on the EU budget based on evidence taken from economists, lawyers, MEPs and others. The report weighed up a number of possible legal positions and concluded that - from a purely legal perspective - the UK is able to leave the EU without being liable for any outstanding financial obligations. If this is right, then there would be no exit bill at all. This is on the basis that the EU treaties and all obligations - including financial - arising under them simply fall away on Brexit. However, this could be an over-simplification. First of all, this conclusion is not binding and other opinions on the legal position have been expressed, not least in evidence to the House of Lords. Meanwhile in Brussels, working groups of Commission and Council - working on the basis that there are commitments for the UK to honour - have extensively reviewed the various relevant budget lines that should be taken into consideration in preparing the separation bill. Background EU budgeting is very complex and any attempt to put a precise number on the sums involved at this stage is inevitably somewhat speculative. However there are certain core elements that fall to be considered. Central to any exit calculation is the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework. This comprises an agreed maximum spend across a seven year period on specific EU programmes across a range of areas, including agriculture, research and economic development. The current Multiannual Financial Framework sets out the EU's planned spending for 2014 to the end of 2020 and allows the EU to commit to spend €960 billion across this period. Now that the UK has triggered Article 50, subject to an agreement to extend the two year negotiation period this will see the UK leaving the EU more than 18 months before the current MFF expires. Another large slice of potential liabilities comprises "reste a liquider". These are commitments that have already been made to specific projects but are yet to be paid out. Some of those projects may proceed, others may not. The size of the "reste a liquider" has been growing since the 2008 recession. Current levels are more than €200 billion. Finally, there are pensions liabilities, due to former employees (and in due course current employees) of the various EU institutions. Pensions liabilities are paid out of the EU budget. In addition to liabilities, the EU also has assets, such as property, equipment and loans. It is unclear whether the UK has a claim to a proportion of these assets. If it does so, in financial terms this number might be set off against liabilities. Finally, the UK is also a shareholder in the European Investment Bank and there is likely to be a value in this equity. Eight legal considerations The core legal considerations are these: This is uncharted territory. There is no precedent. No analysis currently being undertaken is binding. This makes it a classic "shade of grey area". Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which sets out the mechanism for a Member State to leave the EU, is very short-form. It offers no specific guidance on the question of budget or financial liabilities. The Vienna Convention on the law of treaties states that, unless the treaty provides otherwise (or the parties agree otherwise), the termination of a treaty releases the parties from an obligation to perform further, but does not affect any right or obligation created through the execution of the treaty prior to its termination. According to the House of Lords report, Article 50 does not need to be interpreted in light the Vienna Convention, because the TEU provides for a complete process for withdrawal. But there are other views on this question. Is the Vienna Convention relevant and if so, what are the implications? At the same time one can argue that in the EU Aquis Communautaire sufficient obligations have been created that are agreed and these should also be honoured as part of an exit from the EU: The UK's financial obligations are sufficiently enshrined in the Aquis Communautaire. The multiannual framework provides for what happens if the EU is enlarged within the seven year period covered. But it is silent on what happens if a Member State leaves the EU - not surprising since the EU Institutional architecture is not designed for departures. The multiannual framework can however be revised in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Is Brexit "unforeseen" for these purposes? The departure of a Member State is unprecedented, but the possibility of this happening has been allowed for, in Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, since 2009. What if there is a dispute about the UK's liability post-Brexit? It is unclear who would hear the case. Currently, Section 3 of the European Communities Act gives the ECJ precedence in the UK. But ending the jurisdiction of the ECJ is one of the UK Government's key objectives. Once the UK has left the EU, another forum will be needed to decide disputes. Expectation is that such test before the ECJ will take place in the next two years, before the UK effectively leaves the EU. How would any judgment about outstanding liabilities be enforced? Again, this is unclear although individual Member States have already indicated that there will be no new arrangement unless the UK honours the existing obligations and exit bill. If the UK does have to make a payment, can it set off its share of the EU's assets against that number? Once again, the position is unclear. The EU is a standalone entity with its own legal personality. It may be that the UK simply has no rights to its assets at all, unless agreement to the contrary is reached (and this is the view taken by the House of Lords report). A legal debate or a political one? The legal arguments will remain untested, and the legal answers unknown, until such point where they come to be heard in an appropriate forum. In reality this may never happen, because the solution to the question of the exit bill is likely to be found in a political negotiation, with give and take on both sides. But in Brussels it is expected that - even with clarification of some of the elements - the remaining bill could be anywhere between €55-60 billion. The consequences of the UK leaving the EU without reaching an arrangement about the EU budget would be significant in terms of establishing future relationships with the remaining EU Member States. All in all, a negotiated solution looks preferable to protracted and complex legal wrangling in an untested forum that risks resulting in an outcome that suits no-one. That said, if the UK Government feels it has a strong legal argument that there will be no liability on the UK on Brexit at all, this may provide a useful negotiating tool. Once again, though, it seems as though the implications of Brexit will turn as much on the legal as the political issues.


