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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has unveiled two trailers so far on its way to its December release date, but the good news for fans won't have to wait that long for a nice long extended look at the film. Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures announced today that on Monday, November 4, at 5:00 pm EST a special global fan celebration will be held and simulcast around the world.
Cinemas in Los Angeles, New York, London and Wellington will simultaneously host the event, with special guests from the film present at all four locations. Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in the film, and Orlando Bloom, who returns as Legolas from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will take part from New York; Evangeline Lilly, who plays the new Elf character Tauriel, will be in Los Angeles; Lee Pace, who portrays Elf King Thranduil, will be broadcasting from London; and Luke Evans, who plays Bard The Bowman, Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson will be in Wellington. The entire event will be hosted by CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper.
But while those four locations will be the ones hosting talent from the movie, they won't be the only ones able to participate in the event. Audiences in Brussels, Belgium; Hamburg, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Mexico City, Mexico; Miami, Florida, USA; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Sydney, Australia; and Toronto, Canada will be able to go to their local cinema and not only watch the nearly 15 minutes of footage from The Hobbit but also participate in the Q&A with the stars and filmmakers. The conversation with the talent will also be broadcast online, but rather than having the full 15 minutes they will only be able to see an edited version of the scenes shown.
So how do you find out about how to attend one of these fan events? Details will be centrally located on the film's official website, TheHobbit.com, but you will also be able to find out more on the movie's Facebook and Twitter pages. Until more information becomes available about the fan celebration enjoy the two previously released trailers below - and stay tuned!


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The Nobel Peace Prize 1935 was awarded to Carl von Ossietzky.
Carl von Ossietzky received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1936. During the selection process in 1935, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel. According to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year, and this statute was then applied. Carl von Ossietzky therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1935 one year later, in 1936.
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Do you know what's a really bad idea? Pissing off two guys who have made a name for themselves facing off against some of humanity's greatest threats, including zombies, homicidal village councils and killer robots. As it happens, however, it isn't necessary to go too far out of your way to make these guys happy, as the above Alamo Drafthouse public service announcement shows us. Director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost just want you to quit being a punk and turn off your mobile devices when you're sitting in the theater. And hey, if you happen to be in the theater to watch the trio's upcoming film The World's End, the advice/threat goes double.
Unfortunately, this is one of the more boring PSAs the Drafthouse has put out yet, ranking far below the one created by Before Midnight's Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. And these are three of my favorite guys working in cinema today, so it seems like they could have done up a parody or something more clever than sitting around a couch with all their facial hair.
Luckily, to make up for it The World's End just released a new featurette for the film titled "Not What It Used To Be," which cobbles together footage from the trailers with some talking head interview footage from the three main guys, as well as co-star Martin Freeman. They reiterate that this is a film about men of a mature age coming back to their hometown and recognizing that nothing can be the same as one remembers it in their youth. In this case, the difference happens to lie in the fact that the gang's home town has been overrun by weird human-possessing alien robot things. The guys also talk about how much fun this cast really is, and why they felt the need to bring everyone from the first two films back for this one. Check out the entire featurette below.
If you're like me, though, you're sick of seeing all these extras and you're ready to watch the film itself. Luckily, there's less than a month left to go before the movie hits theaters, as the film will be heading to a cinema near you on August 23. Haven't seen enough footage from the film already? Watch the trailer below and pre-order your tickets.


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SWAT Teams and Film Crews Models for Managing Crisis Episodes
Long before SWAT officers burst into a building to rescue hostages or arrest an armed suspect, the team has practiced similar types of assaults over and over to fine tune routines to handle such crises. Similarly, film crews must work through unexpected events to get the job of movie making done right.
At the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston, Associate Professor Beth Bechky and her co-author Professor Gerardo Okhuysen from UC Irvine shared what they have learn from SWAT teams and film production crews about how organizations respond to surprises.
In their research, they found that film productions have broad routines that are used in normal situations (such as "over-communication") while SWAT teams have narrow routines that they practice a lot (like "dynamic" vs. "stealth" entries into buildings). These work better in different forms of crisis, Bechky says. For example, film productions have time to respond when situations turn hot so they can communicate a lot; SWAT teams have to act instantaneously so changing narrow routines are more effective.
We speculate that the differences in the two sets of actions also means that SWAT teams are more effective in crises that are more familiar while film productions deal better with novel surprises," Bechky says.
Her research adds to the literature on routines by pointing out the variation in routines and how they might be more or less effective given the organization.
Bechky says companies and managers should take note. "Being prepared for surprises and responding effectively to them requires practices that enable marshaling the expertise in the organization during times of crisis, as well as providing ways for people to easily work together in the moment."
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THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Just do it: Get off the sofa and into the stands
It's almost over– and not a moment too soon. Note to self: 14 of 16 correct picks on the first day of March Madness guarantees nothing but disappointment and basketball burnout. By the onset of April, I'm thankful for two things: the NCAA tournament is over, and I didn't have to watch much of it on ESPN.
If you remember what it's like to play basketball instead of watch it, April is far from the cruelest month. Aside from the odd golf match on Sundays, which are easy enough to avoid, there aren't enough sports on television to make it worth picking up the clicker. With the sun in your face and the wind at your back, April promises live action. In that vein, here are a few picks designed to remind you that watching sports doesn't require a sofa.
Minor league baseball is the deal to end all deals. Your chance to see a real game for less than you'd spend on a Whopper combo is just a week away. The Lynchburg Hillcats, A+ affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, play their home opener on Thursday, April 9. If you can make it to Calvin Falwell Field, you'll have the chance to see the biggest prima donna in baseball after Manny Ramirez.
Pedro Alvarez will start the season as a Hillcat, but don't expect him to be there for long. One of Sports Illustrated's 10 US players to watch, Alvarez was second overall in the MLB draft and agreed to a $6 million minor league contract with the Pirates on August 15, 2008.
About a minute later, he refused to sign the contract, and MLB placed him on the restricted list. In September, Alvarez negotiated a $6.4 million contract that put him in Lynchburg at third base. But chances are he'll move to the AA Altoona Curve within the month.
If your sports preferences require more noise and speed than minor league baseball can provide, the Richmond International Raceway has slashed prices for its May 2 Cup Series. At $40-$55, tickets are 25-50 percent cheaper than they were last year. Not only will you be able to see Jimmie Johnson bump his competition and hear fans cheer Junior to another 14th—no, make that 16th– place finish, you can park free on Raceway property and bring your own food and drink into the grandstand.
For some of us, $40 is still pricey, but think of all the money you can save by bringing your own Fritos to the race. It's almost a deal.
