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ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria's state news agency says that special forces have completed their operation to free hostages from a remote desert natural gas complex.
The report gave no new toll for the number of dead among either the hostages or the kidnappers, who were described as a "multinational terrorist" group.
Earlier Algerian TV had said that four foreign workers, two Britons and two Filipinos, died in the operation.
Earlier on Thursday, the militants themselves said that dozens had died in the assault.
The Algerian government said it was forced to intervene due to the militants' stubbornness and their desire to escape with the hostages. The communications minister said there were casualties in the military operation but gave no details.
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San Francisco Giants fans are a loyal bunch that will go to great lengths to support their beloved team. A case in point was when the Giants World Series trophy first came to Mount Shasta in March of 2011.
The trophy was here as part of a tour that went to different California cities to give fans a chance to see the trophy won in the 2010 World Series. Nick Zanotto, the Inside Sales and Services Manger for the Giants and a 1999 Weed High School graduate said that the day the trophy came the weather was blizzard like. Not a lot of people would venture out in weather like this, but there were more than 200 brave souls who made it out to see the trophy.
It proved that a little old blizzard wouldn't keep Giants fans away from supporting their team.
Zanotto said that the Giants fans have always been quite the passionate group and him and others in the organisation love having a fan base like this. That's why Zanotto was ecstatic to be back in Siskiyou County again on Saturday. The Giants organization brought the 2010 trophy along with the 2012 trophy won last October, The trophy is again travelling throughout California and other areas to give fans a chance to have their picture taken with the trophies.
When I came around 20 minutes before the event began at the Upper Lodge at the Mount Shasta City Park, there was already a good sized line of fans ready to take photos with the two trophies. Although it was a decent sized line, the mood was festive as fans chatted with one another and talked about their team. Pretty much everyone had on their Giants gear and the excitement was definitely palpable.
I found it quite commendable that the Giants came to a small city like Mount Shasta to give fans up here in Siskiyou County a chance to see the trophies. Zanotto told me that the trophies are going to cites that have Junior Giants programs in place. Mount Shasta has participated in the program since 1995.
It was a blast to see the fans, the majority wearing Giants gear, from young children to seniors enjoying the event. One Giants fan I met was Margo Smitt of McCloud who is 91 yars old and a longtime Giants fan. She told me about her told me about her pasison for the Giants and how much it mean to her to see the trophies and take her photo with them. Even four legged friends got into the act when Walt, a beagle, whippet mix came with his owner, Brian Witherell of Mount Shasta. And, of course, Walt was decked out in Giants clothing.
It was a day these fans will not soon forget. It was a blast to have the honor to cover this event for the paper. One thing that I love about sports in the passion of the fans. Through thick and thin the loyalty they have displayed has always impressed me. These Giants fan excitement was a sight to behold.
For Giants fans who missed out on Saturday's event the trophies will be shown in Medford, Ore., on March 26.
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On a somber note, Josh Oates, a sports stringer for the Daily News, covered Friday night's Weed High School basketball games for the Monday paper. Early Friday morning, junior Lavanial Williams was fatally shot while visiting family members in Marin City in the Bay Area.
After a memorial assembly and a meeting of players and coaches, Oates wrote in his story that the player's and coaches decided that the teams would play to honor their friend.
Despite the horrible sense of loss the school and the players were feeling, the basketball teams went out and earned three-out-of four wins. The JV and varsity girls team and the varsity boys won their games. Oates wrote about banners honoring Lavanial hanging at the games and players decorating their shoes with messages in remembrance of their fallen friend. Oates, a teacher at Weed High School, said that it was quite a difficult day at the school on Friday,
"I didn't have Lavanial in class this year, but I talked with him often and he always had a smile on his face and was very respectful to me," Oates wrote to me. "His presence will be missed by all of the Cougars."
My condolences go out to Lavanial's family and to everyone at the high school who is grieving. It was heartwarming to hear about how the school honored Lavanial and the way the basketball teams went out and played well despite the loss.
Again, thanks to Josh for his story on the game. It gave me and Daily News readers a glimpse of how well Weed High School and the basketball teams handled this tragedy.
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San Francisco Giants fans are a loyal bunch that will go to great lengths to support their beloved team. A case in point was when the Giants World Series trophy first came to Mount Shasta in March of 2011.


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It's nauseating, of course, but not surprising in the least. The Republican "Committee" reaffirmed its "support" of Eric Schiener.
"I'm humbled by your show of support," said Schiener to the committee in a speech following the vote. "You voted tonight for a clean, honest campaign. You voted for professionalism over politics."
Schiener can't even maintain this facade long enough to avoid contradicting it multiple times in the same news article. For one thing, having just mouthed the most pedestrian of political platitudes he goes on:
"I'm not telling the voters about platitudes and high ideals
Of course not. He's feeding them platitudes, not "telling about them". And "high ideals"? He's from Tom Moran's DA's office. What are those?
Then comes the inadvertently revealing admission. Whereas Schiener regards "high ideals" as just so much bullshit, the real question that animates him and his candidacy is: who has the power?
Schiener dismissed the thought that a tied primary should have resulted in a closer committee vote.
"The Republican committee members don't just represent the people who came out Sept. 13. There are 12,000 Republicans who did not go to the polls in the primary, and the committee represents all of them," he said. "It's hard for a committee member who's been told all summer by the other camp that they don't mean anything, that they don't matter — I think you saw that sentiment tonight in the overwhelming margin."
In other words, it's a power struggle first, last and always and that's all that matters. (This, by the way, is the single worst quality of mind that a prosecutor can have. I often wonder, do people like this tell their children that, say, virtue is bullshit?) What Schiener is saying is that by the very fact of challenging the committee's selection in a primary election contest the challenger alienates the committee members. They respond to the perceived insult with a vote against the challenger. The committee vote has nothing to do with "professionalism", or "public service". It certainly has nothing to do with "humility".
Just what is this "committee" and who are its members? It's almost too depressing to think about, but maybe this will help so I'll suffer through it.
Especially in places like Livingston County where government is the only game in town worth playing, the members of political party committees are drawn from the lowest of the low. As detestable as the "public officials" almost invariably are inasmuch as they are grotesque political hacks, the committee members are lower than that: political hack wannabes.
How do I know this? Personal experience. I was a Republican Committee member in Livingston County myself at one time. I can relate an anecdote for you. Hold onto your hats.
Pretty much the main function of a Republican committeeman is to get signatures on nominating petitions to put candidates on the November general election ballot on the party line in compliance with the New York Election "Law", which I put in quotes because it's essentially a labyrinthine trap for the unwary designed to ensure advantage to the insiders – like "committee" members – who deal in politics regularly. (You can see an example of a commonly litigated-over statute from the NY Election Law here.)
So, you know, during my brief time on the Republican Committee I carried these petitions around and got signatures from registered Republicans going door to door, which is how it's done. And you meet a lot of people and that's swell.
One guy I met lived outside the village on a farm. We exchanged pleasantries and he advised that he used to be a Republican Committee member himself. I asked him why he quit. He advised that the reason he got on the committee was that he wanted to sell part of his land and needed a zoning change, the Town Board wouldn't give it to him, so he got on the committee, got himself elected to the Board and rammed through the zoning change he wanted.
He told me this without the slightest trace of recognition that this had been wrongful, indeed criminal conduct. Actually he was notably proud of it, thinking himself to have been quite the clever boy.
This is the political culture of Livingston County in a nutshell, especially among the perennially dominant Republican Party whose leader, Lowell Conrad, has been in that position probably 50 years. The mindset has ossified over decades at an extremely low level of moral functioning, the degradation from which is now reflected in the larger community. A few years ago, the County was all atwitter with anticipation that a new "business" was coming to town: a call center for a debt collection agency. And even that embarrassment of a project collapsed in a hail of scandal, corruption and bribery.
The decay proceeds apace but it's still hard to notice when you're in the middle of it. Except among the young. They overwhelmingly leave. Those that stay are either agreeable to embark upon the political hack track; or they are fodder for the largest Livingston County industry: state prisons.
There has been a great deal of destruction in that time, not just to infrastructure but to the vitality and integrity of the individual inhabitants, the very character of the place and the people. The road to recovery is difficult and slow, and frankly unlikely to be taken in my lifetime at all. Or even thought about, at least among the kind of people who make up political committees.
And yet there has been this effort by Steve Sessler. A glimmer. A subatomic particle of hope. He'll have to do it on his own, with a few good people. Or perhaps I should say a few good men, since Steve is, after all, a Marine.
Semper Fi and all that, Steve. I hope you make it. There are people in Livingston County who deserve you, or at least a change in the status quo.
You honor them and yourself. Thanks for running a great campaign, and a great effort.