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The White D40 Studio HD LED Fixture with Edison Connector from ETC uses the patented x7 Color System, mixing 5 colors with 2 different white LEDs to create brilliant HD white light with high color-rendering qualities. Desire Studio HD luminaire produces brilliant white light that naturally illuminates talent – on screen or on stage. It comes with 40 LED emitters.
The D40 Studio HD array blends warm-white and cool-white LEDs with a touch of x7 color to give you variable color-temperatures mixing with refined white-point control and precise color rendering. The 5 colored emitters fill in the white LED spectral gaps to give you rich white light to beautifully illuminate skin tones, sets, and clothing – in person or on camera. The Studio HD luminaire offers a range of color temperatures from 800 to 20,000 K and allows you to vary lighting tint with easy green and magenta tint-control. It is suitable for indoor broadcast, theater, or architectural uses, and for use in houses of worship – where color temperature and skin-tone rendering are critical.
The D40 Studio HD LED Fixture can be configured to operate under console control for studio systems or in stand-alone settings for location lighting when a console isn't available. The user interface enables easy configuration and specific features for video and film professionals.
Note: All LED sources experience some lessening of light output and some color shift over time. LED output will vary with thermal conditions. Ambient temperatures and orientation affect thermal conditions. Based on the LED manufacturer's B50 l70 specification, a Selador luminaire will achieve approx. 70% of its initial output after 50,000 hours of typical usage. In individual situations, LEDs will be used for different durations and at different levels, which may eventually lead to minor alterations in color performance, necessitating slight adjustment to presets, cues or programs.
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|100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, universal power input
|Maximum Power Consumption
|110 W, 1.0 / 0.5 A, 120/240 V at full intensity
|Field Angle
|17° (primary)
|Ambient Operating Temperature
|-4 to 104°F (-20 to 40°C)
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|Overall: 10.6 x 19.3 x 10.4" (269.2 x 490.2 x 264.1 mm)
|14.1 lb (6.4 kg)
|Packaging Info
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
|21.0 x 18.0 x 16.0"


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- Transfer News
Costa passes Chelsea medical
Diego Costa has passed a medical at Chelsea ahead of a transfer worth a reported £32 million from Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea paid the €40m buy-out clause in Costa's contract, the BBC and the Guardian reported on Wednesday. A source later confirmed to ESPN that the striker has successfully completed his medical.
Costa's agent, Jorge Mendes, also represents Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and a deal is expected to be sealed in the near future although, according to Spanish newspaper Marca, official news of the transfer will be held until June 30 so that the transfer income can be counted in the next tax year.
Costa, who has been selected in Spain's World Cup squad this summer despite injury concerns, scored 27 goals in La Liga this season as Atletico were crowned domestic champions, but lost out in the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
Mourinho said on several occasions during his first season back in charge of Chelsea that the strikers at his disposal - Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres and Demba Ba - did not match his requirements.
Eto'o appears certain to leave following the expiry of his contract but there are now indications that Torres and Ba could remain at Stamford Bridge next season. It is unclear whether Romelu Lukaku, who has enjoyed a successful season on loan at Everton, will be given a chance to press his claims.