If bloody noses are more your speed, there's boxing to be had in Virginia. On April 11, Bedford's own light heavyweight Scott Sigmon faces off against South Carolina native Toris "The Bull" Brewer at the Lynchburg Armory. Sigmon– known as "Cujo" to friends and foes– has a 5-1 record with 2 KOs, call Brewer a "bum," and claims his 14-2 record with 6 KO's is "inflated."
Conversely, the Bull vows he's not coming all the way to Lynchburg "to get whipped." A mere $25 ($55 for the front row), buys not only Cujo and the Bull, but several other fights, including a bout between Charlottesville's "War Time" George Rivera and former IBO champion Michael "The Godfather" Corleone.
Don't forget about UVA's lacrosse team, the most viable of all Wahoo athletics. Fresh off winning the longest game in NCAA Division I lacrosse history, the number one-ranked Cavs play a few more games before starting the ACC tournament on April 24. Do you really want to miss a chance to see UVA emerge victorious on the field? It happens so seldom, it's surely worth the $7 general admission.
Of course, April isn't just a time to get out and watch sports; it's also the time to get out and play a few games. Pick up a bat, put on those running shoes, dust off that bike.
Dare I say it? The days are even long enough for a little twilight golf. The end of March Madness marks the onset of real life, thank heavens. Toss that bracket into the rubbish bin where it belongs and practice your own free throws– or yell at an actual person rather than the television for once– it's April!


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One of television's most popular shows is coming to Kentucky, and with the right tip, possibly even Washington County.
The hosts of the popular History Channel show American Pickers -- Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz -- are planning a road trip to Kentucky next week, but they're still looking for places to visit.
St. Catharine College President William Huston said when he arrived on campus in 1997, payroll for the 36 full time employees was $23,000 every two weeks.
Now, 15 years later, payroll is nearly $300,000 every two weeks to compensate the roughly 150 full time and 50 part-time employees.
Huston also said the net assets of the college, or the worth of the college, was $85,000 in 1997.
"They had no buildings and no land," he said. "What you saw was Lourdes Hall, and that had been depreciated out."
Former Kentucky Governor, and past president of St. Catharine College, Martha Layne Collins will speak at SCC on March 20 as part of a Women's History Month celebration.
Collins will share her experiences as a female leader in the male dominated fields of U.S. politics and higher education.
Collins was Kentucky Governor from December 1931 to December 1987. Following her time in political office, she was the president of St. Catharine College from 1990 to 1996.
St. Dominic's Jane Spaulding has been a teacher at the school since 1974.
On Wednesday, she'll be honored for her work when she's presented with the Archdiocese of Louisville's Father Joseph McGee Outstanding Educator Award.
"I can't really put (what the award means) into words," Spaulding said. "I'm honored and I'm very grateful, but at the same time, I feel like there are so many people in this building that deserve it also. I think it should be an award for the school, not me."
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Storms can wreak havoc on our lives.
The folks in West Liberty can attest to that after a tornado ripped through their community March 2.
After experiencing such devastation and loss, it's hard to imagine picking up the pieces and moving on. In fact, it almost seems impossible.
But, it's not.
There's always hope.
The number of children living in poverty in Washington County has risen, according to a recent report.
According to the 2011 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Book, the number of children living in poverty in the county in 2000 was 398 (15 percent of children ages 0-17).
The number living in poverty from 2005 to 2009 was 746, a rise to 27 percent.
The study cites Census 2000 data to define poverty. In 1999, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $16,895.
The Lebanon-Springfield Airport could be safer and more convenient after the completion of a new taxiway.
The airport board learned recently that federal funding from the Airport Improvement Program was approved for the project.
The project will also change the access road coming into the airport.
Board chairman Craig Arnold said the project is something that's been discussed ever since he joined the board three years ago.
Two former Washington County sheriff's deputies were sentenced to 50 months in a federal prison on March 7 at the Gene Snyder United States Courthouse in Louisville.
According to the Kentucky Emergency Management website, donors for tornado-victims should make monetary donations instead of goods and supplies.
"Many agencies are at work right now in Kentucky to help storm-damaged communities. Storm-damaged communities do not need goods at this time. Cash donations are strongly encouraged to a charitable organization of your choice," according to the website.
The website has provided a list of organizations accepting monetary donations, as well.
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Synonym(s): supercilious, snide
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Say what?
It is a tiny word, two letters, no Qs or Zs involved, hardly worthy of using in a Scrabble game. It is meant, I believe, to be a joiner, an explainer, a mover-along-er of a story. It was never meant to be a starter and filler-in-er. Never a starter. Never like a yawn, a pause, all those things it has become reduced to now.
Garrison Keillor did a funny bit with the word recently in one of his monologues. He said, "She finally had to divorce him. Said it was a myriad of little things that just added up. The last straw was that he had started every sentence using the word, 'So.'"
You've noticed, maybe even slipped down the slippery, lazy slope yourself. Heard journalists use it. I looked this week at a video produced by The New York Times, yes, the venerable Old Gray Lady. Two young women reporters were talking about who might replace Timothy Geithner as the Treasury Secretary. The first reporter started her inquiry with "So, yadda yadda," to which the second young woman replied, "So, blah blah blah." There were several other "so's" filling the air to serve as connectors or pauses, when smart connections would have been so welcomed and a genuine pause would have been a genuine relief.
It mystifies me how some word or expression becomes a meme. No one really knows where it starts but everyone is soon victim to it. A few years ago it was "gotcha." It was as ubiquitous as the Hummers on Main Street, the UGG boots during Sundance, the "yo's" spoken by yoyos who had never seen the inside of a tough neighborhood except on a movie screen. Wearing a knit hat on your head does not a gangsta make.
You would call, say, for a dinner reservation and the hostess would say "Gotcha" when you asked what time the restaurant opened, "Gotcha" before she responded with the time, perhaps 5 p.m. Then you ask to have a party of six seated at 7 and as the hostess would confirm what you had asked for, she would respond, "Gotcha." And you would read your credit card to hold that reservation and when you reached the end of the numerical sequence, you would be met with "Gotcha."
I know a woman, a very grown-up professional woman, who learns a new word and can't help herself when she uses it to excess for a month or more nonstop. One year everything and everyone had a certain "cachet." The style of a car, the decor of a building, the way someone dressed, probably the flavor of a Starbucks coffee. I don't remember all the ways she wore out that word. Until she met the word "seminal" — which described the importance of the last book she read, film she saw, conversation she had, vote called for by the Senate, meal she ate. You get the idea. When she called for "metrics" to be used to measure everything from workplace evaluations to friendship criteria, we knew we were in trouble. Or, as we heard soon after, there was a "delta" in the information we shared. A "delta" in behavior and budgets and time left to solve a problem. When a "concern" or "alert" or even "issue" would have sufficed.