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Hello everyone! At BioWare we're always listening to our fans and we've heard our community's comments around players with Level 50 characters being the only group awarded 30 days of play time. We appreciate the feedback and are pleased to announce that we are expanding our Legacy Promotion, also awarding 30 days of play time at no charge to players that have reached Legacy Level 6 (who may not have a 50th level character).
We just released the innovative Legacy System as part of Game Update 1.2, and felt that looking at Legacy point progression across all of your characters was a great way to reward our most avid players. This means that any of the experience you earn with any of your characters brings you closer to the goal of Legacy Level 6. The choice of how to get to Legacy Level 6 is yours.
First, you need to have passed Chapter 1 to unlock your legacy. Examples of how to get to Legacy Level 6 include:
A pair of characters Level 45 and 42
A trio of characters of Levels 45, 32 and 32
A bunch of characters Levels 35, 33, 31, 29 and 20
A single 50th level character that has enjoyed the endgame for a brief time
Remember these are just examples – you're free to choose how to earn your Legacy experience to gain Legacy Level 6.
We've also got another significant piece of good news: everyone will have until April 22nd at noon CDT (5:00pm GMT – click here for a time zone converter) to have a Level 50 character or Legacy Level 6 on their account to get 30 days of game time on us. (Your 30 days of game time will be applied to your account on April 25th by 11:59pm CDT.) Players will now have multiple options, as well as more time, to try and reach these goals.
As always, we appreciate your feedback and will do our best to surprise and delight our customers.
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I have to give Bioware some serious props with this announcement. They made an announcement yesterday that was meant to be a good thing, but due to some horrible wording they actually pissed off a large portion of their player base. Today they've released this expansion on yesterday's reward and redefined the whole thing.
And I think they've done a great job.
The first thing they did in redefining this reward is getting rid of those three horrible words. No longer are they rewarding players for things that are very open to interpretation and nearly immeasurable. Now they're giving this reward to people who have achieved a specific thing within the game and taken into account the altoholic play style.
Second, they put an extension on the time limit so not only are you no longer screwed if you hadn't already achieved the initial goal of level 50, now you've got another 9 days to plan and work towards achieving it. Legacy 6 isn't too terrible to achieve, and that 9 day extension gives you time to push for it if you haven't already achieved it. This completely changes the foundation of the reward because it's no longer set in stone that you've either already done this by now or you're screwed, and that's a huge deal if you ask me. It's also important to note that those 9 days includes two full weekends for extra playtime.
Third, it should not be understated how awesome it is that Bioware heard the outcry and within a day had redefined it. It might not please every customer out there that it wasn't given to an even larger group of people, but you do have to draw some line with a reward like this because it literally is a loss of money on their part. They aren't just giving away something virtual this time, they're basically handing out cash as a thank you.
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It's crunch time in high school wrestling. A time when win or go home isn't just a saying, it's the reality.
It's crunch time in high school wrestling. A time when win or go home isn't just a saying, it's the reality.
The top three placers at Saturday's Section I-AAA Wrestling Championships at Mechanicsburg Area High School will bask in the afterglow of advancing to next week's District 3 tournament in Hershey — and on to another tense round of win or go home.
Four Waynesboro wrestlers and two Greencastle-Antrim grapplers earned seeds in the top four, giving them — at least on paper — a shot for the district championships.
From Waynesboro, Colby Mowen drew the second seed at 120 pounds. Kenyon Cuka (138) and Ryan Neff (106) both earned third seeds. Andrew Paterno (220) is a fourth seed.
From G-A, Wyatt Binkley is the top seed at 106 pounds. Teammate and two-time district qualifier as well as defending 106-pound sectional champion Cody Carbaugh is the second seed at 113 pounds,.
"We really have a shot at getting those four kids if they wrestle well," said Waynesboro head coach Eric Mowen. "The others are going to have to upset somebody. They'll have their work cut out for them.
"We have five freshmen and four sophomores. It's the youngest team we've ever had in a sectional tournament. I want them to see what it's like to wrestle and what it's like to advance. It's going to give them a lot of experience."
And, let's be honest. Competing in Section I is like competing in a mini-state tournament. Wrestlers from powerhouse programs such as Cumberland Valley, Big Spring, Chambersburg, Mechanicsburg and Northern York highlight a field that makes just advancing to the district tournament an accomplishment in itself.
A chance is just what every wrestler is seeking come Saturday morning. Wrestling gets underway at 9:30 in the morning and concludes later that night with the consolation finals and championship finals.
Mowen gets another shot at making an impact during his senior season. He competed at 126 pounds throughout the regular season but dropped to his intended 120 pounds for the postseason. After suffering a shoulder injury in the Hub Cup Tournament on Jan. 11 and reinjuring it a couple weeks later at the Garden Spot Tournament, Mowen returns with a couple weeks rest.
He earned the second seed in spite of having less wins than third-seeded Garrett Kyner (25-12) of Chambersburg due to the seeding criteria. Mowen (13-8) recorded pins in eight of wins. West Perry's Ben Allwein (25-3) is the top seed. Tyler Wilt of Gettysburg is the fourth seed.
Neff is seeded behind G-A's Binkley and Chambersburg's Colin Runshaw and ahead of Mechanicsburg's Drew Tochterman.
At 138 pounds, Alex Wolfe of Cumberland Valley is the top seed, followed by Big Spring's Chad Wickard, Cuka and Garek Strouse of Northern York.
At 220 pounds, Paterno is seeded behind Lucas Chestnut of Mechanicsburg, Alic Hasan of Carlisle and Branden Stitt of Shippensburg.


