text:
Lungi Ngidi passed fit for New Zealand clash
South Africa seamer Lungi Ngidi has confirmed he is "100 per cent" fit for his side's must-win clash against New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday, 19 June.
The Proteas' campaign got off to a slow start, with three defeats in their opening three games and a slew of injuries hampering their progress. Ngidi played just the opening two games, impressing with three wickets against England before suffering a hamstring injury. "It's been tough. Injuries are never nice, but with the support staff that I've had around me it's been pretty good and I've been alright," Ngidi said. "It's just been frustrating not being able to play. "I've just finished a fitness test today and passed that, so I'm match-fit ready. It's 100 per cent. That's how the fitness test goes and if you're not bowling at 100 per cent then you're not ready to play."
Shakib will be sorely missed: Mahmud
BSS, Dhaka :Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be sorely missed in Bangladesh's three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, considering his personality and impact and at the same time
Strauss says Morgan's future is entirely his decision
Agency :Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has said that the limited-overs incumbent Eoin Morgan has earned the right to decide if he wants to continue as England captain
Panel led by Kapil Dev to pick head coach and national selectors
Agency :The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has approached three former players - Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy - once again and appoint them as the
BCCI to invite fresh applications for support staff, Ravi Shastri required to re-apply
The BCCI will soon invite fresh applications for the Indian cricket team's support staff, including the head coach, and incumbent Ravi Shastri will need to reapply once his contract expires
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman signs T20 blast deal with Glamorgan
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has signed up for Glamorgan for the first half of the T20 Blast as a replacement for Australia's Shaun Marsh. The 29-year-old will be available for
Mushfiq returns to practice to quell concern over his fitness
Bangladesh's dependable middle order batsman Mushfiqur Rahim returned to practice ground on Tuesday, much to the delight of the team management who was worried over his fitness issue ahead of
Don't think there has ever been a better set of England players: Vaughan
Former captain Michael Vaughan was lavish in his praise of England's World Cup-winning team, hailing Eoin Morgan's 2019 outfit as custodians of the game.England secured their maiden ICC Men's Cricket
England chief Giles dismisses World Cup final 'extra run' row
England director of cricket Ashley Giles has insisted he had no qualms about keeping the World Cup trophy after former leading umpire Simon Taufel said the hosts were mistakenly awarded
Taijul, Bijoy return as Shakib rested for SL tour
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was given rest for the three-match series against Sri Lanka, slated to begin later this month as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member
England Captain Eoin Morgan and his team-mates with British Prime Minister Theresa May and the World Cup trophy outside 10, Downing Street, the British PM's office and home in London on Monday.


text:
Steve H. Roberson
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Office of the Provost, UNCG
shrobers@uncg.edu
132 McIver Building
Dr. Roberson was appointed as UNCG's first Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Prior to UNCG, Roberson was the Associate Dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts and Professor of Music at Butler University. Roberson had been with Butler University since 1985, accepting the Associate Dean position in 1995 and serving two summer terms as the interim dean. While there he also led the successful reform of Butler's core curriculum and played a key role in the college's student advising and retention efforts. He holds a Ph.D. in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma.
There are 8 included publications by Steve H. Roberson :
CAUTION! Stress can be Harmful to Your Health 1986 887 M. D. Magazine and The New York Times have reported that musicians live to an average age of only fifty-four years! Compared to the three score and ten enjoyed by everyone else, those fifty-four years are painfully brief. A host of theories have been...
An Interview with Celia Mae Bryant 1987 1019 Celia Mae Bryant has had a distinguished association with MTNA. From 1965 to 1969 she served two terms as National Vice President of States and Divisions, and from 1969 to 1973 she became the first woman to assume the Presidency of MTNA since its fou...
Lili Kraus: The First Lady Of The Piano 1989 7030 Until her death in 1986, Lili Kraus was one of the greatest pianists and teachers of the twentieth century. She was widely regarded as the foremost living interpreter of the piano music of Haydn, Schubert, and especially Mozart, the composer with who...
Motivating Groups 1992 1371 The ways and means of motivation are complex, laced with misconception and often based on subjective claims predicated on thin air. Yet the ability to motivate is arguably one of the most essential skills in any teacher's arsenal of critical pedagogi...
The Ten Commandments For Learning New Repertoire 1989 1931 When a pianist begins to study a new piece, there are several rules and guidelines that can help make the process more successful and fun. These "Ten Commandments" are equally useful and valid for students at any age and level.
Ten Habits of Highly Successful Piano Teachers 1993 6297 One of the best ways to learn how to teach is to observe very successful teachers. Yet, in piano pedagogy, we rarely—if ever—have the opportunity to look over the shoulders of the premiere precollege teachers. While there are plenty of public master...
Tradition and change 1994 909 A break in music education tradition is suggested: Restrict the bachelor's degree in performance to only the most talented young musicians. To regulate itself, precollege music teachers must offer urgent and compelling advice to young people consider...
The Whole Truth about Piano Study 1987 739 For many piano teachers and students, success is measured by a purely technical (and sometimes musical) yardstick. Piano lessons are judged worthwhile if students become better performers; conversely, a lag in performance skills is usually interprete...