For those who love language and the endless, creative ways it can be used, hearing folks with verbal tics can be worse than a fingernail on a chalkboard, which usually is a brief, unpleasant noise. Words that scratch your sensibilities can go on and on and on. Like a phone message, which instead of saying, "Hello, this is Sam and I wanted to ask you to dinner this evening," you hear, "Hey, Sam here, wanna grab a bite tonight?" and while you understand the sentiment, you wonder if the caller wanted to be so casual or wanted to be cool or just was repeating the style of language he thought was the currency of the day. I don't know when "Hey" replaced "Hello," but when it came to me as the subject line in emails from professional national candidates this season, I hesitated to open the email, even though I supported the party.
"Hey" I wanted to say, "if you really want to have my attention, say 'hello,' 'good morning,' or 'I need to have your attention,' which would have received my attention."
How we say what we say can immediately endear us to our listeners or annoy them so completely it will be difficult for them to regain their focus.
It seems a bit fussy to talk about how we talk about things, but communicating is actually something we are doing more frequently with all our digital devices. And the language has been reduced to single letters representing full words and icons representing expressions of moods.
With more communication, we may have reduced the intimacy of conversation. Which is an art. Which requires thoughtful responses, not always quick retorts that are rote. Because a quick retort from a beautiful mind, using language in a way that demonstrates an understanding of the nuances of tone and style, is a beautiful thing.
This week, try to listen to your words. How they represent you. Are they unique to your personality or are they co-opted from other places? Your voice is unique. Listen to it. Listen for it. Let it serve you as a proud representative of your personality and your grasp of the intricacies of a rich language. Talk pretty. Every day, especially Sunday in the Park.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix. It's a saying you often hear when someone is trying to make something better and it all goes horribly wrong. In the highly competitive world of open-class sportbikes, this could mean the introduction of costly redesigns and useless new parts that make things more complicated and ultimately have an outcome of very little improvement. It appears the men at
Honda had this in mind when they decided to leave good enough alone with its 2012 CBR1000RR.
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Who knew what evil lurked in the heart of Honda?
The Phantom takes the 27-year-old Shadow line in a new direction. With a couple of key changes, Honda has successfully altered the identity of the docile Spirit into something sinister. A fat front tire, bobbed fenders, beefy fork shrouds and an all-inclusive matte-black paint scheme hearken back to a simpler time, when bikes were basic—and undeniably cool.
Gold Wing has always been sportier than most people realized. Conceived as a superbike when it debuted in 1975, the Gold Wing has expanded to a bike powered by an automotive-size 1832cc.
Shetland pony or, better yet, a street-legal NSR125, the PCX is in fact a roomy midsize scooter, packing solid performance and fresh styling. Big Red has targeted a younger audience with the $3399 PCX, pricing the 125cc liquid-cooled four-stroke $1100 below that of its own retro-styled SH150i.
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The Detroit Lions slashed a significant portion of salary over the last month by releasing players and restructuring the contracts of some of their veteran players.
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Introduction to the Yamaha RX-A2000 7.1 A/V Receiver
I've been using a Yamaha receiver in my home theater for well over a decade. The fact that I've been happy with the sound from this receiver for so long though, speaks volumes for the quality Yamaha built into their receivers back then. A while back I had the opportunity to review one of Yamaha's entry-level receivers, the RX-V665. While the feature-set was impressive for the price, the overall sound and build quality was about what one would expect from a low-priced receiver, namely, sort-of-OK. This trend toward features at the expense of quality has been increasing, even among the best receiver manufacturers. Last year, Yamaha announced an all-new line of receivers dubbed "Aventage" that would buck that trend with a no-holds-barred emphasis on sound quality. Recently I had the chance to review the second-from-the-top of the Aventage line, the RX-A2000. Given my history with Yamaha receivers and the hype surrounding this all-new line from Yamaha, I was excited to try out the A2000 to see if it lived up the hype and the heritage.
- Design: 7.1 A/V Reciever
- Power Output: 130 WPC x 7, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, into 8 Ohms
- THD+N: 0.06% at Full Output, All Channels Driven
- Video Connections: HDMI 1.4a (7 rear in, 1 front in, 2 out, Zone B Capable), Component (4 in, 1 out), Composite, S-Video (Shared, 5 in, 1 out)
- Audio Connections: RCA Stereo (5 in, 1 out), Optical (4 in, 1 out), Coaxial Digital (3 in, 0 out), 7.1 Multi-channel (1 in, 1 pre-out all channels)
- Optional: iPod, Sirius Satellite Radio, Bluetooth
- Other Connections: Ethernet (Internet Radio, Sirius Internet Radio, DLNA 1.5, Firmware), 12V triggers (2), USB, RS-232, IR (2 in, 2 out), 2nd & 3rd Zone (HDMI Video, Stereo Audio), Headphone Jack (6.3mm)
- Dimensions: 7.1″ H x 17.1″ W x 16.9″ D
- Weight: 41.9 Pounds
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The Yamaha RX-A2000 is loaded with virtually every feature one could want in a modern receiver: HDMI 1.4a switching and the concomitant support for 3D & Audio Return Channel (ARC), 1080p scaling from virtually all sources by the HQV Vida chip, HD Radio, Internet Radio, Satellite Radio, Pandora, Blue-tooth Dock (optional), iPod support (a remote control app and available docking), Web control (and thus control via almost any smart-phone or tablet PC), multi-zone, every sound format known to man and then some, up to 7 channels of amplification (up to 9.2 with outboard amps), and a full-featured room correction / auto-EQ system. Really, I can't think of a major feature that the A2000 lacks that its competition has.
On the other hand, at least one stand-out feature that is uncommon among the competition is inclusion of two full-featured 12V triggers for all channels, and/or a separate device. Many receivers, if they have 12V triggers for external amps, have them for only some of the channels (e.g. zone 2 or 3, front L/C/R only, etc.) The RX-A2000 can be configured to trigger external amps for the main amp section, zone 2, zone 3, or all of the above. This is a nice feature if you have good quality external amps, or think you might want to upgrade to external amplification in the near future, as it automatically turns external amps on or off, synchronized with the A2000's power or source status. Heck even if you only have 2 channels of external amplification, this will allow you to set up all of the total possible 9.2 channels, and have them switched by the A2000.
Aesthetically, the RX-A2000 is a nice looking receiver. Of course it's the standard brushed black box that so many receivers are, but I find the understated elegance of Yamaha's new "A" line to be quite pleasing. All front panel ports and buttons are located behind a fold-out door, which is flanked on either side by two large knobs – source & volume. The front panel door also hides an impressive set of input jacks for temporary connection of camcorders, smart-phones, your old pong console, etc.