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Last year was a good one for deer in the West. They multiplied, and this year, they gave birth to a bumper crop of babies, which has meant fawns everywhere. Sadly, not so adorable as the summer has stretched on, proving hot and dry. These brutal conditions aren�t just fodder for wildfires. They�re also hard on vegetation, with few trees, shrubs, and plants thriving in the high-heat, low-water conditions.
That�s a devastating consequence for deer, who are struggling to find something to eat, and it�s bad news for your garden. The more limited the pickings, the bolder the deer are going to become, and these garden marauders can devastate a beautiful flower or vegetable garden in a single night. Not only that, they can wreak havoc on established trees and shrubs that took years to get going.
You don�t want that to happen to you! And unless you have the money to establish a good deer fence, you may be struggling to come up with ways to protect your garden from deer. Deer fences need to be at least eight feet high to present a real barrier for jumping, although fences made from solid materials like slats can be shorter, down to six feet. (Deer see solid fences as more of a barrier because it�s hard for them to tell what is on the other side, and they can be dissuaded from leaping over the fence.)
If you don�t have the money for that in your budget right now, it doesn�t mean that your garden is at the mercy of the neighborhood ungulates, or that you need to sit on the porch with a shotgun waiting for them to prowl around. (In fact, please don�t: it�s important to respect the dates of hunting season and it�s probably not legal for you to fire a shotgun in your neighborhood. Contact your local fish and game department for specific information about hunting.)
First things first: Cage your plants. Yes, we know it looks ugly, and there�s something singularly depressing about walking out into the yard and seeing an array of plants in tragic little cages. However, those tacky cages are going to save your plants from being nibbled. Save them for those trees and shrubs you want lasting a good long time, and don�t worry: once those plants are established (and grown beyond deer height), you can uncage them.
Lots of hardware and nursery suppliers sell cages for this purpose, but you can make your own just as easily with chicken wire or deer wire, and they will be much less expensive. Purchase a big roll and cut a length to size, using garden stakes to hold it up around the tree. If you really hate the look of cages, consider just applying them overnight, which is when deer do the most damage. There�s no guarantee your plants won�t get munched during the day, of course, but the risk is much lower.
Second: Make your garden less appealing to deer. And I�m not talking about �deer-resistant� plants -- it�s too late for that this year. But there are some things you can do now. For one thing, deer aren�t too into clutter, because it makes them worry about how they�ll escape in a hurry. Strategically move pots, wheelbarrows, garden statues, logs, and anything else you have handy around to turn the garden into an obstacle course. Not so easy to meander around the buffet now, deer!
Third: Smell-o-vision. Deer don�t like hanging out in spots where predators do. And you can actually buy predator urine for scattering around the garden to deter deer, but that might not be something you�re willing to do. However, there are deer repellants (and cheap beer can work, too) that you can apply around the garden. Be aware that you will need to keep using them for them to be effective, and remember to check the packaging to make sure they are nontoxic.
Add some smelly herbs in containers, too. Sage, chives, peppers, and other pungent herbs are really useful for cooking, and they�re also great deer repellants. The strong scent is unappealing, and you can scatter the containers around the garden to keep the deer at bay, moving them as necessary in response to changes in deer activity.
Fourth: Harvest, harvest, harvest. Deer love juicy, flavorful fruits and veggies. Harvest them as quickly as they appear, and clear away growth when crops are no longer producing. Also keep grass trimmed so deer have nowhere to bed, as this will encourage them to move along. If you have wild blackberries or other fruit around the garden, clip them back and keep them clipped to further deter deer.
Fifth: Cut loose with moving garden art. Finally, the moment you�ve been waiting for! Windsocks, windmills, and other garden art that moves around spooks deer, because they�re afraid of the movement and they aren�t sure what it means. Strategically place some items around the garden to keep deer on their tiptoes, and hopefully tiptoeing right on out of your garden. Motion lights can also be effective for scaring deer at night, but check the aim of the beam carefully so it won�t disrupt you and your neighbors.
Inevitably, you�re going to lose some growth to deer this year, but you don�t have to lose it all.
Katie Marks writes for Concrete Networx. This article originally appeared at http://www.networx.com/article/keeping-deer-out-of-the-garden.
How to keep deer out of the garden
Last year was a good one for deer in the West. They multiplied, and this year, they gave birth to a bumper crop of babies, which has meant fawns everywhere. Sadly, not so adorable as the summer has stretched on, proving hot and dry. These brutal conditions aren�t just fodder for wildfires. They�re also hard on vegetation, with few trees, shrubs, and plants thriving in the high-heat, low-water conditions.


