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Gina Binder, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
9300 Forest Point Circle, Suite 103, Manassas, Virginia 20110 | 571-494-1391
As Christians, we are not immune to human pain and suffering. We read that "it was for freedom that Christ set us free" (Galatians 5:1, NASB), but sometimes we feel like slaves of anxiety, depression, relationship problems, or something else. So what does freedom look like for you? I invite you to begin a Christian Counseling journey, where your faith intersects with the tools of psychology in compassionate, judgment-free sessions. I learned to integrate Christian faith and psychology in my graduate training. Prior to graduate school, I worked for six years as a discipleship counselor for women in a local Christian ministry. Please contact me for more information.
Christian Counselor
Katherine Rosemond, LPC, CPC
Licensed Professional Counselor/Certified Professional Coach
8140 Ashton Ave, Suite 100, Manassas, Virginia 20109 | 703-507-8856
I believe faith in God is a powerful and essential part of overcoming suffering and adversity in our lives. Therefore, I integrate faith based techniques to the counseling relationship and process for my clients who are believers. I have found over my years of clinical practice that spiritual faith based healing strategies are definitely the most powerful. Also, faith based strategies are very helpful in creating a happy, healthy, and successful life, so I include those in executive, business, and personal coaching as well.
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Marianne Clyde, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
20 Ashby Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 | (540) 347-3797
Asking Jesus to lead us to the source and origin of the difficulty often brings quick and thorough healing. We ask him to uncover the beliefs that are keeping us stuck in unhealthy behaviors and replace those beliefs with His truth. This approach is completely non-judgmental and freeing. There is no condemnation, no matter what the issue, just taking responsibility for our own thoughts and actions and the pursuant changes.
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John Raymond, DMin, MA, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
129 Park St. NE Suite C., Vienna, Virginia 22180 | 703-999-5567
Working from a Christian worldview gives me enormous grace and acceptance for what ails us. God knows our hearts. Christ loves us to the point of suffering and death. The Holy Spirit comforts us in our confusion. God is the One who transforms us. I am honored to be a part of that transformation. I rest in His work. Learn more: JohnandJanetRaymond.com
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Mary Lou Lyon, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
6723 Whittier Avenue, Suite 406, McLean, Virginia 22101 | 703-963-6301
If you desire to integrate your Christian faith and Biblical understanding into the counseling process, I can help. I have a background in ministry and missions with students in the United States, with government and diplomatic leaders in Washington, D.C and overseas in Europe. Our emotional and spiritual lives are closely connected and by focusing on both a deeper and fuller healing is possible. Our God is a relational God who is near to the brokenhearted and full of compassion. I seek to integrate His love and compassionate connection along with my own into my psychotherapy.
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Mary L Lyon, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
6723 Whittier Avenue, Suite 406, McLean, Virginia 22101 | 703-963-6301
For those who wish to address spiritual issues and personal faith in their healing process, I provide a non-judgmental environment to allow God to work in your life. I have a background in ministry and a strong personal Christian faith as well as Biblical training. Looking at life from God's perspective provides a basis for growth and change. Building your trust during difficult times and sharing your spiritual journey in therapy can open a wider path of healing and change.
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Dr. Beverly Wright, (M.Div., M.Th.)
Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor
1629 K Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, District of Columbia 20006 | 202-607-4754
Like most counselors, I recognize personal problems can come about because of physiology, social-environmental influences, and psychological pressures. As a Christian counselor, I am not limited to psychological techniques or to my own human efforts and wisdom. I believe God is the real authority in counseling and He gives us the resources to change. I believe that counseling without Our Creator is operating in vanity and ineffective. My counseling goal is to advocate forgiveness from the past, strength and comfort for the present, and hope for the future. I am sensitive to the many dilemmas we face, and I am trained to identify and assist in navigating through the process of healing.
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Philip Kolba, MA LMHC NCC
Washington, District of Columbia 20052 | 503-606-6412
Faith and spirituality can provide comfort and meaning to those guided by their beliefs. I was raised in a Christian household myself so I have an appreciation for the values instilled by religion, the importance of tradition, and the strength of community. My approach to counseling is humanistic and welcoming of all spiritualities. Though I do not incorporate any specific pastoral counsel, I encourage my spiritual clients to draw on their beliefs during the counseling process.