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Tickets Available for 14th August Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter Event at London's O2
Jul 25, 2011
Empire BIG SCREEN have released individual tickets for the WarnerBros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter event, which will take place at The O2 in London on the 14th August (next month). A press release explains the event in more detail:
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London ' The Making of Harry Potter is a
behind-the-scenes walking tour scheduled to open in Spring 2012. The
unique tour will give visitors the first ever chance to visit the real
Harry Potter film sets to learn more about the workings of the
breathtaking special effects and the incredible animatronics, as well as
experience the sheer scale and incredible detail of the sets used by
the cast and crew on all the films.
Details for the UK's most highly anticipated visitor attraction will
be revealed in a special live showcase at Empire Presents BIG SCREEN
event on Sunday, 14th August at 16:30 (GMT) within indigO² at London's
The O² and will be shared by special guests from the cast and crew from
the most successful film series of all time, Harry Potter. The event
will culminate with an exciting announcement that both film and Harry
Potter fans will not want to miss.
Cast and crew will be present at the event's live showcase and tickets, at £10 apiece, can be bought on the Empire BIG SCREEN website at this link. You can also keep up with information about the event via the BIG SCREEN Twitter and Facebook accounts.


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Video Baluns / Transmission > Nitek VB41x4 - Four Balun Transceiver Card
The VB41x4 modular card is designed for use with the modular rack system. Each card has 4 video balun units, built-in surge suppression and video loss detection.
The Nitek video baluns are transmission devices that provide a low cost means of sending live video over unshielded twisted pair, point-to-point wiring for distances of up to 750 feet (225 meters). The Nitek video baluns are also compatible with all of the up-the-coax control systems.
A basic system would require one unit at each end of a twisted pair of wires. The Nitek video baluns are intended for use over existing in house telephone wiring, Category 5 wiring or other twisted pair cable runs to provide a convenient, cost-effective alternative to coax. Nitek video baluns are designed to provide immunity from noise and interference, even when running next to line power!
The VB41x4 plugs into the RK400 card cage, which holds up to ten (10) modular cards. The RK400 card cage is a powered card cage that accepts the full line of Nitek receiver units. This modular plug-in feature allows the system to be custom configured for each application and provides easy expandability.
Two VB37 devices M or F in any combination are required for transmission over a single UTP.
The Nitek video balun is recommended for use with unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring. The systems will operate over wire gauges from 26 AWG through 12 AWG. Category 2, 3, 4 or 5 cable may be used. Individually shielded pairs should be avoided, as they drastically reduce the operating range of the systems. Multi-pair cable with an overall shield is acceptable. Video can be operated in the same communication cable coexistent with telephone, computer, control signals, power voltages and other video signals. While video may be routed through telephone punch-down block terminals, any bridge-taps, also called T- taps and any resistive, capacitive or inductive devices MUST BE removed from the pair.
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We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
The Bucs in the A-Sun Tournament
Entering just their sixth Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, the Buccaneers are 10-3 all-time and are currently on a seven-game winning streak in tournament play ... Most recently, ETSU enjoyed a perfect 3-0 run through the event a year ago en route to a second straight conference title and trip to the NCAAs ... The Bucs' previous trips included a loss in the first round of the event in 2006, advancing to the finals in 2007, falling in the semifinals in 2008, and winning the tournament in both 2009 and 2010 ... In conference tournaments all-time (including the Southern and Ohio Valley), the Bucs are 40-21, having gone 8-3 in league championship final games.
Bucs hoping to add one more NCAA trip
Having already made nine trips to the NCAA Tournament in its history, the ETSU men's basketball team would like to add another conference tournament trophy to the case in the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center ... The Bucs' current stretch of success under head coach Murry Bartow is arguably the second best run in ETSU hoops history ... The most memorable stretch was from 1989 to 1992, when the Bucs made four straight trips to the NCAAS, were ranked in the Top 10 nationally (1991), and defeated Arizona in the NCAA first round of the tournament in 1992 ... The Bucs only other trip prior to that run came in 1968 ... While head coach Ed DeChellis took the Bucs to the tournament in 2003, Bartow has taken the Bucs to the tournament three times (2004, 2009 and 2010), while also leading ETSU to the 2007 NIT.