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Just days before his 82nd birthday, Senator John McCain has died.
The aggressive brain cancer ultimately claimed the life of an American legend, who survived hellish years in captivity in Hanoi after his plane was shot down and he was taken into captivity by Northern Vietnamese troops.
McCain ran for president two times, in 2000 and 2008, securing the GOP nomination in the latter campaign and bringing Sarah Palin from relative obscurity into the national limelight.
It was just one of the many moves that earned McCain the "Maverick" moniker.
The McCain family announced Friday in a statement that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) would stop the treatment he was taking.
They publicly announced his diagnosis with an aggressive form of glioblastoma last summer and has been fighting the disease ever since.


text:
Q: LIKE mysql chr /-1 my research,
admit a WHERE (SUBSTRING_INDEX (destination, '-', 1)) LIKE 'A%'
I appreciate get list more or less, let me explain;
the condition "WHERE for like 'a%'" show me the destinations starting with A, but I also want to retrieve the Z and B because Z

Another example, "WHERE (SUBSTRING_INDEX (destination, '-', 1)) LIKE 'F%'", result first letter F in supplement: E and G

A: SELECT  *
FROM    mytable
WHERE   destination >= CHAR(ORD('F') - 1)
        AND destination < CHAR(ORD('F') + 2)

See SQLFiddle

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Here at Swift Ceiling Fan Wiring, we'll be ready to fulfill all your goals for Ceiling Fan Wiring in Milton Mills, NH. Our workforce of skilled contractors can provide the service you'll need with the most advanced technology available. We will use high quality materials and money conserving solutions to be sure that you will get the best quality services at the best price. We are going to assist you to come up with choices for your mission, answer your questions, and arrange a meeting with our professionals once you contact us at 844-233-9833.
Here at Swift Ceiling Fan Wiring, we realize that you must remain in your budget and reduce costs anywhere you're able to. You still require high standard work for Ceiling Fan Wiring in Milton Mills, NH, and you're able to have faith in our business to save you a little money while still providing the very best quality services. We provide you with the best quality even while still saving you money. We make use of the highest quality techniques and supplies to be certain that the task is going to stand up to the test of time, and we cost less money in ways that don't affect the excellence of any project. We will make this happen by offering you the very best prices around and avoiding pricey complications. Save time and money by getting in touch with Swift Ceiling Fan Wiring today. We'll be waiting to answer your phone call at 844-233-9833.
Ceiling Fan Wiring are available in Milton Mills, NH.
When it comes to Ceiling Fan Wiring in Milton Mills, NH, you should be kept informed to come up with the best judgments. We will never encourage you to come up with ill advised judgments, because we understand just what we are doing, and we make sure you know exactly what to be expecting with the task. You're not going to deal with any kind of surprises whenever you choose Swift Ceiling Fan Wiring. Begin by going over your job with our customer support staff once you dial 844-233-9833. We'll answer all your important questions and set up the preliminary appointment. We work together with you throughout the whole process, and our crew will appear on time and prepared.
Many reasons exist to pick Swift Ceiling Fan Wiring for Ceiling Fan Wiring in Milton Mills, NH. Our company is the most suitable choice when you really need the most beneficial cash saving methods, the top equipment, and the highest rank of client satisfaction. We are there to serve you with the greatest skills and practical knowledge in the field. Contact 844-233-9833 to reach Swift Ceiling Fan Wiring and explore your expectations regarding Ceiling Fan Wiring in Milton Mills.


User innovations occur when customers of a product improve on that product with their own designs.
Baldwin and her fellow researchers wanted to better understand this path from user innovation to commercial product. What role do user communities play in this process? Are "user-manufacturers" —users who turn their improvements into commercial products—usually industry leaders? How competitive are existing, well-capitalized companies when they compete against user-manufacturers? Although there have been a number of studies on user innovation, little if any work has been done on the commercialization of user innovations, the authors believe.
I'm interested in how designs are created and then turned into real things. Many management scholars and economists fall into the habit of thinking that innovation is something that firms uniquely do in order to make money. But Eric von Hippel and his colleagues have shown that many product innovations originate with users. This makes sense when you think about it—users are the direct beneficiaries of better products. And it's users' willingness to pay for better products that makes innovation profitable for firms.
The research has been conducted by Harvard Business School professor Carliss Baldwin and her colleagues Christoph Hienerth and Eric von Hippel.


A lot of smartphones these days come with fast-charging solutions. These technologies include Qualcomm's QuickCharge, OnePlus' Dash Charge, Oppo's VOOC charging system etc. A report now reveals that Huawei may be testing a new charging technology which is way faster than the current standard.
Touted as SuperCharge by Huawei, a new power adapter with model number HW-100400C00 has just been spotted receiving a 3C certification.
According to a report by GizmoChina, the adapter will be manufactured by a company named Yada Electronics and has the highest output specification spotted on a smartphone charger so far. How much may you ask?
Well, if you thought Huawei's current 22W charger, shipped with its P20 series smartphones was big enough, the new charger was spotted with a 10V/4A output. This means that the maximum charging power of this new power adopter will be 40W, which is close to twice as much as the 22W charger.
The report claims that the 40W charger will reportedly charge a Huawei smartphone from 0 to 90 percent within 30 minutes. That would certainly be one the fastest speeds spotted, considering OnePlus' DashCharge adapter is capable of charging 0-60 percent in 30 minutes and is still one of the fastest chargers around.
No word yet on when we should expect Huawei to start shipping these adapters, but it is likely that we may see it being shipped with Huawei's Mate 20-series that is expected to arrive in October this year.