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Anita Gadhia-Smith, PsyD, LCSW-C, LICSW
2500 Q Street, NW, Suite 237, Washington, District of Columbia 20007 | 202-342-1762
Living life from a spiritual base gives us more power than anything in the world. By putting God in first place, we can draw from divine guidance to make our best choices and to grow. Through various psychotherapeutic approaches, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and strengths perspective, we will work together to help you to move towards maximum growth and live your fullest life.
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Reginald Cunningham, EdD, LPC, LCPC
Counseling Psychologist
2000 P Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, District of Columbia 20036 | 410-961-7192
Are you looking for someone with educational expertise and work experience? I have more than 15 years of professional counseling experience providing safe, compassionate and supportive help to families, couples, and individual clients experiencing a range of personal issues. I can also provide Christian counseling, which will provide spiritual solutions to your challenges.
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Kevin Fleming Ph.D.
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While most Christian Counselors pride themselves on how many Scriptural passages they can recite and how many links they can make from the Bible to psychological disorders, the Christian-centric work of Grey Matters International, Inc.is grounded in one principle: truth. For us, the work is more about truth and transparency of Christ's message and working on the natural laws of accountability and decision making that evolves from that. If one honors God's natural laws of reaping and sowing around the decisions one makes, one is indeed living Scripture to its fullest. We prepare the brain to better maximize the spiritual realities of Christ's words. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Ashburn Psychological Services
Ashburn Psychological Services
44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza, Suite 251, Ashburn, Virginia 20147 | 703-723-2999
Ashburn Psychological Services has therapists and counselors who offer Christian and faith based counseling and therapy. Some individuals struggling with mental health issues prefer a counseling or therapy process that is rooted in Christian or faith based values and principles and practice over more secular approaches. We at Ashburn Psychological Services are here to help.
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The Complete Ralph BakshiI think this might be my favorite animation book yet. It's absolutely filled to the borders with great cartoon art from Ralph Bakshi's career.
Ralph, although a great artist himself, surrounded himself with formidable talent. Probably more than any other producer, Ralph really admired other cartoonists. A fan as well as an artist.
He discovered and encouraged many unknowns, brought already famous cartoonists from other fields into animation and just did things that he wanted to do, according to his own whims and tastes - with the rest of the industry against him!
There is just enough written history in the book to give you all the interesting things about the Bakshi story, and with some rare fun photos too. Can you figure out which one is Ralph in this Terrytoons crew pic above?
There are lots of early Ralph cartoons and comics too.
Did you know Ralph created some of the very first Saturday Morning cartoons? There is a hilarious story of how that came to be in the book.
Damn. Ralph's own art is so unique and brilliant. I remember always asking him why he didn't use his own designs intact in his cartoons. He seemed humble about his own work and always thought other artists were slicker, but I think we sometimes lost a lot of the intense feeling and knack for varied shapes and composition in Ralph's own art. Luckily there are a ton of his inspirational sketches in the book. Thanks to Chris McDonnell for getting Ralph to share it with us.
These drawings are incredible!
I don't know who did these below. They sort of look like Ralph's characters slightly Disneyfied...really great.
I'll do more posts about the book and tell you some stories from my own experiences with Ralph. I'm just one of many lucky artists that Ralph gave a big break to. Let me tell you, every single day with Ralph was an adventure. There is a force field around Ralph and if you are ever lucky enough to get inside it, you will witness a world that has its own laws of physics that don't work anywhere else.
The guy is a force of nature, an American original, a pioneer and a true legend. One of the most imaginative and feisty animators ever. And he can kill you.

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Chiang Dao
Earth : Asia : Southeast Asia : Thailand : Northern Thailand : Chiang Mai Province : Chiang Dao
Chiang Dao (เชียงดาว) is a town in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.
Chiang Dao lies above the Menam Ping gorge on the green slopes of Doi Chiang Dao mountain. The name means "City of Stars", and derives from its earlier name Piang Dao, or "(at the) level of the stars". True to the name, limestone peaks reaching a height of 2,186 m (7,174 ft) make Chiang Dao an impressive area. The village is a quiet little picturesque area, with a quaint northern Thailand feel.