The series versus North Florida
ETSU and North Florida have met 11 times, with ETSU a perfect 11-0 ... The Bucs won the last meeting between the two schools last month, winning 75-53 in Johnson City, Tenn. ... The two teams have never played in A-Sun Tournament action.
Last time against North Florida
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 13, 2011) - Senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) scored a career high 29 points in a double-double effort, and his fellow classmates enjoyed a victorious Senior Day as the ETSU men's basketball team cruised to a 75-53 win over North Florida in Atlantic Sun Conference play inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... In the 2010-11 home finale for the Buccaneers, Smith and fellow seniors Micah Williams (Manchester), Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and De'Shaud Johnson (Riverdale, Ga.) were all in the starting lineup and blitzed out to a 28-11 lead. ... While Smith finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds to pick up his 14th career double-double, junior Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) netted 18 points, and Williams pitched in 15. As a team, the Bucs shot 46 percent from the floor and held UNF to 33 percent from the field - and just 19 percent from 3-point range. ... The Bucs forced 16 UNF turnovers and ETSU shot an impressive 19-of-21 (91 percent) from the free throw line.
Last time out
MACON, Ga. (March 2, 2011) - Senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) made a game-saving steal with three seconds left and scored a game-high 24 points, as the ETSU men's basketball team survived a major scare and dropped Campbell 54-53 during quarterfinal play in the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Championship at the University Center. ... In a one-point game with just seconds remaining, Campbell's senior guard Junard Hartley dribbled into the lane while attempting to make a game-winning play. Smith, the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year, came from behind Hartley and stole the ball away to save the victory. ... Leading by as many as 15 points in the second half, the Bucs were not able to put Campbell away and looked on as the Camels ultimately cut the lead to 54-53 on a pair of free throws from Rico Ferguson. The Bucs had possession of the ball with 35 seconds left and were attempting to milk the clock when sophomore guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) committed an offensive foul away from the ball. That set up Campbell's final attempt to win the game, but Smith wouldn't allow it. ... For the game, Smith finished with 24 points and six rebounds, and was the only ETSU player in double figures. Meanwhile, Campbell's Eric Griffin led the way with 16 points, while Amir Celestin and Martell Jackson had 10 points apiece. ... ETSU struggled to get comfortable in the first half, hitting on just 7-of-18 shots from the field and committing 10 turnovers before the intermission. Campbell took advantage and led by as many as four at 16-12 with just over nine minutes left before the break. ... The Buccaneers did respond, using a 16-of-18 clip from the free throw line to ultimately go on a 9-3 run in the final two minutes and lead 31-24 at the break. Smith had 10 points in the first half to lead all scorers, while sophomore forward J.C. Ward (Marietta, Ga.) came off the bench to score five points and grab a pair of rebounds. ... In the second half, ETSU rediscovered its offensive rhythm early on and used a 10-2 run to build a 41-26 advantage with 14:23 left in the game. However, Campbell did not go away and quickly produced an 14-3 run of its own to cut the lead back to four at 44-40 with eight minutes on the clock. ... During the Campbell run, the Achilles heel for the Bucs was their foul shooting. After doing so well at charity stripe in the first half, the Bucs hit on just two of its first eight free throws in the second half. Ultimately, Smith scored 10 of the Bucs final 12 points and got the play of the game with his steal in the final seconds.
Bucs get first win in the 50s
Entering Wednesday's quarterfinal matchup with Campbell, the Bucs were 0-5 this season in games which they scored in the 50s ... That ended against the Camels, as the Bucs held on for a one-point win 54-53.
Smith named A-Sun POTY, Williams second team
The Atlantic Sun Conference office announced Tuesday that senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) was a unanimous pick as the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year, while fellow senior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) was a second team pick ... Smith becomes the ninth ETSU players all-time to win a conferenc POTY honor, and he is the fourth player to do so under head coach Murry Bartow ... He joins former Bucs Zakee Wadood (2004), Tim Smith (2006) and Courtney Pigram (2007) to win the honor under Bartow's direction ... This year, Smith led the Bucs in points (16.9 ppg), while finishing second in rebounds (6.9 rpg) ... Meanwhile, Williams finished second on the team with 14.9 points per game, and the 2010 A-Sun Tournament MVP posted 24 double-figure scoring efforts.