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Branden Bartlebaugh has always had an inquisitive mind.
His mind can't just look at something and accept it for what it is. Bartlebaugh is interested in the science of how things are made. But he doesn't just want to know how it's made — he wants to make it himself.
As a senior at East Henderson High, he bought a kite, and the wheels inside his head began to turn. He wanted a larger kite, but didn't want to pay the price that a commercial kite would cost.
He put his math skills to work. Bartlebaugh, who would eventually earn a degree in mechanical engineering, began making his own kites.
Now 29 years old, Bartlebaugh is an engineer at Meritor in Fletcher and has made nearly 30 kites of all shapes and sizes. His first two kites were admittedly not good, but he's getting better.
"It just kept escalating," he said.
His largest kite that has been completed to date is a 12-by-25-foot kite that has to be staked into the ground. The wind fills it and a giant squid rises into the sky. The large kite took two weeks to make.
For Bartlebaugh, the kite-making process is mostly trial and error. It's research to find out what the best materials are. It's mathematics and geometry.
One of the hardest parts for him was the sewing. It took him a good year to really learn how to sew well.
Those are just details of the larger picture.
"I'm a tinkerer," he said. "I'm the typical engineer. It got me excited."
His hobby takes time and patience as he sews kites together. It also takes space. He joked that his parents were probably happy to have him move so all of his kites didn't cover the house anymore.
That probably wasn't the case, especially with his younger brother, who is also into kites.
"It piques your curiosity when you're watching him do it," his younger brother, Joshua, said. "It's kind of neat to just watch it all."
When the finished product is ready for a test flight, that's the magical moment for Bartlebaugh. That's what the hobby is truly about, he said.
"It's rewarding to see something you've built up there in the sky," he said. "It's a wonderful feeling."
And he always attracts crowds. Whether he's flying kites at Fletcher Community Park or vacationing with his parents at the Outer Banks, people of all ages come up and marvel at his creation and ask questions. He keeps a stack of kites handy to hand out to kids who come up.
"Maybe I'll inspire some future engineers," he said. There's one other person in his life he's trying to inspire. On June 1, Bartlebaugh will marry his fiancee, Wendy Jones, and he's hoping to share his passion. Just in case, Bartlebaugh joked, he's already invested in 300 to 400 yards of nylon because kite-making isn't exactly a cheap venture.
Nonetheless, it was destiny for Bartlebaugh to find a hobby like this one.
"I come from a make-it-yourself family," he said.
To purchase or inquire about any kites that Bartlebaugh has made, email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Scripture: Leviticus 1:2 NIV "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.
3 ¶ "'If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to offer a male without defect. He must present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD.
4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Observation: The offering bringer was to lay his hand on the head of the animal to be sacrificed and by so doing would be saying, "This animal represents me and will be sacrificed in payment for my sins." Verse four says, "It will be accepted on his behalf." If God was so willing to accept the sacrifice of an animal on behalf of the sinner, HOW MUCH MORE is He willing to accept the sacrifice of His own Son, Jesus, as the payment for our sins!!!
Application: If the Old Testament worshipper found forgiveness in the sacrifice of an animal, HOW MUCH MORE can I find forgiveness, and peace, and joy, and justification, and acceptance in the Once and for all sacrifice of the sinless Son of God!
Prayer: Lord, you are more valuable than silver, more costly than gold, more precious than diamonds! Your sacrifice more than covered my sins. I am grateful and humbled! Amen
Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!


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The Honey Badgers have a pair of piping hot tunes they'll be sharing from FAWM during their concert at The Young Bean Coffee Shop this Friday.
It's February Album Writing Month and folk duo the Honey Badgers have a pair of piping hot tunes they'll be sharing from FAWM during their concert at The Young Bean Coffee Shop this Friday.
FAWM is an annual online songwriting challenge in February that tasks songwriters with penning 14 songs in 28 days, or a song every other day during the month.
Smyrna native Michael Natrin (vocals, guitar, mandolin and harmonica) makes up one-half of the Newark-based Honey Badgers, alongside Erin Magnin (vocals, fiddle, glockenspiel and harmonium).
Natrin, 23, discussed the significance of participating in his fifth FAWM challenge, the Honey Badgers' resolutions for the year, and more.
Q Which new songs will you and Erin roll out at The Young Bean?
A Probably Erin's new song called "Silver Castle," then one of my new songs called "Learning to Be." The new cover song we have is Florence and the Machine's song "Shake it Out."
Q Explain the meanings behind "Silver Castle" and "Learning to Be."
A They're both mainly about being happy with who you are.
Q With you and Erin being in a relationship together, how do you guys juggle your love life with playing in a duo?
A Sometimes it's hard when we have to drive two or three hours to a show that we don't necessarily want to play [laughs]. But we try to always focus before we go on stage. We try to find some time to relax and focus on the set we're about to do and act professional and be musicians.
Q Since the goal of FAWM is to write 14 songs in 28 days, does that tough task compromise the quality of the music you and Erin will be making?
A Not necessarily. You would think that having to output so many songs in so little time would decrease their quality, but, a lot of the time, that stress and pressure forces you to create songs that come from places where you normally wouldn't go. In some cases, the songs aren't the best quality because you have to meet that quota and write a song every other day, so you have to force out a song sometimes that you don't necessarily think is the best. But you [can] get back on track, get in the groove and start writing stuff you know is good.
Q One of your challenges as a songwriter has been finishing songs. Has FAWM helped you to put a bow on your songs?
A Definitely. I think a lot of artists struggle with finishing projects, and the whole FAWM community has helped me to realize you don't have to put out the best content – you can improve it afterwards. If you're going for quantity, you're going to write a lot of stuff and you can go back and throw some of it out, revise it and make it better.
Q In addition to dropping your EP "Soul" this spring, what are the Honey Badgers' other resolutions for 2013?
A To finish our full-length record by the end of the year. Ultimately, we want to play at some bigger venues.
Q Which venues do you have in mind?
A Ideally, we'd like to play at Firefly Music Festival. But it doesn't look like they're going to start that this year. But we're always hoping. That's one I can think of off the bat. Since we've pretty much played at most places in northern Delaware, next we'll probably start to play some more shows in Philly.
WHAT The Honey Badgers in concert
WHEN 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
WHERE The Young Bean Coffee Shop, 314 Main St., Clayton
COST Free
INFO theyoungbean.com or 653-3674


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TAUNTON — A state trooper working a construction detail on Route 24 in the Silver City stopped a car and found more than 40 grams of suspected cocaine.
Police arrested two and charged the passenger with trafficking cocaine.
Around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday night, Trooper Robert Plante was working a work zone safety patrol on Route 24 northbound in Taunton. Plante stopped a 2014 Nissan Altima for a motor vehicle violation in the work zone.
Plante determined the driver, identified as Christina Bennett, 24, of Fall River, did not have a valid driver's license.
Police identified the passenger as Fernando A. Jesurum, 27, of Boston, police said.
Plante searched the car and found "a substance believed to be cocaine with a sum of currency believed to be from sales of narcotics," according to a state police press release. The money and narcotics were seized.
The alleged drugs weighed approximately 42 grams, police said.
Both occupants were arrested and transported to the Middleboro State Police barracks for booking.
Bennett, who also had an outstanding warrant from Fall River District Court, has been charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, use of a motor vehicle without authority and operator refusal to identify.
Jesurum has been charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (subsequent offense), and possession of a class B substance.
The pair were scheduled to appear in Taunton District Court on Wednesday morning for arraignment.
Bennett's bail status was not available Wednesday afternoon. Jesurum pleaded not guilty and was held on $100,000 cash bail, according to the Taunton District Court clerk's office.