Get in
Chiang Dao is 72 km north of Chiang Mai on Hwy 107 to Fang and Thaton (Thailand).
By plane
The nearest major airport is in Chiang Mai. A metered, air conditioned taxi will cost about 1,000-1,200 baht one-way.
By bus
The easiest and cheapest way to get in and out of Chiang Dao is to stay next to, or near, Hwy 107. Anywhere along side the highway, one can wave down a bus or songthaew to either go towards Chiang Mai (40 baht), or Fang (40 baht). Buses run quite often (between 06:00-18:00 every half hour).
There are buses six times daily from Chiang Mai to Tha Ton, which stop at Chiang Dao along the way. 90 minutes, 40 baht.
You can ask the driver to stop anywhere along the side of the road, which is often better than getting off at the Chiang Dao bus stop, where songthaew drivers charge 100 baht or more to take you one-way to a resort.
Get around
Most guesthouses can arrange motorcycles for rent for around 200-300 baht/day. This is is one of the cheapest options as there are very few taxis in the town and they employ a price fixing strategy. Be prepared to pay 150 baht per ride from one of these regardless of how much you barter.
Taxis usually stay in town close to the 7-11. Better to negotiate with taxi drivers directly, rather than asking at your guest house as they mark up their prices sometimes quite dramatically.
Places such as Mon and Kurt's Restaurant and Guest house, also rent reliable bicycles and mountain bikes (100 baht per day/24 hours).
Tip: If you are travelling Hwy 107, the songthaews that travel there are only 10 baht within the Chiang Dao area all the way to the Muang Ngai turnoff, north of town.
Restaurants and guest houses are the places to drink in Chiang Dao. There are also several karaoke bars scattered throughout the town.
Get out
Orange buses (every hour, 40 baht) and orange songthaews (every 30 minutes, 40 baht), pass through Chiang Dao on Hwy 107. You can wave them down anywhere and they will stop for you, if not full already.
VIP (32 seat sleeper), first class, air conditioned bus, leaves at 18:30 (664 baht), in front of Mon and Kurt's Restaurant/Guest House, for Bangkok. Arrives at approximately 05:00 in Bangkok.
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United Community Bank will hold its Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The event, Mater Day, is a United Community Bank tradition that recognizes the community's agricultural roots and local foods.
There will be music, food and fun. United Community Bank will give out free tomato plants at the community gathering. They are at 2520 Chimney Rock Road in Hendersonville.
The N.C. State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners approved 11 applicants for licensure as CPAs in North Carolina.
New local CPAs include Steven Lamm of Arden, Sharon Hauser of Etowah, Aaron Blackmor and Kathryn Tucker of Hendersonville, and Elizabeth Downer of Mills River.
FLETCHER — Mountain Credit Union held its first ever "Cash Mob" on April 26 at Baabals Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe in Fletcher.
A cash mob is an organized event that encourages a group of people to patronize a local business to make purchases on a certain day or during a certain time.
The idea is to support the business itself and also to promote general community awareness.
"We wanted to show how much Mountain Credit Union supports small, family-owned local businesses in our area who also support the credit union philosophy of 'people helping people,' " said Chris Angel, who is Mountain Credit Union's business development director.
"Baabals Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe was an obvious choice for our first attempt at this because of their dedication to our local community and their social media presence, which helped us get the word out about the event."
"We really appreciate the extra buzz and publicity that this event gave our business," said Roy Dickerson, owner of Baabals.
"Our normal Friday business was doubled, and we saw a lot of new folks who hadn't been in to our shop before. So overall, we think it was a great success!"
Baabals is a family owned and operated business that features premium ice creams, coffees and homemade desserts. Plans already are under way to choose another local business for the Featured Business of the Month and Cash Mob for May.
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United Community Bank will hold its Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The event, Mater Day, is a United Community Bank tradition that recognizes the community's agricultural roots and local foods.


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James H. Gibson Jr., age 78, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at his home.
James H. Gibson Jr., age 78, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at his home.
He was born Oct. 17, 1934, the son of James H. and Georgie Dearman Gibson.
Mr. Gibson was a 1953 graduate of Oak Ridge High School where he played varsity baseball. He served his country in the U.S. Army and retired from Y-12.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Little Gibson, and great-granddaughter, Abby Gibson.