text:
Tag: Barrett-Jackson
Posted on November 18, 2014 June 22, 2016
We're in the Wrong Line of Work. Or Something.
We love cars. We love driving them, ogling them, shooting them, writing about other stuff but still finding a way to include them. All of it.
We love finding the cars out on the street. Failing that, we stalk the car show circuit, hunting grail cars and wacky survivors. Option three is the auction circuit: RM, Gooding, Russo and Steele and Barrett Jackson.
Oh, and Bonhams. Everybody always forgets them.
Last year, media credentials allowed us to cover all of them. But, we're on the mailing list for B-J. (Ed.: Not her (or her). The other other B-J.)
Which leads us to today's fabulous email opportunity!
Until now, the honor of having access to the Owner's Box at Barrett-Jackson was exclusively reserved on an invitation-only basis for celebrities, million-dollar bidders or select VIPs. Remarkably, through this very special VIP package, you could become one of those privileged individuals. Get the chance to meet Barrett-Jackson C.E.O, Craig Jackson, 9 days of exclusive perks and more with the Owner's Box Package.
(I'm guessing they mean I will transform, swan-like, into a "Select VIP" rather than a celebrity or million-dollar bidder. And that the "honor" is more like shooting first at the country club than a knighthood)
There are three packages: Owner's Box, VIP Luxury Reserve and Gold VIP. $15,000, $6,500 and $4,500. Per person. (Golf Cart rental fee not included. Don't get cheap on them now.)
Only the top two give you indoor suite access. And "Platinum VIP" badges. Only the owners box gets you into the owners box where at least once, the owner will hold court while you're there. Plus, you get an autographed framed picture of you meeting the man.
Yay capitalism. B-J has as much right to sling VIP passes to willing buyers as I have to say hi to Craig for free when he rolls up to a Hookers and Squirrels Cars and Coffee in that gorgeous Auburn. I am just a little staggered by the $8,500 upcharge from VIP Luxury Reserve (!) which loses the "Celebrity Hosting Area/Special Appearances in Skybox" and adds the private hospitality suite, a picture, a handshake and a leather jacket.
Here in the land of $3 lunches and $59 hotel rooms, the head swims. Also, I obviously need to sell WAY MORE advertising before B-J 2016 rolls around.
Scottsdale Auction week: The grail cars
We'll see more detailed shoots of these in the coming days and weeks, but here is a gallery of the "OMG They're real!" cars from the week.
A tasty start
Continue reading "Scottsdale Auction week: The grail cars"
5 in 1 shot
BARRETT-JACKSON'S SCOTTSDALE 2014 SALON COLLECTION TO OFFER DIVERSE DOCKET OF WORLD'S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COLLECTIBLES
Rare and Desirable Vehicles Plus One Fully-Operational Carousel Will Cross the Auction Block at Company's Monumental Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 12-19, 2014
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (Dec. 18, 2013) – Barrett-Jackson, The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced today a group of exceptional vehicles representing 85 years of automotive history will cross the auction block as part of the world-renowned Salon Collection. The collection will be offered during the company's 43rd Annual Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 12-19, 2014 at the all-new facility at WestWorld of Scottsdale.Barrett-Jackson's historic auction week attracts top car aficionados and collectors with some of the world's most valuable collectible and coveted vehicles. On Saturday, Jan. 18th, the Salon Collection will begin crossing the block LIVE between 1-3 p.m. MST on FOX. This segment will be called "A tribute to Americana." The Salon Collection will resume from 5-7 p.m. MST and will be shown on the National Geographic Channel. The collection includes several highly sought-after vehicles such as:
Lot #5022 1969 Chevrolet Corvette #57 Rebel Convertible Race Car
Lot #5035 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe
Lot #5040 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Hot Wheels "Snake" Funny Car
Lot #5041 1972 Plymouth Duster Hot Wheels "Mongoose" Funny Car
Lot #5042 1967 Dodge D-700 Hot Wheels "Snake" Ramp Truck
Lot #5043 1967 Dodge D-700 Hot Wheels "Mongoose" Ramp Truck
Lot #5044 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe
Lot #5048 1929 Duesenberg SJ Lebaron Dual Cowl Phaeton
Lot #5051 1947 Delahaye 135 Cabriolet
Lot #5053 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Touring Berlinetta
Lot #5060 1929 Rolls-Royce Springfield Phantom l Brewster Ascot Phaeton
Lot #5063 1963 Shelby Cooper Monaco King Cobra
Lot #5066 1954 Plymouth Belmont Convertible Concept Car
Lot #5069 1955 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport GSL Coupe
Lot #5072 1991 Ferrari F40 2 Door Coupe
Lot #5082 Carousel
"After concluding a successful 2013 auction season, we're very happy to continue the momentum by offering such a high caliber of automobiles at our worldwide stage in Scottsdale," said Craig Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. "For more than four decades we've been offering the world's most valuable, collectible and coveted cars and we're proud to continue that tradition. With the Salon Collection offering in its third year, enthusiasts and collectors will once again experience the high quality offerings they expect from Barrett-Jackson."
"Our elite collectors have been part of the Barrett-Jackson family for generations, and I'm proud of this year's Salon Collection offering," said Steve Davis, President of Barrett-Jackson. "The cars we've consigned showcase true automotive passion from around the world and I look forward to sharing the excitement as it unfolds on the block with those equally passionate about these beautiful cars."
For more information about +Barrett-Jackson, visit http://www.barrett-jackson.com or call 480-421-6694. To contact a Salon Collection specialist please call (480) 663-6255. To purchase tickets, please visit http://www.barrett-jackson.com/scottsdale/tickets/.
About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Barrett-Jackson, the world's leading collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events, specializes in providing products and services to astute classic and collector car owners and automotive enthusiasts around the world. The company produces The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions™ in Scottsdale, Ariz., Palm Beach, Fla., Reno Tahoe, Nev. and Las Vegas, Nev., where hundreds of the world's most sought-after, unique and valuable automobiles cross the block in front of a global audience. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance offering for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. With an unprecedented expert staff, including Craig Jackson, Steve Davis and Gary Bennett who have over 130 years of combined experience in the automotive field, Barrett-Jackson offers the most diverse and desirable inventory accompanied with trustworthy and transparent customer service. More information about Barrett-Jackson, including details on expanded television coverage on the FOX family of networks which includes the National Geographic channel, can be found at www.barrett-jackson.com, or by calling (480) 421-6694. 'Like' us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @Barrett_Jackson.
Each description contained herein is provided by the consignor for the purpose of describing the item offered for sale. The accuracy of a description is the responsibility of the consignor and Barrett-Jackson is not responsible for any errors contained in a description or for the failure of a consignor to produce any item for sale. Please conduct your own inspection before making a purchase and refer to the Barrett- Jackson website for complete terms and conditions of sale.
Eat the Rich
I need a new business plan. Writing off my data plan and hosting costs is nice and all (#notactualtaxadvice), but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, it's nice (one supposes) to have a net income. It evidently leads to perks. To wit:
Craig Jackson is the big cheese* at Barrett Jackson. BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION COMPANY, LLC is a licensed (public consignment) auto dealer. What does that mean?
1. Dealer plates. Drive the best dealer demo ever for a couple of years, and the company gets a fat write off (#notactualtaxadvice) of the depreciation on a $2 million (+/-) car that's been whored around town.
I can make you a deal on this, but you can't pay in donuts
2. Speaking of whoring…Look at the door. Look closely at the top of the windshield here. The aesthetic purist in me says, "Jesus Fuck, Craig Jackson! You let your beautiful Godzilla-eating monstrobot car get viciously stickerfied by JC Whitney/pussified by Justin Bieber. You're as bad as Paris Hilton." Then it hit me: ADVERTISING EXPENSE.
Two million dollars and 35 cents (for the cheesy stickers) of acquisition cost? Advertising expense.
8 mpg? Advertising expense.
Routine maintenance costs that equal the GNP of Kerplekistan? Advertising expense.
Photo radar tickets? Probably irrelevant, because the registered owner is not a person. Otherwise? Advertising expense. (#notactualtaxadvice)
It all makes sense. I can see it now:
Internet bullshit you're reading now
Profit!!!
"Do you see who THAT is?" "Yeah, let's go kick his ass!"
*trustee of the trust that manages the BJ holding LLC that manages the BJ auction company LLC.
Let the Wookie Win