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Monthly Forecast for January 2019
" Some years I'm the coolest thing that ever happened, and then the next year everyone's so over me, and I'm just so past my sell date."
Cher is an American singer and actress who first became known in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher, is called the Goddess of Pop, and is recognized for her distinctive contralto singing voice and rich repertoire.
She was born on Monday May 20th 1946, in El Centro, California, United States.
For Cher, January 2019 is a 2 Personal Month in a 1 Personal Year. This combination of numbers represents opposites, yin and the yang - the most masculine number 1 and the most feminine 2. The result is that Cher experiences the best of two worlds - the strength and confidence of the leader, and the tact and subtlety of the diplomat. However, this is not a month to make important choices or decisions without a lot of careful consideration. Cher should begin this cycle by taking a critical look at her current state of mind.
This January is a month of some confusion and self-doubt. More mercurial than usual, Cherilyn LaPiere will likely switch from optimism to pessimism, and back again. This is to be expected when she is right in the middle of a major personality overhaul. But even so, Cher may experience an increase in her authority at work.
2 is Cher's first month of a new long-term cycle. Many of the changes Cher is going through require approximately two years, and Cherilyn LaPiere is now traveling through the second of those years. Her transformation can be compared to a low-level reformat of her inner hard-disk. When the job is done, much of the information is replaced, gaps are closed, and the bugs are ironed out. Cherilyn LaPiere can look forward to a time of greater self-confidence, more energy, and a refreshed and more positive outlook on life. Actually, once she has passed the mid-point, Cher increasingly gains confidence, direction, and momentum toward her goals.
A 1 Personal Year, 2 Personal Month is highly charged in the areas of romance and friendships. Cher may well meet someone who will touch her heart deeply.
Cherilyn LaPiere will likely find herself being helpful to others, particularly as a counselor or adviser. The implicit energies of the month give her greater sensitivity to feelings - hers as well as those of others. However, this may cause Cher to make mountains out of mole-hills. Still, Cher possesses the ability to gently guide others, and to maintain harmony even in potentially discordant situations.
Cher will be tactful and capable of creating harmony where there was turmoil. But, at times, she may be overly sensitive, and may not handle criticism well.
Friendships intensify and can be very comforting and healing. Yet, her vulnerability to criticism might cause outbursts of anger. By the end of the month and the beginning of the next Cherilyn LaPiere may realize that an apology is both wise and in order.
Romance and all heart-centered relationships are central to the events of the month. If single, Cherilyn LaPiere will meet someone special. If involved, her relationship will likely become stronger and love stronger felt - by her and by her loved one.
Let's see now what Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 has in-stored for Cher.
You and Cher
About Cher's Personal Month Cycle
Just as Cher evolves through a nine-year cycle, she also experiences nine-month cycles, even though their impact is subtle compared to the Personal Year cycle. The Personal Month cycles proceed according to the same pattern - 1 through 9 - that the Personal Year cycle does. The numbers within the monthly cycles have a similar, though less pronounced, impact on Cher than the yearly cycle has.
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MUDDY TWP — A special underwater camera used Tuesday to locate a body in Lake Arthur was donated to Moraine State Park by the family of the man who searchers believe they found.
Officials are waiting for the Butler County Coroner's office to determine the identity of the man found in the lake Tuesday afternoon.
But Jake Weiland, the park's assistant manager, said the body was found in about 8 feet of water near the Route 422 bridge.
Days earlier searchers found the pickup truck of 62-year-old Nicholas Sopel Jr. of Butler Township. In the truck, authorities found his wallet, keys and eyeglasses.
In the 20 days since Sopel's family reported him missing, Weiland said searchers from many rescue and recovery teams have made attempts to find him.
Tuesday's fair weather, coupled with the newly donated camera, made search conditions favorable.
Weiland said the body that was recovered was dressed in clothing similar to that Sopel was known to wear.
"We are fairly confident it was the person we were searching for," he said. "But we are waiting for confirmation."


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Rosslin or Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel's proper name is the Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew. It was founded in the mid-15th century. It had four to six ordained canons and two choristers. It is near Roslin Castle, and both are near the village of Roslin, in Midlothian, Scotland.
Some people believe that the name originates from Gaelic, for a ridge or promontory "ros" and a waterfall "lin". Knight and Lomas believe the origin of the name Roslin is from Scottish Gaelic, "ros" meaning ancient knowledge, and "lin" meaning generations. Together they theorize that they mean knowledge of the generations or passed down through the generations. Author Keith Laidler also points out that it might mean the "Rose Line" which indicates the Jesus bloodline.
Andrew Sinclair thinks it means rosy stream or fall, and the nearest town to Roslin is Rosewell, or well of roses.
The Sinclair family is supposedly part of the Rex Deus Bloodline. Books like The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, say that this bloodline are the Merovingian Bloodline, and have been continually trying to restore their family to ruling over a unified Europe.
It was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness. The Sinclair family have also spelled their name, Sainte Claire, and St. Clair. They are believed to be from Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in France.
The family founded the chapel with the purpose of celebrating Holy Mass for the dead members of the family and to celebrate the Divine Office daily. The chapel was set up with an endowment to support it in perpetuity. William Sinclair received a charter to build it in 1446, but construction did not begin until ten years later, due to the necessity of building housing for the craftsmen who were to build it.
After the Scottish Reformation, in 1560, Roman Catholic Services were discontinued there and it was closed to the public until 1861.
Most recently, it has been the subject of theories associated with the Freemasons and the Knights Templar.
Among the legends associated with Rosslyn Chapel is that concerning the Apprentice Pillar, sometimes refered to as the Prentice Pillar or the Princes Pillar. The legend says that the master mason in charge of the stonework did not believe that his apprentice could carve the column without seeing the original it was to be fashioned after. The master mason went on a journey to see the original. When he returned, the apprentice had already finished the pillar. The master mason was enraged by jealousy and struch the apprentice in the head with a mallet and killed him. As a punishment for this murder, the master mason's face was careved into the opposite corner to look forever at the apprentice pillar.
The chapel is full of carvings with apparent hidden meaning that appear to be Masonic, which gives credence to the idea that if Masonry started at a later date than the chapel was built, that they must be Templar symbols, thereby pointing to a connection between the Templars and the Masons.
One such inscription says Forte est vinum fortior est rex fortiores sunt mulieres super omnia vincit veritas: "Wine is strong, a king is stronger, women are stronger still, but truth conquers all" (1 Esdras, chapters 3 & 4).
There is a carving of two riders on one horse which was a Templar symbol on their seal.
Some of the carvings are said to look like corn or maize which came from the Americas. Corn was unknown in Europe at the time that the chapel was built. This would seem to give credence to the legend that Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, made a voyage to the Americas long before Columbus did.
The crypt in the chapel was the family burial place for many generations. It has been sealed off. There are theories that say it contains the mummified head of Jesus Christ, the Holy Grail and the lost treasure of the Knights Templar or the original crown jewels of Scotland.
Walter Scott described the twenty Sinclair knights that are buried in the chapel as "everlasting Knights of the Grail, on sentry duty over the mysteries entrusted to their keeping."
Walter Scott described the twenty Sinclair knights that are buried in the chapel as "everlasting Knights of the Grail, on sentry duty over the mysteries entrusted to their keeping."
The first St. Clair to arrive in Scotland, was William the Seemly. In 1057, he supposedly arrived with Ladislaus Leslyn and they were both escorting Princess Margaret to marry King Malcolm Caenmore of Scotland. William was granted the land at Roslin and he also became the queen's cupbearer. One interpretation of the carving in the chapel of two riders on one horse is that it is Leslyn and the princess riding pillion. It is said that she is holding the relic known as the Holy Rood, which is believed to be a piece of the True Cross. The relic was kept in a golden casket, i.e. a Holy Grail. Some people believe this relic is hidden in Rosslyn Chapel. Author Lewis Spence referred to the chapel as the Chapel of the Grail. He also believes that William Sinclair built the chapel with the Chapel Perilous from the grail legends in mind.
Henri St. Clair was the first Sinclair born in Scotland. He went with Godfroi Bouillon to Jerusalem on Crusade. After Jerusalem was taken back from the Muslims, The Knights Templar were formed.
Hughes De Payens was it's first Grand Master, and though it has been disputed, he was said to have married Catherine Sinclair or de St. Clair.
The Sinclair family supposedly testified against the Templars in 1309 at their trial in Edinburgh. But there are some carvings that appear to be Masonic. There is a blindfolded man with a noose around his neck. This is similar to what happens to a candidate being initiated into Freemasonry. Supposedly, the earliest Masonic lodges date to the 16th and 17th centuries, long after the chapel was built. This prompts some to theorize that the Masonic carvings were added at a later date. In the 1860's James St. Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn, hired David Bryce an architect and know freemasonr to restore areas of the chapel.
A William Sinclair who was a descendant of the founder of the chapel was the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and several other members of the family have subsequently held that position.
The chapel has come into the public spotlight due to books like Rex Deus: The True Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau And The Dynasty of Jesus, writen in 2000 by Timothy Wallace-Murphy, and others like The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln. In 2003 ABC did a documentary titled Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci. Niven Sinclair alluded to the fact that Jesus Christ had descendants who were also Sinclairs.
The chapel has been closed for renovations. The stained-glass windows and organ are being restored. There has been work done on the roof and the stone carvings. A visitor center was planned to open in July 2011. The costs of this restoration is expected to be about L13 million and the visitor center L3.7 million.