Both volume and source knobs have a decent feel to them although most people may never even lay hands on these knobs these days. The volume level is prominently shown on the front panel display – which is nice – as well as on the TV, which is nice and not so nice. Seated about 19 feet from the receiver, I can read the volume display on the receiver. However if the TV is also on, the volume bar & attenuation (-dB) level are displayed on the TV in a huge dark grey bar that spans about ? of the width of the screen. While it's great to have the volume shown on screen for those whose receivers are out of view, this volume bar is a little much. At a minimum it should be on a transparent background, rather than a dark grey bar. Ideally Yamaha would provide the ability to choose whether the volume is displayed on the TV screen or not.
On to the business side of any receiver: the rear panel:
The RX-A2000 has no fewer than seven HDMI v1.4 inputs (eight including the front panel), and two (simultaneous – not independent) HDMI monitor outputs. In addition, those of us who refuse to let go of our older equipment will be happy to see that there are four sets of analog A/V inputs, each of which includes component, s-video and composite video, as well as digital (2 coax, 2 optical) and analog (2 ch) audio. There are amplifier pre-outs for all channels, and speaker terminals for no fewer than eleven channels, even though the A2000 can only be configured for up to 9.2 channels using an outboard stereo power amplifier. This turns out to be very convenient if you use the multi-zone feature, as you can hook up all your speakers simultaneously, even though some will end up sharing amplifiers (more on that later). Regardless, the 11 terminals are Zone 2(3) L/R, Surround L/R, Surround Back L/R, Center, Main L/R, and "presence" L/R. The binding posts for speaker wire are of good quality, but users of dual-banana plugs take note: they are too far apart for the standard dual plugs. I have lots of both types on hand, so this was not an issue to me, but may be an inconvenience to some.
The remote for the RX-A2000 is, well, not excellent. (insert figure5) There are some good things about it: the tactile response of the buttons is nice, and it sits in my hand comfortably. Other than that, if falls short in my opinion. It has a tiny back-lit display, that hardly serves any purpose that I can tell. The layout of some of the most-often used buttons (e.g. sound modes, audio decoder selection, zone selection) leaves a lot to be desired. In fact the layout of some of these buttons is downright terrible, with some functions on the main surface of the remote and some associated functions under a pop-up cover. Any buttons under a cover should be only those used VERY infrequently, but that's not the case. For example, the zone selection button is under the pop-up cover, yet the power button to turn on the various zones is on the main surface. With three zones in my house, I find myself popping the cover on the remote way too often. The receiver comes with a second, smaller remote, but I don't find myself using it much, because too many of the features are on the main remote. I suppose if I had more time with the unit and really customized all the SCENE buttons to my specific tastes, I might use the secondary remote more. Then again probably not: I would just program my Harmony universal remote to handle everything.
Setup of the Yamaha RX-A2000 7.1 A/V Receiver
Not to put it too briefly, but initial setup was a snap. These days though, that's to be expected. All mid- to high-end major brand receivers these days have some sort of automatic room calibration/correction/equalization system, and Yamaha's latest version of the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Audio Optimization) system is very good. It nailed my speaker distances (including the sub – which is uncommon) and levels. I have a small sat/sub system running right now, and YPAO chose a slightly high 160Hz for the cutoff for each speaker. I prefer the cutoff at around 100Hz with these speakers. I've found this over-estimation of small speaker cutoff frequency to be quite common with automatic calibration systems, and the crossover adjustment was easy enough to fix.
YPAO also creates three equalization patterns (flat, front, and natural), and a fourth customizable pattern, called "manual". Each of the three YPAO patterns is created for your specific room, and can then be used as a template for the "manual" pattern if you wish to tinker with further customization. This user-customizable feature is a stand out feature for Yamaha's YPAO. MCAAC allows similar (but different) adjustment of the EQ patterns. Audyssey offers no adjustment unless you purchase their kit which comes with a calibrated mic, special software, and a hefty price tag (somewhere north of $2000 for the pro cal kit only). If you are an EQ tweaker and can't afford the Audyssey pro system, YPAO may be for you. If on the other hand you prefer a more "set it and forget it" system, then YPAO doesn't offer much more than any of the other auto-EQ systems out there. Each is slightly different and each claims to be the best. I haven't found much consensus on room correction systems among my peers: different people tend to like the sonic results of each for different reasons. So in the end it comes down to features and personal preference. I was very impressed with the sonic results of YPAO in the RX-A2000, but more on that later. Here I'll focus on features.
If you plan on customizing the "Manual" EQ pattern, you'd better take notes to keep track of what you're doing, as there are many parameters to tweak. For each speaker, there are 7 "bands". These are not like traditional EQ bands though, as each band can be customized via three adjustable parameters: frequency, gain, and q-factor. Each band is like a bell-shaped curve. "Frequency" adjusts where the center of the bell-curve lies in the frequency range. "Gain" adjusts how much power (dB, really) each band has (i.e. height of the bell curve). "Q-factor" adjusts how wide each band (bell curve) is. "Frequency" for the 4 lowest bands can be adjusted from 31.25Hz to 16kHz in ? octave steps, for 28 steps. Bands 5-7 have the same step size, but their range is limited to 500Hz-16kHz. Gain is adjustable from -20 dB to +6 dB in 0.5dB steps, and Q factor is adjustable from 0.5 to 10.0 in ? octave steps. The subs have only 4 bands each to adjust. Yes, the RX-A2000 can accommodate two discrete subs, and each can be EQ'd. Each sub band's center frequency can be set from 31.5 to 250Hz in ten ? octave steps.
You can really tweak the frequency response EQ curve for each speaker a lot with these parameters. The Q-factor is key, as it adjusts the width of the band from very broad to very narrow (less than ? octave depending on the frequency). A very narrow band (high q-factor) with a strong negative gain, is effectively a notch filter. All of this customization of your EQ pattern can really get out of hand quickly if you don't know what you're doing, and let's face it, many people don't know how to tweak each band to get the overall EQ curve they want. Not without a lot of frustrating trial and error. However, YPAO combined with a good free EQ software package like Room EQ Wizard would allow you to really fine-tune your system to your ear's delight.