text:
Mars Hill Road Phase I Widening Is On Schedule, Oconee County Citizen Committee Members Told
***Next Phase Also Progressing***
Construction of Phase I of the Mars Hill Road/Experiment Station Road project is on schedule, and county leaders are hopeful that construction on Phase II will begin as work on Phase I is completed at the end of May of next year.
Oconee County Public Works Director Emil Beshara gave that report to the Citizen Advisory Committee for Land Use and Transportation Planning last week.
Beshara, responding to questions from the Committee, labeled a connector between SR 15 and U.S. 441 in the south of the county as the "number one need for a road that doesn't exist today."
The Land Use Committee also got a brief summary of the work of the citizen Stakeholders Committee working on the revision of the county's Comprehensive Plan from citizens who sit on both committees.
Tommy Malcom highlighted what he expects will be a recommendation in the Comprehensive Plan that development be spread around the county rather than concentrated along the Epps Bridge Parkway corridor.
Beshara's Summary
Abe Abouhamdan, chair of the Land Use and Transportation Planning Committee, invited Beshara to update the Committee on the Mars Hill Road/Experiment Station Road project at the very beginning of the Nov. 14 meeting in the Community Center at Oconee Veterans Park.
Beshara At Meeting 11/14/2017
Beshara said the first phase of the project, from SR 316 to Butler's Crossing, is "on schedule to be complete by the end of May of next year."
Contractor G.P.'s Enterprises Inc. switched traffic from one side of the future four-lane road to the other last month, Beshara said, and will switch traffic at least one more time before the project is completed.
Much of the work underway at present involves pouring concrete for curbs, gutters and sidewalks, he said.
"The project is going along really very smoothly," Beshara said. "I think that there has been minimal interruption or disruption of traffic to date."
Phases II And III
Beshara told the Land Use Committee that right of way acquisition and design work for Phase II of the project is complete.
Phase II is from Butler's Crossing to the U.S. 441 bypass of Watkinsville.
Funding for construction is now set for Fiscal Year 2019, Beshara said, and "We're hopeful that it will move even farther forward, hopefully to the point where they let a construction contract next year."
Phase III, which extends from the bypass to downtown Watkinsville, is "long range and unfunded," Beshara said.
Beshara labeled the design work for Phase III as "largely useless" because regulations and design criteria have changed in the 25 years since the project was initiated.
Responded To Questions
Following the presentation on the Mars Hill Road project, Beshara responded to a wide range of questions raised by the members of the Land Use Committee.
Beshara said he expects work on the intersection of Rocky Branch Road, Mars Hill Road and Virgil Langford Road will get underway in the next two weeks.
Turn lanes and a traffic signal will be added to the intersection.
He said work is progressing on the flyover at the Oconee Connector and SR 316 and that the state has plans for a new bridge on Malcom Bridge Road over Barber Creek.
Beshara said the county is upgrading Hog Mountain Road to accommodate the new Dove Creek Elementary School near the Barrow County Line and that he isn't optimistic about improvements to Hog Mountain Road west of Butler's Crossing.
Hog Mountain Road is a state route and under state control.
Bishop Bypass
Beshara made it clear he believes a bypass of Bishop will be incorporated into the plans to widen the roadway from Madison to Watkinsville.
Earlier this year the state proposed dropping plans for a bypass from the design.
Beshara said the Georgia Department of Transportation has "construction funding for the Bishop Bypass, I believe, in the 2019 Fiscal Year. Which would mean they should pick an alignment quick and start the design and start right of way acquisition."
Beshara told me in an email message the next day that he reviewed the plans and that he had incorrectly stated that the bypass was mentioned in the GDOT funding documents. He said he relayed that correction to the members of the Land Use Committee.
SR 15 And U.S. 441 Connector
Beshara said a connector between SR 15 and U.S. 441 south of Watkinsville originally was to follow Green Ferry Road from SR 15 to Colham Ferry Road and then create a new roadway through to U.S. 441.
Current thinking is that a connector would follow the exiting route of Astondale Road, he said.
"The reality is that road is not going to happen until the Bishop Bypass design is settled," Beshara said.
Beshara said that connector, 'in my opinion, is the number one road that doesn't exist that we need in Oconee County."
Several members of the Land Use Committee also are on the Stakeholders Committee working on the revision of the Comprehensive Plan.
Malcom, who is on both committees, said the Land Use Committee can help the Comprehensive Plan Stakeholders Committee to "identify another area in the county" other than the Epps Bridge Parkway corridor for development.
He mentioned the areas around the University of North Georgia, at the intersection of Hog Mountain Road and U.S. 78, and Bishop as places where the county might "kind of encourage another growth magnet."
"I think we have to be realistic and we can't expect everybody to come into Oconee and then run out there for everything," Malcom said in reference to Epps Bridge Parkway. "Is there a way that we can kind of help manage that long term?"
Abouhamdan's response was positive, calling Malcom's observation "definitely a good point."
The next meeting of the Stakeholders Committee for the Comprehensive Plan has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Community Center in Oconee Veterans Park.
MACORTS (Madison Athens Clarke Oconee Regional Transportation Study) will hold a drop-in meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 27, also at the Community Center at Oconee Veterans Park.
The meeting is to discuss the inclusion of "safety performance targets" in the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan and the FY 18 – 21 Transportation Improvement Program.
The Georgia Department of Transportation sent out a newsletter to those interested in the upgrade to U.S. 441 last week, saying that GDOT will hold "Public Information Open Houses" in Morgan County and Oconee County at some unspecified date.
At the meetings, the public will have the "opportunity to review and comment on the revised conceptual roadway alignments before any decisions are finalized," according to the newsletter.
In addition, the newsletter said that ecologists are in the area conducting field surveys and that archeological surveys also will be undertaken shortly.
The newsletter said that GDOT had sent letters to property owners in the U.S. 441 corridor advising them that people would be coming onto their property to conduct the archeological surveys.
The video of the entire meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Planning Committee is below.
Beshara's comments on Mars Hill start at 2:54.
The discussion of the Bishop Bypass starts at 12:37.
The discussion regarding a connector between SR 15 and U.S. 441 starts at 46:35.
The Comprehensive Plan discussion begins at 49:05.
OCO: LUTPC 11 14 17 from Lee Becker on Vimeo.
Posted by Lee Becker at 9:06 PM
Zippity said...
It is interesting that some want to push development all over the county despite the change in buying habits to online shopping and the trend away from watching movies in theaters. I guess we can have more restaurants and of course we'll need more gas stations as we will still be car oriented I suppose. Whether we'll still be going to large grocery stores is an open question. It seems like we are planning for the present, but not for the likely future.
They talked about a "Fly Over" at the 316 Connector. Where exactly will it be ? Are there any illustrations of it?
Mars Hill Road Phase I Widening Is On Schedule, Oc...


