COMPUTER CONFERENCE (sorry, not available online) "How are you going to travel without a ticket?!" asked one Microsoft engineer. KING bio / holiday (Seattle Times, 1985) One of the world's advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Such status by a member of a country's racial minority is almost . "I think it should be devoted to some activity which expresses love of our fellow person, or spiritual recognition of some kind," says Dr. Donald G. Phelps, chancellor of Seattle Community College District, which for the past 11 years has conducted a memorial service in King's honor on his birthday. Although portrayed as the pre-eminent black spokesperson, King did not mobilize mass protest activity during the first five years after the Montgomery boycott ended. His skepticism, however, shaped his subsequent theological studies at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, and at Boston University King's effectiveness in achieving his objectives was limited not merely by divisions among blacks, however, but also by the resistance he encountered from national political leaders. On December 5, 1955, five days after Montgomery civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to obey the city's rules mandating segregation on buses, black residents launched a bus boycott and elected King as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association. The 1961 "Freedom Rides," which sought to integrate southern transportation facilities, demonstrated that neither King nor Kennedy could control the protest movement spearheaded by students. The total was an astronomical $8 billion for government and private sector combined. The year, he toured India, and increased his understanding of Gandhian non-violent strategies. This creates an historical contradiction for those that, like Virginia, are adding observance of King's birthday to that date as well. When President Reagan signed legislation creating the holiday in November 1983, it marked the end of a persistent, lobbying effort spanning the nation for 15 years. GROUNDHOG DAY gojp / NG / groundhog.org (Sorry, the first and last of these pages has been updated, so some of these sentences are no longer there.) "Promptly at 12:22 o'clock ....a rift was riven in the clouds and Br'er Groundhog sallied forth, casting a shadow which shot through a sheen and sent a shaft of effervescent and effulgent rays athwart the cities of Punxsutawney and Lindsey...." During his years as President of the Inner Circle, there had to be major improvements to Gobbler's Knob because of the crowds that gather every Feb. 2nd. An immediate apology was demanded by the citizens of Punxsutawney. As the 20th Century dawned, the States was experiencing a period of economic and industrial revolution. trains brought his guests to Punxsutawney for the day's events. Each Feb. 2nd his accounts became more and descriptive until all other weather forecasters, man or animal, were considered impostors! Even if an adventurous groundhog-woodchuck should sally forth, the legend that winter will continue if he runs from his shadow breaks down in the face of scientific evidence. It all started out innocently enough when a Punxsutawneyite, recognizing the importance of Groundhog Lore presented the Royal Groundhog Couple to the Los Angeles Griffith Park Zoo. It has been called "one of the greatest publicity campaigns in history" and certainly, the borough of Punxsutawney would remain to the outside world if not for Punxsutawney Phil. It is said that in the summer of 1887 a group of local hunters and gourmets held a groundhog hunt and picnic and celebrated the event by barbecuing their game and washing it down with beer. Many people travel to Punxsutawney to see the Punxsutawney that they saw in the movie. They wonder why it seems so different but yet looks so similar. It's the magic of Hollywood! They may be that it is not exactly the same as they thought is was going to be ...but few leave without having an enjoyable visit. Since the Groundhog ascended the Weather Throne at Gobbler's Knob nearly a century ago, petty, pretenders with pediculosis have pecked peevishly at his paramount position as premier prognosticator. Smith took a role in projecting Punxsutawney as a and progressive city. The groundhog comes out of his burrow, looks for his shadow and utters his prediction to a Groundhog Club representative in "groundhogese." The groundhog, who's been dubbed "Punxsutawney Phil." has become a national celebrity. The lookouts on Canoe Ridge report ...there has been great activity in the vicinity of the Punxsutawney Weatherworks, Several sedate and woodchucks have been busy oiling up the spring breeze tank The official Groundhog weather proclamation is a wondrous thing, full of dramatic "Hear ye's" and "whereases" and descriptions of the snow and sleet and ice to follow. The woodchuck-groundhog found in Illinois likes to live on the edge of forests, preferring land that is . . There was a confrontation between Punxsutawney and Quarryville as to who had the rightful Groundhog. Erhard attended a debate on the question and was declared victorious. To defend Punxsy's claim as the original home of the groundhog, he penned the message. When Punxsutawney built an ultra-modern civic center in 1974, it included an , Groundhog Zoo. The Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 1992 were joined by actor Bill Murray as he was studying up for his then movie, "Groundhog Day"