As noted above, the RX-A2000 has 7 channels of amplification built-in. It is configurable up to 9.2 channels, and up to 3 zones, but you would need to add some external amplification to achieve 9.2. Whatever speaker configuration you use, you'll need to configure the amplifiers appropriately. Yamaha has designed a very nice, intuitive amplifier configuration utility. From the amplifier configuration screen in the on-screen GUI, you can choose from ten different pre-determined amplifier/speaker configurations. They are 7ch Normal, 7ch + 1Zone, 7ch + 2Zone, 7ch +Front, 7ch + FPR, 7ch + FPR + 1Zone, 5chBi-amp, 5chBi-amp +FPR, 5chBi-amp + SB, and 5chBi-amp + SB + FPR. For brevity I'll just describe two of these configurations. The "5chBi-amp + SB + FPR" setup is interesting. Here, four of the seven internal amps go to bi-amping the front L/R speakers. The remaining three internal amps are assigned to the center and the surround channels, and external amps are used for the surround-back channels and the front "presence" channels
The set up I used is "7ch + 2ZONE." This means my main room is set up for standard 7 channel audio (front L/R, center, surround L/R, surround-back L/R) and two additional zones with two speakers each.
Yes, that adds up to 11 speaker channels. This is accommodated by the fact that Zone2 and the surround-back channels share amplifiers, and Zone3 and the surround channels share amplifiers. So, when Zone3 is active, I lose the surround speakers in the main room, and when Zone2 is active, the surround back speakers shut off. This is acceptable to me, since rarely will anyone be watching a surround-sound movie while someone else is listening in a different zone. However, this gets to one of my complaints with the RX-A2000 Aventage receiver. Yamaha seemingly provides a great interface for assigning the amplifiers to your appropriate speaker configuration, but then they lock you in to pre-defined configurations. For example, in my experience, if one has external amplifiers in one's HT arsenal, they are usually of much higher quality than those found in most if not all A/V Receivers. Thus, you'd want to use those high quality external amps on your main channels first, and use the internal amplifiers on "less important" channels like the "Presence", surround-back and surround channels. However, Yamaha does not provide an amplifier configuration like this in the RX-A2000. Instead it seems like they chose to prioritize the internal amps over any external amps, even to the point of providing the user the ability to use the internal amps to "bi-amp" your front speakers. This just seems like an implausible set-up to me.
The only configuration that comes close to what I would have expected to be the base-normal for external amplification is the "7ch + FRONT" set up. With this configuration the front L & R speakers are assigned to external amplification and the resulting extra internal amplification is then assigned to the front "presence" channels. There's no ability to choose where the extra two internal amps are applied. For example, what if I would like them to be shared with a second zone? What if I don't want or have "front presence" speakers? Yamaha came so close to greatness here, but ultimately missed the mark in my opinion. That said, all of the pre-amp outputs on the RX-A2000 are "hot" regardless of which amplifier configuration you choose. So you can always use external amplification for any of the channels, and that will unload the power supply and result in more dynamic power to the remaining internally amplified channels. But depending on your set up, you may have some internal amplifiers that go unused.
Setup of other features like video, network, and HDMI was all fairly straightforward. While the RX-A2000 has very good video processing, there are very few available adjustments. Network setup was completely automatic – I did nothing and it worked fine as soon as I connected the receiver to my router. I will note though, since it seems to be a fairly common oversight by owners on the various discussion groups, to take care in the HDMI setup if you expect to have full HDMI 1.4 functionality (e.g. ARC, pass-through). Make sure you set "HDMI Control" to on, and that you set "control select" in the HDMI settings to the appropriate HDMI output (HDMI out1 or out2) to match where your TV is connected to the receiver.
Yamaha RX-A2000 7.1 A/V Receiver In Use
The first thing I ran through the RX-A2000 was the 3D Blu-Ray "How to Train Your Dragon" from DreamWorks (a Samsung exclusive promo disc). The 3D video was passed through to my Samsung PN58C7000 3D plasma display flawlessly, and the Dolby TrueHD was stunning. If you haven't seen this movie on your system yet, it's full of great demo material. The surround channels and bass are both very active in this film, and the Yamaha delivered the lossless audio track with aplomb. From very dynamic effects like swooshing wings and immense explosions, to more subtle effects like footsteps in the forest and whispered dialog, the A2000 rocked the house. Clear, crisp, detailed, powerful, immersive. Seriously, this receiver sounds really, really good with dynamic movie soundtracks.
Next up was one of my favorite demo DVD's, "The Dark Knight." I love the scene where the Joker blows up the hospital. The bass in that explosion is really awesome, and thanks to the subwoofer EQ'ing that the A2000's YPAO did, it sounded better than normal in my HT room. There are definitely better sub EQ's out there, but for something that's built-in to a mid-range priced AVR, this version of YPAO does an excellent job. The 480i video of The Dark Knight was deinterlaced and upsampled to 1080p by the Yamaha. I've never noticed a dramatic improvement in upsampling of DVD video with any device. The RX-A2000 did a fine job of it, but as with any upsampling, don't expect blu-ray quality just because your TV detects a 1080p signal coming to it.
Then, I sampled the streaming capabilities of the RX-A2000. I have the free DLNA server software Serviio running on my Windows XP machine, which serves up all my digital media from a 1TB hard drive. The Yamaha easily detected my DLNA server and I could browse by folders, genres, albums, author/artist, etc. I have most of my music stored in high bitrate MP3, and some stored in FLAC. Both file types were recognized by the Yamaha and played fine. My FLAC rip of Bernstein's "Ode to Freedom" performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony was awesome. What a treat to be able to play my FLAC collection directly through my receiver, losslessly, with the disc sitting on the shelf. In addition to the DLNA client, the Yamaha also has a very extensive internet-radio capability. Virtually any radio station that has an online stream can be found and played on the RX-A2000 if it's connected to the Internet. Additionally, the A2000 can stream music from the online music service Rhapsody, Pandora, and Sirius Internet Radio.
I also tried plain-old FM radio. I am a FM radio junkie. I really enjoy listening to radio, be it classical, news talk, or rock'n'roll. Yamaha has a history of making excellent FM tuners. So with two older Yamaha receivers in my household that can pull in some great quality FM radio from San Francisco (50 miles away) I had high hopes. Additionally, I was looking forward to trying out HD radio, knowing that a local NPR station was broadcasting in HD. Initially, I was disappointed. The RX-A2000 found only one station. Regardless of stations 50 miles away in San Francisco, there are many local stations to be had, and the RX-A2000 could only get one. I had a $300 Yamaha receiver from 2003 or so that was grabbing about eight stations, no problem, using the same antenna.
It turns out that Yamaha was aware of the issue and had already released a firmware fix. I was able to download the firmware to a USB thumb-drive and update without issue. After the fairly easy firmware update, the tuner was able to auto-tune seven stations. It missed two that the old Yamaha had, but found one that the old receiver did not. Alas, the sole local HD radio station was not one of the stations found by the A2000. Nor was it able to get any HD stations from San Francisco. So I was unable to evaluate the HD radio performance, much to my dismay. But for those stations it did find, FM quality was very good. Interestingly, even though these were analog stations, not digital HD-radio stations, the tuner behaved like a digital tuner: it would either lock on, or totally drop out. No static or noise in-between.