He is survived by sons, James Kenny Gibson of Atlanta, Ga., Greg Gibson of Knoxville and James H. Gibson III of Oliver Springs; daughter, Stacie Bourff and son-in-law, Glen Bourff of Oliver Springs; brother, Sid Gibson and wife Peggy of Oak Ridge; and several grandchildren.
He is also survived by his former wife, Peggy Justice Gibson of Oliver Springs.
A graveside service will be held at 11a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park with the Rev. Mark Walton officiating.
Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.


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Great cooking isn't about recipes—it's about techniques. In our classes you'll work together with other students in a fun, hands-on environment led by our professional chef instructors.
- Learn fundamental skills for a lifetime of great cooking
- Work side-by-side with other students to prepare each dish
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- Classes are 2 to 2 1/2 hours, unless otherwise noted above, and each student enjoys a generous taste of every dish
- Held in our professional teaching kitchens, each class is led by an experienced chef instructor
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Dear Sam,
I've lived in my small condo for the past two years and haven't decorated. My living room is quite nice as I have an exposed concrete wall. I have a plain grey sofa and modern furniture. I just came back from spending two weeks in London and now I want different patterns everywhere. I'd like to have wallpaper or strong colour and curtains with flowers. My friend in design school says that my condo will feel small and busy if I follow through with my plan. But I'm bored with the bland - will I be making a mistake?
Dear Bailey,
Someone recently told me that the Brits like pattern because it livens up their homes on rainy days. Your friend has a point; there is something clean and serene about living in an all-white space. In the height of my magazine styling days, I decided that white walls were the only way to soothe my overly stimulated senses. My home was void of bric-à-brac and felt like you were walking through a snowball. Every wall, cabinet and sofa was white. Even the plants in my garden were white. For you it was London; for me it was a magazine called Domino that was filled with tiny New York interiors in every colour and pattern that made me long for a pulse, heartbeat or some sign of life in my home. The Domino editors believed in happy and personalized homes. There was even a regular column where they would take a vivid and layered girl-about-town's outfit and turn it into a room. If you can get your hands on a copy of Domino: The Book of Decorating or some back issues of the magazine, they will help you pull your space together (I hear it's coming back on a special-issue basis). When it comes to your home, the key is that your personality needs to shine through, not mine and not your friend's.
Here is where I'd normally be cautious and say, start small and add a pillow to your sofa, continuing to slowly introduce more colour and pattern. But you know what you want, so I say: goodbye caution, hello decorating with abandon. Ahem, let me clarify that I mean planned abandon not reckless abandon. Here's a photo with some patterned United Kingdom inspiration for you. The collection of fabric and wallpaper is called Delphine from Harlequin and is available through designers at Télio (telio.com). The Harlequin peeps have designed a room that's a healthy balance of clean mod lines, pattern and colour. The patterned draperies make a big statement, but are also a big investment. Be sure to pick a drapery fabric you love and can live with for a few years, knowing that if you tire of them in the living room, you can always move them to the bedroom. Notice Harlequin's trick of using the same pattern in different colourways for the wallpaper and window treatments. While the patterned drapery packs a vibrant punch, the soft grey-beige of the wallpaper is understated and livable. The same greige of the Harlequin wallpaper would work well with your concrete wall and sofa. However, my vote is to cover that concrete completely with wallpaper. I know that modernists everywhere are gasping! But there is something about a concrete wall that's cold and dreary. And, you Bailey, are craving fun and personality.
The drapery fabric is also used for the sofa pillows, keeping the room looking pulled together and not a random jumbled mess. While the colourful chartreuse leaf patterned pillows are totally unexpected. From here, you could add one or two more colours, and many more patterns. Avoid using more than three or four bold colours or you'll risk crossing in to circus carnival territory. For more great Brit inspiration take a peak at Haymarket hotel (firmdale.com/london/haymarket-hotel) and Designer's Guild (designersguild.com).
Be bold, bright, and fearless. Happy decorating, Sam
The Harlequin collection at Télio strikes a balance between clean-and-mod and bright-and-fearless.