Brown making a name as a "blocking machine"
With his six-block performance against Belmont, ETSU junior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) matched the program's single-game record ... He since picked up four blocks in the win over Campbell, giving him 64 for the season and ranking him third on the ETSU all-time single season block list ... Brown joins six other ETSU players who have had six-block games, including former standouts Brad Nuckles, Eryk Thomas, Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood, Greg Dennis and Greg Hamlin. ... He is currently two back of Zakee Wadood for second on the single season list ... Wadood also holds first place on that page, with 70 during the 2003-04 season.
Buccaneers place two plays on Sportscenter
The ETSU men's basketball team is making a habit of garnering airtime on ESPN Sportscenter's Top Plays. ... Just three weeks ago, senior Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) was selected as the No. 1 play of the day with his 360 degree slam dunk against Lipscomb on Jan. 21 in the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. Well, the Buccaneers took it a step further against Jacksonville, placing two plays in the Top 10 and once again taking No. 1 ... Senior Micah Williams (Manchester) threw down a one-handed, alley-oop. That play was picked fourth in the countdown. ... Meanwhile, Tubbs again took the show after receiving a pass from junior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa). ... Tubbs again executed the same 360-degree slam with even more flair. The Sportscenter hosts described it as a Winter X Games style dunk.
Williams eclipses 1,000; Smith moving up list
While senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) was already a member of the 1,000-point club, fellow senior Micah Williams (Manchester) joined his roommate on the list against Kennesaw State (1/29) ... With a 3-pointer from the left wing at the 17:55 mark of the second half, Williams went over 1,000 for his career, becoming the 33rd ETSU player all-time to reach that number ... Meanwhile, Smith joined another select group by eclipsing 1,500 points for his career in the win over USC Upstate (1/25). Here is where they stand:
Name Place Points
Mike Smith No. 7 1,689
Micah Williams No. 33 1,141
Sollazzo rolling in last 22 games for ETSU
Junior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) has really found his rhythm in the last 22 games, leading the team with 4.3 assists per game, and ranking third on the team with 11.8 points per game ... He has netted double figures in 13 of those 22 games ... In those contests, Sollazzo is shooting an impressive 84-of-159 from the field for a 53 percent clip ... he is also averaging 3.5 rpg in this stretch ... The Bucs are 18-4 in this span.
Smith's 20/20 vision leads Bucs over FGCU
With his 20-point and 20-rebound effort against Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 8, 2011, senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) made history ... According to the statistics available to the ETSU media relations office, Smith was the first Buccaneer since Feb. 14, 1959 to post a 20/20 effort ... The last was Buc great Tom Chilton, who scored 35 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in a win over Wofford during the 1959 season.
Bartow gets wins No. 250 overall and 150 at ETSU; ranks among best coaches in last five years
With his team's win over Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 8, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow picked up his 250th career victory ... He then collected his 150th win at ETSU when the Bucs downed Jacksonville on Jan. 15 ... When looking at coaches across the country, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow stands among a select group ... Of those coaches that have been at their current school for at least five years, only 24 have averaged better than 20 wins a season ... That list includes coaches such as Dayton's Brian Gregory, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, UConn's Jim Calhoun, Florida's Billy Donovan, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Duke's Mike Kryzewski, Louisville's Rick Pitino, Kansas' Bill Self, Maryland's Gary Williams and North Carolina's Roy Williams ... The list also includes Bartow, who is average 20.2 wins a year since 2005-06.