On Friday I met with my Career Development Officer (CDO) to talk about our bidding strategy/preferences, and on Tuesday, we turned in our ranked list. Now that we've officially "bid" on our posts, we are just left to hope, and wish, and wait for Flag Day! Thankfully, we've been plenty busy, and haven't had much time to focus on our future post.
Right after meeting with my CDO, I hopped into a car and headed south on I-95 for the weekend. Our best friends, Erika and Tyler, were getting hitched in Mayberry! Erika was my maid of honor, and Tyler was one of Cormac's groomsmen at our wedding. We returned the favor this weekend, and even got to walk each other down the aisle. We drove home on Sunday with sore cheeks from laughing and smiling for 48 straight hours!
The bride was cool as a cucumber!
The third week of A100 training has been filled with field trips! On Monday we went to Capitol Hill to see how the State Department works with Congress. We talked about how the Benghazi case is unfolding and what that may mean for State in the future, what kind of requests we may get from Congressmen, how and why Congressmen may visit us abroad, and one of the most important pieces of our relationship: the budget.
I had to take a "full" Spanish language test this week. I had a "speed dating" test earlier in A100, and was told that I needed a full course of Spanish. Then I was asked to take a full test, which involved an hour long "interview", of which I understood a little bit of what was asked but said almost nothing in response. My examiner kept pointing to a bottle of water and saying something I couldn't understand. After the third or fourth time of this happening, I finally replied "I drink water because I swim!" The look of confusion on his face was discouraging, but he did finally stop talking about the water. Then there was an hour of reading comprehension where I was asked to read, and then report (in English, thank God!) what I had read. The reading definitely went better than the speaking, but still not great. My examiners ended both portions of the test early, indicating that I'm not at a high enough level to take the whole test. I'll know my official score later in the week. My score will be pretty important in determining where we go, since many posts on our bid list require Spanish but our class has relatively few speakers!
Tomorrow I head out on the "off site" portion of A100 for two days of leadership building and soul searching. It's supposed to rain the whole time we are there, but the outdoor activities (which is almost all of our activities) go on, rain or shine! So, I may write my next blog from a hospital bed, recovering from pneumonia.