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hopefully offshore treats us right tonight
damn these lines sky rocketed from this morning i actully love indiana why? the publics pounding the other side and vegas is giving them more points to north carolina they know how to pull the money to thier pockets
i see det @5 now i like my line @3 but unless you pay it to buy down it gets ridiculous no pay back it really only 1 possession more id bite the bullet and ride i hate to give advice how anybody should wager because i dont wanna see anybody lose from my advice its usually a good sign if the lines increasing just this is alittle higher then normal
i think they are just not the value they were but still would bet maybe a touch less then normal because of the higher lines
ive lost 100 u wagers developing this garbage i had denver and peyton threw 3 ints so these games dont always win garbage happens
then san fran 50,u they got crushed by the giants
but i can list alotta 25,u multiple winners in excess of them my problem is i step out big then i get garbage like peyton 3 picks 1st 3 possessions kin da garbage then i bet small and win them all
Should of known something was up. I picked DET even b4 u picked them. I pick nothing but LOSERS!!! As soon as I saw BG get a 9-4 lead, I remembered that DET is a monster @ HOME! They played really shitty 2nite along with the shoot it out of ur behind FSU. SHT!!! FUC!!!
Let's hope Indiana can play better defense...they don't seem too big in the paint. They are letting a freshman throw up air balls for 3s. Looks like a #25 team to me.
HOPEFULLY INDY HOLDS ON I CHASED ON GAME EVEN @11 POINTS I WAS SO PISSED THEN HAMMERED -4 2ND HF I SHOULDA POSTED AMOUNTS BUT I FELT LIKE garbage WHEN FSU GOT BLEW OUT AND FELT GUILTY SORRY FOR THE FSU LOSS I ROYAL BLEW THAT CALL HOPE A FEW GOT OUT ON THE INDIANA JAIL BREAK COMMON KNOWBN AS THE PLAY TO GET OUTTA THE HOLE
I feel like an azz! I have to apologize to poolman and the thread. I am sorry. It's just you were on a really hot streak and I wanted to ride it. Every time I raise my bet, I lose. It's truly amazing! I get the feeling I am going to win and I lose more!!! The stronger the feeling, the more I lose! I don't know what to make out of it. I just need to tail and STFU. If I say ANYTHING...FADE ME AND BET LARGE!!!
I hope you faded my azz on Indy 2H. You would of made


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The experience almost didn't seem real, Diane Millich said.
Over a span of two days, the Southern Ute tribal member and founder of the nonprofit Our Sister's Keeper went from sitting at her home south of Durango to standing on stage in Washington, D.C., introducing Vice President Joe Biden at the signing of the Violence Against Women Act.
Millich was the only advocate to speak at the March 7 signing of the act that many said heralded a national shift in the response to and culture surrounding domestic and sexual violence.
"One of the great legacies of this law is it didn't just change the rules, it changed our culture. It empowered people to start speaking out," President Barack Obama said before signing the reauthorized law. "It made it OK for us as a society to talk about domestic abuse."
In her speech at the signing ceremony, Millich told her own story of domestic violence. Her experience is a glaring example of why tribes need the authority to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators who abuse Native American victims. Providing that authority was one of the major revisions included in the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act.
"I made a commitment that I was speaking for the silenced victim," she said in an interview last week. "I came from victim to survivor, and I told myself I was willing to speak for them."
So, with her knees knocking and feeling like she was going to faint, Millich took the stage.
A rocky road
The Violence Against Women Act expired in 2011 after Republicans pushed back against new provisions that would extend more protections to undocumented immigrants, Native Americans, and lesbians, gays, transgenders and bisexuals who are victims of sexual assault.
The new version of the bill passed the U.S. Senate in 2012 but died in the U.S. House of Representatives, where legislators instead passed their own VAWA bill stripped of the new provisions.
Public pressure against the gridlock mounted throughout the year, and in February, both houses passed the Senate's original, expanded version of the reauthorization.
The act's passage was an example of both parties coming together for a common cause, Obama said.
"This is the day of the advocates, the day of the survivors, this is your victory," the president said. "This victory shows that when the American people make their voices heard, Washington listens."
Twelve years ago, Millich was not an advocate but a victim of domestic violence. At 35 years old, she had just married her husband, who was non-Indian. Just days after they exchanged vows, her husband began beating her. She endured a year of being "slapped, kicked, punched and living in horrific terror" before she left for good. She made multiple calls for help, but tribal police couldn't arrest her husband because he was non-Indian, and the La Plata County Sheriff was powerless because Millich was a tribal member and the abuse was happening on the reservation.
Her husband finally was arrested after he went with a gun to where Millich worked. He fired the gun, and Millich's co-worker pushed her aside, taking the bullet in his shoulder. Her ex-husband's plea agreement carried a minimal sentence because he had no prior offense record, Millich said.
"If the bill being signed today was a law when I was married, it would have allowed my tribe to arrest and prosecute my abuser," Millich said.
Tireless work
On a national level, Millich was a member of a National Congress of the American Indians task force focused on the tribal provisions of the Violence Against Women Act. Most of her work, however, has focused on addressing sexual and domestic violence at a local level. She founded Our Sister's Keeper in 2005 after realizing the need for an organization that worked across tribal and county boundaries. The organization provides victim advocacy, outreach, education and prevention programs relating to sexual and domestic abuse, especially for tribal members.
The bulk of Our Sister's Keeper's funding comes from private donations and money allocated under the Violence Against Women Act, Millich said.
The act and its associated funding stream have played a big role in other local organizations' work to combat domestic and sexual violence as well.
Federal funding under the act accounted for about one-third of the budget for Alternative Horizons in 2012, said Kim Zook, the nonprofit's executive director. The organization provides support for domestic violence survivors and their families.
Alternative Horizons was one of five regional organizations that received a three-year $800,000 grant, which came from funding under the Violence Against Women Act. The grant, which was dedicated to combating rural domestic violence, expired in October but the organizations are applying to receive the same funding next year.
Durango's Sexual Assault Services Organization was another of the grant's recipients.
The money helped the organization to expand advocacy services, especially to the Latino community, SASO Executive Director Maura Doherty Demko said.
Though many local organizations said their services have always been equally available to members of the LGBT community, immigrants and tribal members, the law's new provisions carry symbolic importance, Demko said.
"This just broadens our awareness that it's not just about one person, one gender or one culture. (Domestic and sexual violence) happens across the board, and it has been used as a tool of oppression for a long time," she said. "VAWA is realizing more supports for Native American women, for the LGBTQ community and the Hispanic community. These are key parts of our country and we need to pay attention to that."