FRIENDS (Jan. 1999) Ross: It is to have someone give you such attention! Monica: I was with you. Monica: I'd rather not hang out with this , work-weasel guy, when I could be hanging out with my boyfriend, who I actually respect. Monica; Yeah, I mean, it was really funny. I just don't think that you got it. You see, Cara's coffee is . Ross: You don't fool around with your friends ex-girlfriends or possible girlfriends, or girls they're to. Rachel: Well, I wouldn't know, because I got so I hung up the phone. DI Online (Sept. 2, 1998) (sorry, no longer available online Two co-owners of the cleaning business were arrested while picketing the office. Steve Horn, the director of field operations for First National, acknowledged that First Hand has not been paid the full amount it is requesting for its services, but says it is because First Hand has not done the amount of work. "From 1993 to 1997, the Tenant Union received 43 complaints about apartments managed by First National. "He's very in the community," Mank said, adding that LaDue has voted for "what's best for the community, not just his district." One issue LaDue championed, despite opposition from other council members, was legislation allowing tenants to repair potentially safety code violations and to have the repair cost deducted from the rent. She added, "He's thoughtful, intelligent and to fighting prejudice while many other people in government are to promoting prejudice." One lesson he learned was the importance of working with council members with viewpoints Vincent Bellafiore, head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University, has lived in LaDue's district for 15 years and said LaDue is very about the neighborhoods. "He's very much ," Bellafiore added. "One of the most realities in America is the concept of community," LaDue said. Being a part of the glue that holds a community together is intrinsically , even if the business on any one agenda isn't particularly . "Every time I write a poem is a moment," he said. "He's a kind, person of integrity," Faraci said. LaDue describes himself as "a little ," as one might expect "a student of the history of ideas" should be. With a step toward a more rush schedule, fraternities across campus have adopted a new systematic approach. In response to a recent decline in rush attendance, all Inter Fraternity Council-member fraternities are participating in a "more rush system." As of Monday, students have been meeting in groups divided up by location. director Barbara Trent is spending her week at the University. Thursday's presentation will highlight Trent's thoughts on the news, including TV documentaries, and why she feels the news reflects a perspective Trent said her parents were the influences in her activist career. In the early '70s, Trent set up drug crisis centers that she said were of people and their problems than modern-day groups are. Presently, Trent is considering working on a 10-part television series about the 10 Commandments for the Lion's Gate Media "I'm fundamentally to the government taking over an individual's building without giving him some kind of incentive," said Council member Jerry Schweighart. You can stand on the porch of the Solon house on a dim but otherwise moonlit night and know that this house is the heart and soul of that neighborhood," said Council member Michael LaDue, adding that the house is "a image of the city of Champaign." The council agreed to preserve the building on the strength of its design, and that it has been a mainstay in the community." Since then, owners and other community members have opposed it, saying the building itself -- proposed because it was designed by architect and University alumnus Max Abromovitz -- has nothing historical to offer to the city. According to Sharon Cemashko, nurse and the donor relations director at Community Blood Services of Illinois, this number includes a large majority of Caucasians, giving them an 85 percent chance of finding a match. "It is to know that you can help someone this way; it is a great way for students to become ," says Cemashko, "especially when the personal discomfort is so minor." Busey Woods, approximately 60 acres of wood, has never been developed much past its natural state. Hollows, another park district event, is one of their biggest fall projects The car was parked in the lot at 910 Meijer Drive, Champaign, on Friday evening. An suspect removed the two front wheel covers on the 1991 red Cadillac, the report said. MTD (DI,1996) (sorry, no longer available online) (MTD,1998) (NG 1999) (sorry, no longer available online) A bridge will allow passengers to easily walk to the tracks to board their train, Volk said. "It is an advantage to the public because it combines transportation uses into a central location," he said. Bill Volk, MTD director, said ground will be broken on the 60,000 square foot center this fall and is scheduled to be completed in October or November of 1998 He added that having all of these transportation sources in one location will be a convenience to the public. He also provided transportation for his employees. Before long he was carrying passengers. In 1890 William B. McKinley, founder of the Illinois Power Company, directed the creation of an trolley system. It is only that it be remembered by naming the center piece of local transportation after it. Signs will be posted at the old stop, and personnel have been telling regular customers about the move for several weeks, Newby said. They created the Urbana Railway Company. It was operated with trolleys.

HOW ARE THESE DIFFERENT from the adjectives in the exercise above? King sympathized with the student movement and spoke at the founding meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in April 1960 As SCLC's president, King emphasized the goal of black voting rights when he spoke at the Lincoln Memorial during the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom Cleaning service demands money Prior to 1887, the sad truth is that groundhogs were more likely to be eaten than revered for their weather forecasting ability. The ground floor of the four-story transportation building is reserved for a boarding and waiting area for MTD buses, he said.

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