As with most network-connected A/V receivers these days, the Yamaha RX-A2000 has a web-based interface available. To access the web interface, simply enter the local IP address of the receiver into any web browser on your LAN (e.g. 192.168.X.Y). The web interface allows you to control the power of each zone, the volume for each zone, and the source for each zone. You can also set the surround decoder, and select from the four main scenes.
I used this a lot, as it doubles as a smart-phone remote control app, simply by using my Android phone's built-in browser when the phone is connected to my LAN. This was very convenient, especially when I was taking advantage of the multi-zone feature of the RX-A2000. I could be out on the patio and decide to power up the receiver and pipe some FM music to the patio zone, or stream some MP3s from my server to the living room, all while my wife was listening to a CD in the main HT. The Web interface was not optimized for a smart phone, but it worked well enough. I'd like to see a purpose designed Android app for the Yamaha, but until then, this worked well. I did find a Yamaha receiver widget on the Android market, but this had very limited functionality.
The multi-zone feature in the Yamaha RX-A2000 is great. Once I got it set up, which was actually very straight forward, I was very impressed. Granted, without external amplification, the A2000 must sacrifice its surround and surround back amplifier channels to power zones 2 and 3. But for my uses, this is totally acceptable. I must say at this point though that the poorly written user manual combined with the vast number of features, options and settings finally did me in while trying to play different sources on multiple zones simultaneously. I searched the manual, and online forums, but I could not seem to get all three zones playing three separate sources simultaneously. It turns out that you cannot play more than one source from the same "category" simultaneously. For example, you could not play one FM station in one zone, while playing another FM station (or HD station) in another zone. This seems obvious, as there's only one tuner. What wasn't obvious to me at first was that Internet radio and DLNA streaming are in the same "category" of sources – they are both "network" sources. So you cannot, for example, stream MP3 music from your local server via DNLA in Zone2 while playing an Internet (or SIRIUS) radio station in Zone3 or Zone1. You can however play a CD in zone1, an FM/HD radio station in zone2 and an Internet radio station in Zone3 – all at the same time.
Yamaha RX-A2000 7.1 A/V Receiver On the Bench
Note: Several of our video bench tests were left out of the overall score for this receiver. Unfortunately the Sony BDP-S570 blu-ray player that we initially thought was a viable reference player, in fact does negatively affect the video signal. Rest assured though, that all tests that are reported & scored were triple-checked for veracity. For all future A/V receiver video benchmark tests, an Oppo BD-P83, 93, or 95 (or equivalent) will be used. However, an Oppo was not available during the review period of the RX-A2000. -KC
Video performance by the RX-A2000 over HDMI was very good. As can be seen in our receiver video benchmark score chart, the new Vida chip by HQV did very well both on our standard video tests and on de-interlacing. It also will pass through your HDMI video signal virtually untouched if you so desire, which is not the case for all HDMI A/V receivers on the market today. 1080/60i material was properly decoded to 1080/24p.
Component video source was a different story, however. Although deinterlacing was still excellent, core video performance was lacking when the A2000 was fed a component video signal. The receiver cropped 3 pixels on the right and 1 pixel on the left. Also it did not pass whiter-than-white nor blacker-than-black signals, and it lost high frequency horizontal chroma resolution. However, most users will use HDMI exclusively, and for them, the RX-A2000 offers very good video performance.
I have a fairly old computer which I like to have connected to my HT for the occasional game or video. The graphics card has dual DVI outputs, both of which can output 1080/60p video. Normally I connect my PC to my plasma TV directly. I attempted to run the PC's DVI signal through the RX-A2000 with the use of a DVI-HDMI adapter. The Yamaha did not like this. I was unable to get the computer's display to pass through the Yamaha. Not only that, but it caused significant confusion to Windows and the Nvidia GPU (GeForce 7600GT). Granted this GPU is not HDCP compliant, so the HDMI handshaking probably did not go well, and it represents a problem with my computer (running Windows XP) rather than the Yamaha receiver. However my Samsung plasma had no issues accepting the DVI signal from my PC.
Conclusions about the Yamaha RX-A2000 7.1 A/V Receiver
I have a high bar for Yamaha, given my history with them. While I was impressed with the features (for the price) of the RX-V665 last year, I was underwhelmed with its sound quality. This year, Yamaha promised flagship sound quality at a very tempting price in their new "Aventage" product line. While overall I was very impressed, there are definitely some areas for improvement: This receiver is not high on the user-friendly scale. If you're an A/V receiver novice, there's a steep learning curve to figure out all the features, options, and settings. The manual is very poorly written and organized, which does not help matters at all. For example, even this reviewer was stumped and had to contact Yamaha technical support to solve what turned out to be a fairly simple problem. The amplifier assignment feature is close to greatness, but ultimately falls short by locking you in to pre-defined configurations. I would really, really like to see Yamaha fix the amplifier assignment feature. Many of these things could be fixed with firmware updates, and a re-write of the user manual.
All that said, the many positives of this receiver far outweigh the few negatives. Both the feature set and sound quality of the RX-A2000 are top notch. Now that it's finally set up, I really enjoy listening to and using this receiver. The HQV Vida chip offers fantastic (for HDMI) video processing. Finally, the RX-A2000 is as future proof as any CE product can be, with a thorough upgrade path via amplifier pre-outs for all channels, two 12V triggers for external amps/devices, and easy firmware updates via USB or direct via the Internet. All this for under $1500 SRP – that's a great deal in my opinion. Despite its usability shortcomings, the Yamaha RX-A2000 is a bargain. You would be hard pressed to find a better bang/buck ratio in the current AVR market.


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Both directions of Interstate 64 in East St. Louis will be closed for a weekend next month to allow crews to remove the bridge carrying 15th Street over I-64.
The closures will be from 9 p.m. Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Oct. 11, weather permitting, from west of Illinois 111 to the I-64/55/70 split.
Traffic will be detoured around the construction area using Interstate 255 and Interstate 55/70. No westbound traffic on I-64 will be allowed west of Illinois 111; no eastbound traffic will be allowed east of the Interstate 64/55/70 split.
The St. Louis Association of Wabash Men will host a pre-game tailgate before the Wabash - Washington University football game on October 9, 2010. The tailgate will be located at Fontbonne University, adjacent to the Washington University campus.
The tailgate will be a no-host tailgate - please bring food and beverage sufficient for those in your party.
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Time: 11:00AM CDT, Noon, Indiana time. Kickoff will be at 1:00PM CDT, 2:00PM Indiana time.