text:
Fraser Brown 'Dog' Brown - the Blues' midfield dynamo of the 1990s.
100 Gamers	1987 Reserves	1987 U19s	1988 Reserves	1989	1989 Reserves	1990 Pre-Season	1990 Reserves	1991 Reserves	1993	1993 Reserves	1994	1996 Reserves	1997 Reserves	1998	2000 Reserves	4th in Carlton's Best and Fairest Award	5th in Carlton's Best and Fairest Award	9th in Carlton's Best and Fairest Award	Adrian Bassett	All Carlton Senior Hauls 7 goals and over	Andrew McKay	Ang Christou	Anthony Koutoufides	Backwell to Byrne	Best and Fairest	Best and Fairest Votes all years	Big Bags of 7 by Other Players	Breakdown: F Brown	Brett Ratten	Brett Sholl	Brownlow Votes Players List	Carlton Hall of Fame	Chris Bond	Darren Cope	Debuts 1985 to 1989	Glenn Hawker	Glenn Manton	Grand Final, 1993	Grand Final, 1995	Grand Final, 1999	Greg Williams	Guernsey 20	Heath Culpitt	Highest Brownlow Pollers	Lachie Plowman	Other Family Links	Player of the Week Archive	From Eastern Metro, Vic	Nick Holman	Pre-Season/Night Series Player Summary
Career : 1989 - 2000
Debut : Round 1, 1989 vs Footscray, aged 18 years, 226 days
Carlton Player No. 954
Goals : 99
Last Game: Preliminary Final, 2000 vs Essendon, aged 30 years, 8 days
Guernsey No. 20
Height : 181 cm (5 ft. 11 in.)
Weight : 90 kg (14 stone, 0 lbs.)
DOB : 18 August, 1970
Premiership Player 1995
Best and Fairest 1998
Carlton Hall of Fame (2006)
Fraser Brown was not just a club favourite as a Premiership player, Best and Fairest and hard-at-it midfielder – he became part of footy folklore when his game-saving tackle on despised Bomber Dean Wallis in the dying seconds of the 1999 Preliminary Final earned the Blues a famous victory. In one of the most celebrated moments in Carlton's history, Brown wrapped up Wallis in a brilliant tackle as the Essendon big man tried to baulk around him, and kick for goal. The ball spilled into space, the Blues defence swooped to clear it, and seconds later the final siren blared with Carlton in front by one point. Although the battle-weary Blues fell to North Melbourne a week later in the Grand Final, Carlton's disappointment was tempered by the lingering joy of having upset a cocky Essendon team that was poised for a Premiership, and the thrill of that victory is still fondly remembered by the host of Bluebaggers on hand to experience it.
Hailing from Lilydale, Brown was the product of a strong sporting pedigree. His mother, Joyce Brown, was one of our nation's greatest female athletes, having captained the Australian Women's Netball Team to the World Championship in 1975 before taking on the role of national coach and winning two more World titles in 1983 and 1991. Joyce's father (and Fraser's grandfather, Doug Anderson) played 8 games of League football for Fitzroy in 1925-26, and it was largely through his influence that Fraser benefitted from a thorough grounding in the basics of the game.
In 1987, Brown was a member of the all-conquering Victorian team that won the National Under-18 Championship. At the same time, was already a regular with Carlton's Under-19 squad. Midway through the year, he was promoted to the Blues' powerful reserves team, and soon impressed in a variety of roles across the centre and wing. Tenacious, an excellent mark and an accurate kick with either foot, he wore guernsey number 53 when Carlton beat St Kilda to claim the Blues' seventh reserves premiership in front of 97,000 at the MCG on Grand Final day. Prominent throughout the match, Fraser chalked up his first flag in navy blue just six weeks after his 17th birthday.
In 1989, after a patient apprenticeship, the club promoted Brown to the senior list and offered him guernsey number 20. He didn't hesitate to accept it, and was still only 18 when he was selected for his first senior match against Footscray at Princes Park in the first round of the new season. It proved to be a less than memorable start, because Carlton was hammered by ten goals, and Brown was involved in a report when an opponent deliberately tripped him. Four weeks later he kicked his first career goal against Hawthorn in round 5 at Waverley, before going on to play a modest 21 games in his first three seasons.
By then, the shaggy-haired Brown had earned the nickname "Dog" from his team-mates - because his surname invited the extension "brown dog," and because he was "meaner than a junkyard dog" in his attack on the football. As his career unfolded Fraser worked incessantly in the gym, and developed into a solid inside midfielder, and by 'solid,' we mean 'brick solid,' because he eventually sported a powerful 90 kilo, 181 cm frame that was more than handy in the clinches.
1992 was Brown's breakout season, when he claimed a regular berth in Carlton's midfield, and began a decade when he became an ideal foil for the prolific ball-winning ability of club legends Greg Williams, Brett Ratten and Craig Bradley. 'Dog' was never the quickest player in the game, but he was a creative user of the football, tireless, fearless and focused. Time after time he inspired his team-mates with selfless play, and was always among the first in when skirmishes erupted. Of course this brought him to the notice of umpires, and he was a regular visitor to the tribunal throughout his career.
'Dog' played his 50th senior match in 1993 as Carlton staged a resurgence to qualify for the finals at last after a five-season drought. A thrilling 2-point Qualifying Final victory over Richmond in the first-ever AFL final played under lights was followed by a grafting win over Adelaide in a Semi Final at Waverley on the following Saturday afternoon. Those wins put the Blues through to yet another Grand Final against Essendon, and Brown into his first flag decider at senior level.
Unfortunately for Fraser and his team – who started the match as slight favourites in light of Essendon's relative youth and inexperience – the '93 Grand Final was one of the blackest days in Carlton's history. The so-called Baby Bombers were too quick and too committed for a sluggish Blues outfit, and won the Premiership by an emphatic 44 points. Brown had a dirty day and didn't see out the match after straining a knee ligament, and one can't help but ponder whether the events of that day spurred him to greater heights (particularly in finals, and particularly against the Bombers) from that day on.
Carlton reacted swiftly to that disaster, and in 1994 blooded a string of fresh faces including Matthew Allan, Troy Bond, Barry Mitchell, Brad Pearce, Dean Rice and Adrian Whitehead. Fraser had another consistent season, highlighted by his cameo role as a forward against Richmond in round 23 at Princes Park. With Carlton's midfield completely dominant that afternoon, coach David Parkin indulged himself with the luxury of leaving Brown in attack throughout the game, and 'Dog' responded by kicking seven goals straight as the Blues smashed the Tigers by 113 points.
Having finished second on the ladder under a new final 8 system, Carlton seemed well-placed when September rolled around – but the team didn't measure up when it counted most, and were bundled out of contention after successive defeats by Melbourne and Geelong. Afterwards, amid heavy criticism of a list accused of being too old and too slow, Parkin stood fast and refused calls for a clean-out. Within 12 months, his faith in his playing group would be justified completely.
Carlton's sensational 1995 – when the Blues swept all before them to claim the club's 16th Premiership – has been well-documented, as has Brown's last ditch (and ultimately successful) bid to recover from an ankle injury and take his place in the team that demolished Geelong in the Grand Final. Having contributed strongly in Carlton's Qualifying Final win over Brisbane, 'Dog' was devastated when he wrenched his left ankle in the first quarter of the following week's Preliminary Final win over North Melbourne. He hobbled from the field in distress, and even though Carlton dominated the match to win by ten goals, it seemed for a number of days afterward that the Blueboys would be facing the Cats without him.
Throughout the week before the Grand Final, Brown spent hours each day in a hyperbaric chamber to speed the healing process, and it wasn't until late on the evening before the match, when – with his ankle heavily strapped – he was able to convince coach Parkin that he was fit enough to play his part in Carlton's triumph by 61 points over the Cats.
There is ample evidence that 'Dog' was an even more valuable player for Carlton after 1995 than before it – apart from 1997, when persistent hamstring problems restricted him to just seven matches for the season. His two most prolific career games - 42 disposals in round 20, 1998 against St Kilda, and 37 disposals in round 21, 1999 (also against the Saints), came either side of the other crowning achievement in his career – the 1998 Robert Reynolds Trophy as Carlton's Best and Fairest.
In round 3, 1999, Brown played his 150th senior game when Carlton survived a last quarter onslaught by the Western Bulldogs to win by 2 points. It was a hard and willing contest, and a number of players from both sides were reported, including 'Dog' who was given a 2-week holiday by the tribunal as a memento. Later in the year, Carlton wound up sixth on the ladder (six wins behind Essendon) to set the stage for Brown's exploits already described. Following that, the third Grand Final appearance of his career resulted a second defeat, but he still had one more shot left in his locker.
In season 2000, Essendon swept all before them to finish five wins clear on top of the ladder. Carlton wound up second, although by finals time the Blues were struggling and there was a gulf between the two sides form-wise. Once again beset by ankle and hamstring problems, as well as another suspension, Brown had played just eight matches during the home and away rounds. But his experience was vital, so he was included as an interchange player in Carlton's team that was a shock loser to Melbourne in a Qualifying Final.
Injuries to key players including Anthony Koutoufides and Craig Bradley hadn't helped Carlton's cause against the Demons, and even when the Blues struck back by crushing Brisbane in a one-sided Semi Final, champion full-back Stephen Silvagni was another casualty. Therefore, Parkin's boys were given little or no chance of beating the Bombers in the Preliminary Final, and that was one prediction that the pundits got right. Hell-bent on retribution for the previous year's humiliation, the Bombers took control early and never relaxed their grip. Early in the third quarter, Carlton trailed by almost five goals before Brown was called into the fray for the first time, and his four disposals in two minutes led to a mark inside 50 metres by Darren Hulme, whose set shot just missed. Carlton rallied to outscore the Bombers by six goals to four in the last quarter, but the result was never really in doubt and Essendon marched on to win the Millennium Flag.
Fraser Brown retired after that game, with 177 games and 99 goals to his credit, and his name emblazoned alongside those of Alex Duncan, Wes Lofts and Geoff Southby on Carlton's number 20 locker. After football, he embarked on a successful career in property development, while he continued to support his beloved Blues out of the spotlight. In 2006, his induction into the Carlton Hall of Fame was widely, and genuinely acclaimed.
More on Brown's exploits in the 1999 Preliminary Final are explored in this exclusive Blueseum article 'Bomber Blues'.
What you saw was what you got if you were looking carefully. Those with limited vantage may have missed the sublime skills that complemented an armored attitude, near reckless courage and the rare ability to remain uncompromised as a person with, the at times, highly political world of AFL football.
50 Games: Round 8, 1993 vs Footscray
100 Games: Round 16, 1995 vs Collingwood
150 Games: Round 3, 1999 vs Western Bulldogs
1987 - Equal 10th Under 19s Best & Fairest
1988 - 5th Reserves Best & Fairest
1989 - Equal 7th Reserves Best & Fairest
1991 - 2nd Reserves Best & Fairest
1992 - 4th Best & Fairest
1995 - Premiership Player
1996 - Equal Peter Sullivan Memorial Trophy (Most Carlton Votes in the Brownlow Medal)
1998 - Robert Reynolds Memorial Trophy -Best & Fairest Award
1998 - Peter Sullivan Memorial Trophy (Most Carlton Votes in the Brownlow Medal)
Articles: Great Wins over the Bombers
Blueseum: Summary of playing statistics for Fraser Brown | Career Breakdown | Brown's Blueseum Image Gallery
Contributors to this page: PatsFitztrick , Bombasheldon , molsey , WillowBlue , Jarusa , true_blue24 , BlueWorld , keogh , Juzz and admin .
Page last modified on Wednesday 08 of January, 2014 12:15:59 AEDT by PatsFitztrick.
1998 - Pearce: 'new' face in line-up.
1989 - Simon Verbeek snippet.
aboynamedsue
McClaverty
Broken Father-Sons
Stat Shot: J Lamb
Stat Shot: B Bird
Stat Shot: H Newbound
AFLW Grand Final, 2019
Nick Goodear
Round 13, 1907