ETSU in conference finals
The Buccaneers have played in 10 previous tournament finals and hold an impressive 7-3 mark ... The following is a breakdown of those games:
1983 -- vs. Chattanooga, 70-62 (L)
1989 -- vs. Marshall, 96-73 (W)
1990 -- vs. Appalachian State, 96-75 (W)
1991 -- vs. Appalachian State, 101-82 (W)
1992 -- vs. Chattanooga, 74-62 (W)
1993 -- vs. Chattanooga, 86-75 (L)
2003 -- vs. Chattanooga, 97-90 (W)
2004 -- vs. Chattanooga, 78-62 (W)
2007 -- vs. Belmont, 67-94 (L)
2009 -- vs. Jacksonville, 85-68 (W)
2010 -- vs. Mercer, 72-66 (W)


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Get Crackin': 7 Ways to Decorate with Nuts
Around Thanksgiving, we start to see big barrels of whole nuts at the grocery store, and we always think the same thing: Are people really sitting at home with their nutcrackers, shelling fresh walnuts for banana bread? Maybe, maybe not. But we're scooping up a big handful on our next trip for one of these decorating projects.
You can pile some nuts in a glass bowl on a table and call it decor in our book (we do that with clementines every year). Walnuts have the most awesome texture—they're art all by themselves!
But add a little gold paint or a ribbon, and you've got something entirely new and special. Most of these ideas revolve around place cards or candle holders, but really, there's a lot you can do with a handful of humble nuts. Glue on a little wire loop and tie one onto a present, or just scatter them across a dinner table and let people crack and eat them (along with some chocolate and fruit) for dessert. Even better if they're christmas-colored.
• 1. Simple walnut flags, from Home in the Country.
• 2. Gold walnut charms, from Design*Sponge.
• 3. Mason jars, votives, and pecans, from a pecan-themed wedding at Style Me Pretty.
• 4. Nuts and kumquats in a compote, from Country Living.
• 5. Blue and green fruit tree, from Martha Stewart. (Yes, we realize these aren't nuts. But you could easily use nuts, and it's a cool reminder that they don't always have to be gold.)
• 6. Pillar candles nestled in nuts, from Good Housekeeping. (Love the hazlenuts!)
• 7. Painted White walnut wreath, from Blue Cricket Designs.
Related: Instant Place Cards with Just One Tool
(Images: Jen of Home in the Country; Kate Pruitt; Shauna Maness; David Prince/Country Living; MarthaStewart.com; Bibiana Heymann/Good Housekeeping; Becca of Blue Cricket)


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Now Kyuubi is friendly to Naruto and started having conversations and asking when he'll visit her again as she does get lonely in his mindscape, doing nothing but masturbating…which was too much information for the blonde to know.
He does come by for cuddles and making out but now sex as Naruto is a bit exhausted from the freakish transformations while he was battling the sexy Kitsune in her sexy Kunoichi costume.
"I'll gladly help her, she's precious to me and it too pains me to see her suffer; I want her to feel only pleasure and comfort"Kurenai then gives Naruto a grateful hug, Naruto blushes as he can feel her breasts squishing on his chest."Thank you, Naruto" said Kurenai "I am forever grateful; now I must tell you about Anko""Like what?"That is really kinky""I know" said Kurenai "All women has different sexual fantasies that turn them on; I'm sort of an Exhibitionist, and the genjutsu gives it the advantage""Wow; I never knew you were so daring" said Naruto as he pinched his nose to prevent nosebleeds."Yeah, I know" said Kurenai as she then pulls out a scroll and gives it to Naruto."These are the tools you might need to help Anko; give her a wonderful time, she really needs it""I will" said Naruto "And thank you""No Naruto, thank you" said Kurenai as she then kisses him on the cheek before she leaves the room.Naruto then starts to wake up, leaving the mindscape with a "see you later" from Kyuubi and finds himself in the hospital room…again."Damn it; I hate Hospitals" grumbles Naruto"So do I but how can you expect to get medical treatment without them"Naruto turns to see Sarutobi sitting beside the bed, feels like déjà vu to Naruto when he fainted from using his bloodline for the first time."So how did it go?" said Naruto"That question is already answered for you, Naruto" said Sarutobi with a smile "You made me proud""Thanks" said Naruto as he sighs in relaxation until he realized something "Hey, I almost forgot; how is Hinata?
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