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Gift 'builds new fires and digs new wells' for Emporia State's Department of Physical SciencesMarch 13, 2014
DeWayne and Sherry Backhus offer an eloquent phrase, considered anonymous, to describe the spirit of philanthropy driving their seven-figure planned gift to Emporia State University: "We have been warmed by fires we did not build; we have drunk from wells we did not dig."
This passage speaks to the fact we are where we are because of the support and encouragement of those who have gone before us.
The DeWayne and Sherry Backhus Physical Sciences Fund will support graduate assistantships for students seeking advanced degrees in chemistry, earth science, physics or physical science education. It will also provide funds for laboratory capital equipment in the department DeWayne Backhus served for 44 years as a faculty member and chair.
No other donor to Now & Forever: The Campaign for Emporia State University has made a larger planned giving commitment to date.
"Dr. and Mrs. Backhus are making a leadership gift to Now and Forever: The Campaign for Emporia State University with a spirit I can only describe as transformational," said DenaSue Potestio, Foundation president/CEO.
"They are giving discretion to the department chair, in consultation with faculty, to use the funds in ways that will best advance the department over and above what state funds will provide," Potestio explained.
The Backhuses consulted John Griffin, an estate planner who works at no charge with friends of the Emporia State University Foundation, for advice in setting up the gifts.
"Sherry and I believe in the potential of education to change lives," said DeWayne Backhus, explaining the couple's desire to inspire others to consider making a planned gift. "We're grateful for what Emporia State and its predecessors provided for us educationally, and subsequently, for our professional careers."
Sherry Backhus served as an academic librarian for over 37 years, the last 10 of which were affiliated with Emporia State in the ESU Newman Division of Nursing/Newman Regional Health Center Library and the William Allen White Library. She earned a Master of Library Science degree from Emporia State in 1989.
DeWayne Backhus earned his undergraduate degree from Kansas State Teachers College in 1966, which propelled him into a master's degree program at Harvard. With burgeoning enrollment growth in the late 1960s, Backhus landed back in a tenure-track faculty position in the Division of Physical Sciences at KSTC. During a sabbatical, he earned a doctorate from the University of Kansas. He retired in 2011 as chair of Emporia State's Department of Physical Sciences.
Although officially retired, Backhus continues contributing his talents to Emporia State, leading the update of the University's Strategic Plan.
"I thank Dr. Backhus not only for helping write the road map for Emporia State's future, but also for the gift he and Sherry are making that creates such a bright opportunity for the students we serve," said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, president.
"We are so grateful that DeWayne and Sherry have chosen to build fires and dig new wells for other deserving individuals — our students," he added.
Now & Forever: The Campaign for Emporia State University is a grassroots effort to build spirit, camaraderie and a sense of pride of membership in the university. With a working goal of $45.3 million, the campaign has already reached the halfway mark in the year following its announcement. For more information on the Now & Forever campaign, including the opportunity for estate planning services, please contact the Emporia State Foundation at (620) 341-5440 or visit nowandforever.org.
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There's only one name that comes to mind when people think of crispy, mouth-watering fried chicken - KFC. Whether you're a fan of the Original Recipe Chicken or the Hot & Spicy Chicken, Colonel Sanders' 11 different herbs and spices used to marinated the chicken never fails to bring pleasure to your taste buds.