text:
Fundraise February raises £3,000
Thanks to our fantastic community we have raised nearly £3,000 for our charity's work during Fundraise February. Through some amazing little fundraisers, supporting businesses and some brilliant events we have had a great month despite the continuing Pandemic restrictions.
Louise, founder of the charity said, "We had no idea how Fundraise February would work this year with the current restrictions. However once again our community has showed us their quiet determination and support. Our online events, Baking with Beca and Zumba, were fantastic as we could all come together to make a positive difference and the brownies were delicious!"
In addition to the fundraising events, military families from across the globe came together, our thanks go to everyone, here are a few of our gorgeous little fundraisers:
Olivia, aged 3 walked 5K for Little Troopers on Saturday 27th February, she smashed her target of £100, raising £450 to date.
Ava (age 4) completed a 5K walking challenge along the Peak Forest Canal, after she was supported by the charity while her Army Dad served away from home. Ava has raised £400 so far – incredible.
Warren, one of our Little Troopers 2020 Calendar stars, started a 10k challenge at the end of February. Warren has raised an amazing £145 so far.
Two families currently based in Oman decided to walk, run and swim a mammoth challenge of 267km in 6 weeks. Ethan, Caitlyn, Lucas, Eva and Ava whose ages range from 3-17 years old aimed to raise £500 and have exceeded it by raising over £600 with gift aid. The distance amounts to:
Mount Snowdon
The Three peaks
In addition to our family fundraisers, we are grateful to the businesses that supported us too. Our thanks go to Stanley and Maud, Bonsai Body Jewellery, British Babies, B's Clothing and Gifts, Arabella Jones, The Doodle Apothecary and Huggable Heroes.
As a small charity any money raised from fundraising makes a big difference. We have lots of ways that you can fundraise throughout the year, click here to find out more.