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Phelps County Bank has pledged $15,000 over the next three years to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children in South Central Missouri.
Phelps County Bank has pledged $15,000 over the next three years to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children in South Central Missouri.
A check for $5,000 was presented by the employee-owned bank to CASA Board of Directors, staff and volunteers.
"We are committed to giving back to our community," said David Connell, CEO of PCB. "This is one of our ways to help children who are in real need. The CASA program here is an organization that gets involved with these children and really makes a difference in their lives."
CASA, a not-for-profit organization, is the only program where everyday citizens are appointed by judges to speak up for a child's safety and well being. Children with a CASA volunteer are half as likely to spend time in long term foster care.
CASA volunteers come from all walks of life. There is no special educational background required. The volunteers are carefully screened and provided with extensive training.
CASA will host a fundraising event, "Justice Is Served!" The event will be held from 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 18 at the Missouri S&T Havener Center. Eight judges from the 25th Circuit will be serving up a full course breakfast to the guests. Appellate Court Judge Mary Sheffield, Associate Circuit Judges Ken Clayton, Doug Gaston, Colin Long, Ron White, Circuit Judges Bill Hickle and Greg Warren, along with Senior Judge John Wiggins will be on hand to participate as breakfast servers.
For more information contact the CASA office at (573) 458-6240.


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Jordana Brewster welcomes a son via surrogate
September 13, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordana Brewster is on diaper duty.
The 33-year-old actress and her film producer husband Andrew Form have a baby boy, her publicist confirms.
Julian Brewster-Form was born via a surrogate on Sept. 10.
Brewster is best known for her roles in the "Fast & Furious" movies and TNT's "Dallas" reboot.
The couple married in May 2007 in a private ceremony in the Bahamas.
This is their first child.


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An inmate who reportedly escaped from the Leavenworth County Jail over the weekend was apprehended Monday, Sheriff's Office officials said.
An inmate who reportedly escaped from the Leavenworth County Jail over the weekend was apprehended Monday, Sheriff's Office officials said.
Raheem K. Armstead, 29, Leavenworth reportedly fled from the jail Saturday while taking trash to an outside receptacle. Armstead had been a trusty at the jail.
He was taken into custody by members of the Sheriff's Office around 11 a.m. Monday at a residence in the 700 block of 13th Terrace in Leavenworth, according to Undersheriff Ron Cranor.
Capt. Andy Dedeke of the Sheriff's Office said Armstead was taken into custody without incident.
Dedeke said he couldn't comment about what had led authorities to the residence on 13th Terrace.
Another person was taken into custody at the residence Monday, but additional details about him were not released.
Armstead had booked into the jail in June, according to Cranor.
Armstead already has been sentenced to prison following a conviction in August for possession of methamphetamine and other charges. But he still has had a couple of other cases pending in Leavenworth County District Court, according to court records.
Dedeke said taking garbage to the outside receptacle was part of Armstead's regular duties. There was an officer escorting him when he reportedly ran away Saturday.
Dedeke said the officer did not pursue Armstead because there were other inmates present.
"The others had to be secured," Dedeke said.
Armstead reportedly had run from the Justice Center, which is where the jail is located, in a southwesterly direction.
Dedeke said Monday that Armstead was secure in the jail and had lost his trusty status.
Dedeke said it had been some time since someone last escaped from the Leavenworth Jail County. He said the last escape he could recall occurred when he was a rookie officer.
Dedeke, who is the sheriff-elect, has been with the Sheriff's Office for 20 years.