Location: Fontbonne University parking lot. Fontbonne University, a drug and alcohol free campus, is located on the southeast corner of Big Bend and Wydown Boulevard (6800 Wydown Boulevard). We will be meeting in a parking lot and greenspace on the Fontbonne Campus accessed from Big Bend Boulevard, just south of Wydown. The Washington University football field is located 3 or 4 blocks north of the parking lot - approximately a 1/3 mile away and we will walk to the game.
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The luscious blonde actress was Hollywoods hottest discovery until a killer cast her in the role of a cold, cold corpse, says the blurb on The Dame. Lovie flaunted her charms. Sucker bait was what she called it, screams another on Passionate Lovie.
Welcome to the world of vintage paperbacks from the late 1940s to early 1970s a publishing phenomenon of the time and now a highly collectible genre. Sexism, violence and lines like A hard-boiled ex-cop. A hard-boiled dame. A hard-boiled murder, were commonplace. How can you ever forget titles like The Brass Cupcake, Desire in the Ozarks and Knee-Deep in Death?
Whether you're a connoisseur of cops and robbers, an amateur private eye, or just out for a thrill a minute, enjoy. Dive into the gritty underbelly and visit a place and time when you could easily meet a buxom blonde bombshell - but not trust her as far as you could throw her.
*Warning many of these books have adult themes.
The Brass Cupcake
John D. MacDonald
Fawcett, 1950
Married to Murder
Harry Whittington
Phantom Books, 1951
Her Candle Burns Hot!
Hodge Evens
Rainbow Books, 1951
Caberet Splendide
Georges Lamartine
Pedigree Books, date unknown
Wanted: Dead Men
M.E. Chaber
Paperback Library Series, 1970
Passionate Lovie
Dolores Dee
Fabian Books, 1958
Phantom Lady
William Irish
Pocket Books, 1944
The Dame
Carter Brown
Signet, 1959
Afraid in the Dark
Mark Derby
Popular Library, 1953
Horns for the Devil
Louis Malley
Pocket Books, 1952
Fort Frederick
Francoise Des Ligneris
Avon Books, 1960
The Cave of the Chinese Skeletons
Jack Seward
Tower Books, 1964
The Nothing Man
Jim Thompson
Dell, 1954
Desire in the Ozarks
Shelby Steger
Digit Books, 1957
Murder in Majorca
Michael Bryan
Dell, 1957
Go Home, Stranger
Charles Williams
Gold Medal, 1954
The Beach Girls
John D. MacDonald
Gold Medal, 1959
Forty Lashes One Less
Elmore Leonard
Bantam, 1972
A Touch of Death
Charles Williams
Gold Medal, 1954
Freaks Against Supermen
Ralph L. Finn
Gaywood Press, 1950
The Shame of Vanna Gilbert
Glenn Watkins
Croydon, 1952
Knee-Deep in Death
Bruno Fischer
Gold Medal, 1956
Run, Chico, Run
Wenzell Brown
Gold Medal, 1953
Kill Me in Tokyo
Earl Norman
Berkley, 1958
Who Has Wilma Lathrop?
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Thomas Cole didn�t say much during class at Grainger High School. If it were up to him, he�d prefer the teacher not know he was there.
But on the baseball diamond � and football field and basketball court � Cole made some noise.
Thomas Cole didn�t say much during class at Grainger High School. If it were up to him, he�d prefer the teacher not know he was there.
But on the baseball diamond � and football field and basketball court � Cole made some noise.
The usually-reserved Cole, a three-sport star for the Red Devils who went on to play baseball at Wake Forest, will officially be inducted into the Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the new Woodmen Community Center at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 20.
�I�ve always been rather shy, I guess, and reserved,� Cole said. �I can remember all through grade school and high school, and even in college, I was scared to death the teacher was going to call on me in class. And if they did my voice probably shook.
�I don�t know why, but I was fearful. I�ve always been this way.�
Cole may have gotten nervous when called upon by a teacher, but when he was in the starting lineup things were the way they should be.
�(On the field) I was at home, I was comfortable,� he said. �Even with 4,000-5,000 fans, I was perfectly at ease.�
A 1951 Grainger graduate, Cole was a star split end and kicker for its football team and selected to play in the Optimist Bowl in 1950. He helped lead the Red Devils to their first NCHSAA Class A state championship in basketball in 1950 and right back to the title game the following year.
But on the diamond is where Cole felt the most comfort.
�He could really kick a football. He could punt it 50, 60 yards,� Grainger graduate and 2004 KLCSHOF inductee George Whitfield said, �but his best sport was baseball.�
Added Cole in jest: �I played football, basketball and baseball, and I guess you might say I majored in baseball.�
He helped Grainger earn back-to-back state baseball championships in 1949 and 1950 as an infielder, and was selected to play in the Carolinas All-Star game his senior year.
He took his baseball prowess to Wake Forest, where he battled injuries and illness his first two seasons. Knee surgery hampered him as a freshman, he said, and as a sophomore a case of the mumps a week into winter workouts caused him to miss some time.
As a junior he really came on, however, earning the right as co-captain of the Demon Deacons. After a move from the infield to right field, Cole was named a captain in 1955 � the year Wake Forest won the College World Series.
Cole, now 79, has three prep state titles and a national baseball championship � the only athletics national title in Wake Forest history � on his resume.
�Let�s just say I was lucky in picking winning teams,� Cole said with a laugh.
Known as a good hitter, Cole finished his senior season at Wake Forest tied for the ACC lead with seven home runs, he said.
�I guess I was lucky as far as being at the plate. I could hit a little bit � so coach put me out in right field,� Cole said. �I don�t know, I guess I was just lucky in college catching the right pitch at the right time.�
Following college, Cole signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and played one year of minor league baseball. He has just been offered a job with Wachovia Bank when the Phillies sent word of an invitation to spring training in 1956.
Cole had recently been married and the couple was expecting their first of three children, all girls.
He chose the life after baseball, banking a finance, from which he retired.
�It was the hardest decision I had to make in my life,� Cole said. �I said, �Well, I�ve played baseball well enough to get a job with the bank.��
Cole credits his mother, who raised him and his three sisters alone after his father passed away when he was 9, for his success. He also credits his high school coaches Frank L. Mock and Amos Sexton.
�I can�t count the numerous sacrifices she made to give us a better way of life. If I�ve done anything in life to have success I�d give her credit for it,� Cole said of his mother.
�Frank Mock and Amos Sexton were real role models for me and father figures. They taught you not only how to play the game but they taught you a lot of life lessons. They taught you how to be a better person.�
They couldn�t help him overcome his fear of being called on in class, but they helped him feel at home on the field.
�I wasn�t bashful or shy out on the field or on the court. I don�t know why. I was just very comfortable out there,� Cole said.
�I felt like that�s where I belonged.�
Ryan Herman can be reached at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.