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Other than fried chicken, KFC at KLIA also offers travellers chicken burgers, nuggets, French fries and cheesy potato wedges. With more than 640 outlets throughout the nation KFC's finger-licking goodness is no stranger to Malaysians or travellers around the world. For more information, visit www.kfc.com.my
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Clifford The Big Red Dog "Clifford's Big Surprise/Ears Have It" The Ears Have It - Clifford and Cleo are all excited about the town's upcoming celebration complete with a parade and fireworks! But they notice that T-Bone isn't quite is enthusiastic and soon learn that he is scared of the loud noises of all the festivities. T-Bone learns that the support of good friends can help you manage feelings of fear. Clifford's Big Surprise - Everyone is too busy to play with Clifford, because they are too busy planning a surprise party for him! On his own, Clifford learns that playing by yourself can be fun - but so is a party with all of your friends!. D
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Arthur "Get Smart/Baby Steps" Get Smart - Everyone loves HUGO-the new interactive whiteboard that claims to be 100% accurate. If only Mr. Ratburn knew how to use it. After a crash course from Brain, Mr. Ratburn embraces the high tech teaching tool; that is, until HUGO corrects him in front of the class. D
7:30 am
Martha Speaks "Martha The Hero Maker/Starstruck Martha" Martha the Hero Maker - Martha has an idea for a thrilling adventure story, so Truman, T.D., and Helen decide to draw it for her. Starstruck Martha - Martha is thrilled when she hears Courageous Collie Carlo is coming to town.G
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Curious George "School of Dance/Curious George Sounds Off" School of Dance - Little monkeys love to dance, which is why George can't wait for Allie's dance party. When Bill announces he's leaving town because he doesn't know how to dance the box step, George creates a footsteps dance step map to help. But you can't take a dance map to a party! How will Bill keep from stepping on toes without one? Curious George Sounds Off - Chef Pisghetti is distraught: his chickens won't lay any eggs! After spending a night in the chicken coop, George discovers that the chickens aren't sleeping and are too tired to lay eggs. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "The Lost Egg/Hold On Tight" The Lost Egg - The kids are decorating the tree house for a party. The Cat knows the world's most fantabulous decorator: Stan the bower bird! Stan teaches the kids how to decorate with almost anything--shells, leaves, and pebbles. Now they can have a party in their own fantabulously decorated tree house! Hold on Tight - Nick is trying to hang onto the monkey bars but can't. D
9:00 am
Super Why! "Webby In Bathland" Red is practicing her soccer moves and kicking up dirt, when Grandma tells her it's time for lunch. Red gives her hands a quick rinse and gets ready to chow down, but Grandma says her hands aren't clean. The super readers zoom into the story Webby in Bathland and help a brave little penguin save his beloved town from the evil Squirmy Germies who are fighting down and dirty! Red finds out it takes more than water to wash away germs Educational Objectives: To learn about good hygiene. D
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Dinosaur Train "Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day" Junior Conductor Jamboree - Our kids ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other, through all three Time Periods -- from the Cretaceous, through the Jurassic, to the Triassic. All along the way, they pick up friends who join them for a Junior Conductor Jamboree! Troodon Train Day - The Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day, where the main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years! When King comes down with some last-minute jitters, Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his stage fright and he sings a medley of his hits, including the Dinosaur Train theme song!. D
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Sesame Street "Afraid of the Bark" Elmo and Zoe are playing a game with Zoe's pet rock, Rocco. When it's Elmo's turn to roll Rocco, he rolls him all the way to Barkley the dog, who picks him up and plays with him in his mouth. Bob gives Rocco back to Zoe and explains that Barkley just thought they were playing fetch. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Be A Vegetable Taster!/Daniel Tries A New Food" Be a Vegetable Taster! - Teacher Harriet introduces Daniel and his friends to the school's vegetable garden and convinces them to pick out some healthy veggies for their snack. They explore the garden, picking and trying different vegetables.with mixed results! Daniel Tries a New Food - Miss Elaina is having dinner with the Tiger family and she encourages Daniel to try some new food: Veggie Spaghetti and Banana Swirl. D
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Sid The Science Kid "Slide to the Side!" Sid is trying out his new dance called "The Sid Slide To The Side!" On his room's hardwood floor, he boogies to the left, jumps to the right and then tries to slide to the side. But in his new sneakers, he can't slide.he just squeaks to a stop! Sid and his friends investigate how different materials and surfaces can create friction, causing something to slow down. D
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WordWorld "Duck's Hiccups/A.... A.... Choo!" Duck's Hiccups - When Duck drinks down a glass of water too quickly, he gets the hiccups for the first time ever! His WordFriends try every trick in the book to help him, but which cure will work? A..a.choo! - Pig is allergic to peaches! Too bad Sheep doesn't know that! When she brings Pig a big bag of peaches to make pies, Pig starts sneezing so much that he can't even tell Sheep what he really needs is A.. D