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Owners of dogs who make "unreasonable noise" could soon find themselves liable for a fine.
On Monday, the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners approved amending an existing state statute that deals with dangerous, violent dogs to also include those that disturb neighbors with habitual barking.
Commissioners Steve Chappell and Gerald Koppenhafer voted in favor of the measure, with Larrie Rule absent.
Approximately 30 residents attended the open hearing, with nearly all voicing an opinion on the subject.
Sheriff Dennis Spruell said his department receives several calls per week about disruptive dogs, but until now his deputies have been powerless to act because there was no enforceable ordinance on the books.
County Attorney Bob Slough said that although people have a constitutional right to free speech, that freedom is tempered by statutes prohibiting disorderly conduct. He said the same reasoning should apply to dogs.
According to the new amendment, if a nearby dog is stubbornly noisy to the point of infringing upon "peace and tranquility," county residents can file a complaint with the sheriff's office. If unwilling to train the problematic canine, the owner would be charged with a Class 2 petty offense. The accused party would then have the option to either pay a fine — $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second — or take the matter before a judge, where they could try to justify the noise as reasonable given the specific scenario.
A deputy who witnessed the offending dog's unruly behavior could be called to testify in court.
"Ultimately (the ruling would) depend on the facts of time and circumstance," Slough said. "A dog barking out in the forest is not the same as a dog barking in a subdivision."
Crowd feedback was mixed, but a slight majority seemed to favor the amendment.
Craig Watson told the commissioners that incessant barking had interrupted his sleep patterns to the point of being dangerous. Previous attempts to rectify the situation, including notes left on the neighbor's kennel and visits by sheriff's deputies, were unheeded by the neighbor, he said.
Eventually several months of accumulated fatigue took its toll. Watson said he fell asleep while driving one night in October, waking only when he swerved into a ditch and a fence post shattered his truck's side mirror.
"It's a form of torture. Torture by sleep deprivation screws up your life horribly," he said. "I could have killed myself or somebody else driving on the road that night."
Susan House, who works from home, said the racket near her home was so bothersome it gave her unsettling thoughts.
"It turns a rational person into an irrational person," she said. "I've thought about poisoning or shooting the (barking) dogs in their yard. It turns every nerve upside down."
Like Watson, House said polite requests to her neighbors to take the dogs inside were ignored.
Steve Davis transcended his natural dislike for rules and regulations to support the measure because he felt "a decent night's sleep" was a matter of health and welfare for the "productive people" of Montezuma County.
Some dissenters expressed concern over the ambiguity of terms, specifically how to measure "unreasonable noise" and what it means to have "control" over a dog. Others were worried about a slippery slope where, in the future, livestock animals and certified working dogs — which are currently exempt from charges — would be penalized.
Rusty Hamilton, for example, wanted to ensure his hounds wouldn't be taken away for baying at coyotes — precisely what they are trained to do.
A few argued the amendment was a bureaucratic overreach that encouraged residents to rely on a "nanny government" versus resolving quarrels with their neighbors directly.
The commissioners ultimately sided with those like former commissioner candidate Greg Kemp, who felt an ordinance was necessary to punish the small minority of dog owners who show "blatant disrespect for their neighbors".
"Some people cannot be counted on to be considerate," Kemp said to the commissioners. "You've had plenty of justification for passing this ordinance."
Elvis Lewis agreed, despite his ambivalence toward red tape.
"We need a remedy, a process, whereby reasonable people consider the facts," he said, adding that the ordinance could be a "vehicle or tool" toward that end.
While approving the amendment, the commissioners also tweaked the wording of one clause to give deputies greater discretion over impounding. Under the existing language, they would have been compelled — if the ordinance was followed strictly — to impound a dog merely for barking, even if it didn't pose a safety risk. Spruell decried this affront to "common sense", and the commissioners were convinced to make the change.
Spruell added that the county will not incur any further expenses because the sheriff's department is not hiring extra deputies to monitor dog noise.


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PORTSMOUTH — Well-known writer Crystal Ward Kent of Eliot, Maine, and acclaimed artist Denise Brown of Portsmouth, have collaborated on a children's book with a local theme. They will be doing their first book signing at Tugboat Alley in Portsmouth, on Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1 to 4 p.m.
"Tugboat River Rescue!" is the true story of the near capsize of the tugboat Miss Stacy while working on the demolition of the Memorial Bridge here in Portsmouth. The Miss Stacy was dramatically rescued by the local tugboat the Eugenia Moran, and her skilled captain and crew. The story of the "Tugboat River Rescue!" is told in simple but dramatic prose by Kent and beautifully illustrated with full color artwork by Brown. Kent, who witnessed the incident, also includes actual photos of the rescue in the back of the book.
"It was pure chance that I happened to be there," says Kent. "I had just come from a meeting in an office building near the bridge and decided to go down and take some photos of the demolition work. When I arrived, the Miss Stacy had just heeled over and the rescue unfolded from there. I thought the incident would be a great story and would draw positive attention to the important work done by our tugboats and the Coast Guard."
Kent, who owns Kent Creative, a creative services agency providing writing, design, marketing and PR out of Dover, NH, and Brown, who owns Ad-Cetera Graphics of Portsmouth, have frequently collaborated on projects, but this is their first book. Kent is an established writer whose work has regularly appeared in magazines such as Taste of the Seacoast,
Northeast Flavor, Coastal Home, University of New Hampshire Magazine, Bay State Builder, Granite State Builder and others. She also writes for Guideposts books, Chicken Soup, and is the author of "Mainely Kids: A Guide to Family Fun in Southern Maine."
Brown, an accomplished graphic designer, is the author/illustrator of "Wind: Wild Horse Rescue," "Abenaki: The Indian Pony," and the popular children's coloring book series, "Ted Gets Out." She is well known around the region for her stunning watercolors of Seacoast scenes, architectural renderings, horse illustrations, and her work on "The Trail of Painted Ponies" series of collectible horse figurines.
"Tugboat River Rescue," published by Raccoon Studios, will be sold at local children's stores, book stores and gift shops, and will be available through Amazon.com as well as through the www.tugboatrescue.com website. The softcover book is 31 pages, fully illustrated, includes fascinating tugboat facts, and retails for $14.95.
"It's a great gift and a great read for anyone who lives in the area, is originally from the Seacoast, or has visited here and wants to take back a sample of real life on the Piscataqua," says Brown. "It gives a wonderful sense of the river and theimportant work our tugboats do every day."To learn more, call (603) 742-0800 or (603) 436-0788 or visit www.tugboatrescue.com.
Local artists create new children's book on tugboat river rescue
PORTSMOUTH — Well-known writer Crystal Ward Kent of Eliot, Maine, and acclaimed artist Denise Brown of Portsmouth, have collaborated on a children's book with a local theme. They will be doing their first book signing at Tugboat Alley in Portsmouth, on Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1 to 4 p.m.


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Survey: Pensions, health care among top issues preventing growth
Optimism about an economic rebound is not exactly out there among certified public accountants.
A new survey of CPAs, commissioned by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its New Jersey counterpart, found that most believe conditions over the next year will be "about the same as they were one year ago."
More than half of Pennsylvania CPAs rated the fiscal health of the U.S. government as poor, citing specific burdens to economic growth. Those included the federal deficit, the global economy, federal regulations and entitlement spending.
Fifty-three percent of respondents ranked pension funding for public employees as either their first or second choice preventing economic growth, the survey said. Rising health care costs, regulatory burdens, unfunded infrastructure costs and a declining tax base rounded out the top five.
Gov. Tom Corbett has said he plans to tackle the commonwealth's public pension crisis, which includes more than $41 billion in unfunded liabilities, and transportation infrastructure funding next year.
The poll also found that 46 percent of CPAs believe the influence of unions in pricing and contractor selection is the state regulation that most negatively affects Pennsylvania business.
"Through their work, CPAs have a unique insight into the business community," Michael Colgan, PICPA's CEO and executive director, said in a statement. "This survey shows that our members have a lukewarm economic outlook, both for the state and nationally."
More than 1,200 CPAs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey responded to the survey.
Reforming state government pensions and benefits was ranked in the top three by 68 percent of PICPA respondents when asked what would provide Pennsylvania with greater economic expansion and job growth potential.
Proposed legislation during the 2011-12 legislative session focused on changing the future benefit structure for public employees to a 401(k)-style system.
Eighty-nine percent of PICPA respondents agreed or strongly agreed that either their company or their clients were re-evaluating employee benefit costs to look for savings.