Highlights of Thomas Cole�s career
n Was an all-conference split end in football for Grainger High in 1950
n Named the Red Devils� most valuable lineman in 1950
n Selected to play in the optimist bowl in 1950
n Helped the Red Devils win the NCHSAA Class A state basketball championship in 1950 and state runner-up in 1951
n Led Grainger to back-to-back baseball state titles in 1949 and 1950
n Played baseball at Wake Forest, where he helped the Demon Deacons to the 1955 NCAA national championship � the only ACC national title in the sport
n Led the ACC in home runs in 1955
Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame
The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame will induct its fourth class on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Woodmen Community Center, the new permanent home of the KLCSHOF. The Free Press is running a series of articles by Ryan Herman and Bryan C. Hanks on all 10 new inductees and the teams that will be honored at the ceremony. Here is the schedule for the stories:
Monday: Doug Bruton
Tuesday: Otis Clark
Today: Thomas Cole
Thursday: Pat Crawford
Friday: Wayne Floyd
Saturday: Vincent Jones
Sunday: North Lenoir High School girls� basketball � 1964-67
Monday, Oct. 15: Coley Little
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Hugh Pollock
Wednesday, Oct. 17: South Lenoir High School boys� basketball � 1968-69
Thursday, Oct. 18: Carolyn Goodley Souther
Friday, Oct. 19: Fred Williams
Saturday, Oct. 20: Grainger High School boys� basketball � 1963-65
Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame
The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame will induct 10 new members at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the Woodmen Community Center, the new permanent home for the KLCSHOF. Tickets cost $30. This year�s class includes: Douglas �Doug� Bruton, Otis Clark, Thomas George Cole, Pat Crawford, Wayne Floyd, Vincent Jones, Coley Little, Linwood Hugh Pollock, Carolyn Goodley Souther and Fred Williams. Boys basketball teams from Grainger (1963-64, 1964-65) and South Lenoir (1968-69) and girls teams from North Lenoir (1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67) will also be recognized for their past achievements.
Tickets can be purchased at the Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation offices located upstairs at the Woodmen Community Center or at The Free Press.


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I can't believe no one has posted any recipes yet. Our lives revolve around food here and with nine in our household, we cook in mass quantities. Hands down, our family favorite is King Ranch Chicken. Everyone eats it without complaint and that makes momma happy. And that old saying is true. If momma aint happy, aint nobody happy!
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Several Hope College students who participated in research on campus this past summer had their work selected for presentation during the recent Annual Meeting and National Student Conference of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), with one receiving a second-place award.
Six students attended the conference, presenting five posters concerning research. Junior Joseph Brandonisio of Troy won second place in the "General Papers" category, earning the honor for a presentation that he co-authored with junior Victor Kanyi of Marigat, Kenya, who also attended the conference. While Brandonisio and Kanyi collaborated on their project, the awards are based on a single presenter's remarks during the event's judging phase and the overall quality of the poster.
The National Student Conference ran Friday-Monday, Nov. 6-9, and the Annual Meeting ran Sunday-Friday, Nov. 8-13, in Nashville, Tenn. The undergraduate poster session took place on Monday, Nov. 9, and featured work grouped within a variety of categories within the field of chemical engineering.
This was the second consecutive year that a student who participated in Hope's summer research program received an award in this national competition. Last year's winner was among the students from other colleges and universities who had participated in Hope's summer research program.
Of the students who attended, three were juniors, two were sophomores, and one was a freshman who had participated in research through Hope's REACH program last summer. Dr. Michael Misovich, a member of the Hope faculty who is active in AIChE and was a judge in one of the categories in which Hope students were not participating, noted that it is exceptional for underclassmen to participate in this national competition--but not for Hope students. Last year, two Hope sophomores participated.
Misovich noted that the outstanding quality that he observed in the presentations - in both the category that he judged and overall - makes the students' achievement all the more remarkable.
"The quality of the posters and presentations that I observed at this national meeting was extremely high," said Misovich, who is an associate professor of engineering. "It was difficult to select the three award winners in my category because there were so many excellent posters on important research topics and the presenters communicated their work to me so effectively."
The preliminary program for the student poster session listed 203 posters. The five posters for which the primary presenter was a Hope student was a higher total than all other colleges and universities in Michigan combined. Of the 68 colleges and universities listed as affiliation of the primary presenter, only eight institutions had more posters in this event than HopeCollege. The primary presenters represented institutions in 32 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Israel, Italy and Mexico.
All of the participating Hope students are engineering majors in the chemical, biochemical or environmental engineering emphasis options, or are intending to declare their major in one of the options. Two Hope faculty in chemistry and one in engineering were mentors for one or more of the projects, along with a Hope chemistry post-doc.
° Brandonisio's and Kanyi's project was "Purification and Analysis of Bacteria Contaminated Water Using Slow Sand Filtration and Metal Ions." They conducted their research with Dr. Michael J. Pikaart, associate professor of chemistry.
° Laine Klopfenstein, a sophomore from Evanston, Ill., presented "Calculating Vapor Pressure and Concentration for Binary Mixtures through Equations of State." She conducted her research with Misovich.
°Whitney Askew, a sophomore from Canton, presented "Truncatio Error of PRSV Vapor Pressures Calculated by a Series Method," which she co-authored with Amy Miller, a student from MuskingumCollege in Ohio who was a research student at Hope in the summer of 2007. They conducted their research with Misovich.
° Daniel Denby, a freshman from Westmont, Ill., who participated in research through the REACH program for high school students, and junior Abigail Phillips of Wayland alternated as primary and co-authors on two related projects. Denby presented "The Chemistry behind the Conversion of Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel," and Phillips presented "Optimizing Pilot Plant Biodiesel Production." The others involved in the two research projects were Peter N. Larsen, who is a Holland High School science teacher who also participated in research at Hope through the REACH program; Dr. Sameer Chavda, who is a post-doctoral researcher in chemistry; Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry at Hope; and Misovich.
In addition to the posters by Hope students, the event's presentations included "High-Throughput Reconstruction and Optimization of 130 New Genome-Scale Metabolic Models" by Christopher Henry of Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. The research team working with Henry has included Hope faculty members Dr. Matt DeJongh, associate professor of computer science, and Dr. Aaron Best, assistant professor of biology, who are both Towsley Research Scholars at Hope, and Hope senior biology major Paul Frybarger of Muskegon.
AIChE is the world's leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with nearly 40,000 members from 93 countries. More than 4,000 attended the 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting and National Student Conference, which featured more than 700 sessions focused on the latest developments in areas ranging from ranging from core chemical engineering fundamentals to emerging technologies in Quality by Design (co-sponsored by U.S. FDA), Energy, Sustainability and Nanotechnology.


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