text:
New Step Forward on Mersey Tidal Power Project
Project could generate enough energy to power up to 1 million homes
Potential to create thousands of jobs in its construction and operation
Key part of the Liverpool City Region's drive to become the UK's renewable energy coast
Mayor Steve Rotheram's plans to develop a Mersey Tidal project are taking another step forward as the region's Combined Authority seeks to appoint an expert technical advisor and designer to develop the next stage designs for the scheme.
The massive renewable energy project could generate enough clean, predictable energy to power up to one million homes and create thousands of jobs in its construction and operation.
It could be up and running within a decade, playing a huge role in the region's push to net zero carbon by 2040 – at least a decade ahead of national targets.
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region said:
"Given the cost of living crisis we're seeing from skyrocketing gas prices and the race against the clock we face to save our planet, there has never been a better time to develop and invest in new sources of clean, renewable energy.
"Mersey Tidal Power will be a project of international significance, whose success would have major implications for the global energy market. When up and running, we believe it has the potential to generate enough predictable energy to power one million local homes.
"But it's benefits wouldn't stop there. It would also create thousands of well-paid local jobs and apprenticeships in its construction and operation, as well as pioneering research opportunities. And I am also committed to ensuring that we retain a public ownership stake in the project and exploring the potential for establishing a publicly-owned energy company to retail the power we produce.
"This would be another string to our impressive bow when it comes to green energy. Alongside our existing strengths in wind and hydrogen power, I believe we have the potential to be the UK's Renewable Energy Coast.
"A project of this scale requires significant funding. We will put our money where our mouth is but we also need to secure investment from the private sector and, crucially, from government. If levelling up is a serious proposition they should be looking to invest in cutting edge schemes like this."
Over the last two years, the authority has undertaken early technical work to understand the potential scope of the scheme, including initial energy and hydrodynamic modelling, cost analysis and supply chain engagement and to develop possible funding and delivery models.
It has also undertaken early environmental assessment work and held discussions to influence national government's energy policy.
The current conceptual design was developed as a foundation that is now ready be developed into a more detailed proposal. This will allow for greater review and development of the scheme including its overall design and spatial requirements, materials and embedded carbon, and its construction risks, costs and methods.
This new, highly specialist work will build on initial technical designs to further develop the concept engineering to support assessment of a tidal range scheme based on the River Mersey or in Liverpool Bay.
Project Director, Martin Land, said:
"Delivering a tidal power scheme is a huge technical and engineering undertaking but with a huge prize at the end – the generation of clean, predictable, reliable energy for over 100 years .
"The specialist technical and design development work we are looking to commence will help us build on the work already done and enable us to better understand how we marry up inherent renewable power of the Mersey with the latest clean generation technology.
"That will help us move forward with shaping the design of the scheme including drawings, 3D models, bill of materials, construction programme and to get a handle on costs.
"It's still early days in the development of such a big scheme, but it's the beginning of a new, exciting phase for the project."


EDC Moving Systems: Secure storage in Carrollton.
Our Carrollton warehouse is fully containerized with locked storage vaults to keep goods safe. You can trust EDC Moving Systems with Carrollton storage. Our warehouse meets or exceeds Atlas standards for security, cleanliness, and fire protections. Sofas and upholstered items are wrapped in plastic (stretch wrap) and stored on racks.
Take advantage of our Carrollton warehouse for temporary storage when you de-clutter a home or stage it to sell. At EDC Moving Systems, our packers and movers can help you prepare your things for storage, pick them up and deliver them when you need.
When you need to store your belongings in Carrollton for several months or longer, ask us about long-term storage options. EDC Moving Systems warehouses are flexible for you.
EDC Moving Systems is ready to provide the storage you need in Carrollton.