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Caillou "All in a Day" Caillou does a lot in a day, and today he wants to dress himself, only his Mommy is doing the laundry and he doesn't have any clean clothes, so Daddy and Caillou decide to play a dressing game with Daddy's old clothes. While preparing a picnic lunch with Mom, Caillou tests a bit too much of everything. He has no room left to eat the special sandwich Clementine made for him. D
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Barney & Friends "The Magic Caboose and Bj The Great" The Magic Caboose: Melanie is sad because she misses her friend who is visiting relatives in India. Barney shows his friends that it's fun to go to new places and see new things by taking them on an imaginary journey on the Magic Caboose! Educational theme: An introduction to different countries. BJ the Great: BJ wants to be a great magician, but he doesn't want to spend any time practicing. D
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Thomas & Friends "Being Useful" Kevin the Steamie - Kevin decides that he wants to be able to shunt like a Steamie so he can join in a game of Bish, Bash, Bosh with Thomas and Percy. The game is about shunting oil drums. While Kevin is practicing his shunting, he causes chaos in the Steam Works. D
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Curious George "School of Dance/Curious George Sounds Off" School of Dance - Little monkeys love to dance, which is why George can't wait for Allie's dance party. When Bill announces he's leaving town because he doesn't know how to dance the box step, George creates a footsteps dance step map to help. But you can't take a dance map to a party! How will Bill keep from stepping on toes without one? Curious George Sounds Off - Chef Pisghetti is distraught: his chickens won't lay any eggs! After spending a night in the chicken coop, George discovers that the chickens aren't sleeping and are too tired to lay eggs. D
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Martha Speaks "Martha The Hero Maker/Starstruck Martha" Martha the Hero Maker - Martha has an idea for a thrilling adventure story, so Truman, T.D., and Helen decide to draw it for her. Starstruck Martha - Martha is thrilled when she hears Courageous Collie Carlo is coming to town.G
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The Electric Company "Skills" Keith is invited to join the Electric Company, but before he can take the oath, Francine swoops in and steals his special skill. Can the Electric Company help him get it back, or will Keith be powerless forever?. D
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WordGirl "Hello New Year, Goodbye Moon/Art in the Park" HELLO NEW YEAR, GOODBYE MOON - It's New Years Eve! While the Botsfords celebrate with the greatest party ever, Dr. Two Brains is planning to turn the moon into cheese. Will the new year begin with Two Brains acting on his resolution to feast on a cheesy moon, or will WordGirl be able to stop him in time? Vocabulary Words: Massive, Resolution. ART IN THE PARK - Becky agrees to help out Violet with her poetry/painting/music performance. D
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Wild Kratts "Creature Power Challenge" After getting caught in the middle of a tussle between a grumpy rhino and an outraged elephant, Martin and Chris decide to have a contest to decide what's stronger - elephant or rhino powers. D
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Cyberchase "Totally Rad" The dastardly Hacker (Christopher Lloyd) takes over the Radopolis cybersite, declaring himself King in "Totally Rad," the season premiere of CYBERCHASE. In an effort to dethrone him, the kids challenge the Hacker's extreme team to a winner-take-all skate-off. There's just one catch: high-scoring tricks need as much area as possible and the field keeps mysteriously changing! With Digit ( Gilbert Gottfried) as coach, the kids put on a dazzling display of blading, boarding, and biking, but can they match their performance to the changing arena? The Big Idea: Different shapes bounded by the same perimeter can enclose very different areas. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Game Show Isle" After losing his FETCHers at the end of the Season Five premiere, Ruff discovers that they're stranded on a mysterious island-Game Show Island. To get off the island and back to Studio G, they must find the "Fabulous Four" game show relics before sundown or they will be trapped on the island forever! Ruff also learns some important clues about the mysterious disappearance of his parents. D
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Great Performances "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2013" Julie Andrews is host for this annual event that features festive music by members of the Strauss family and their contemporaries played by the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-M?st. The concert is the largest worldwide event in classical music, reaching more than a billion people annually through radio and television in 72 countries.G
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In 2013, Private Bradley Manning spent his 1,000th day in jail. Those 1,000 days equal 2.75 years. The first 10 months were spent in solitary confinement, where he was routinely denied sleep and clothing as well as his eye glasses. The above conditions combined with psychological abuse amount to cruel and unusual punishment. All of this occurred before a trial. This type of treatment is what the colonists fought against in the American Revolution. Many early patriots were warehoused without trial in old British ships, where their rights as Englishmen were denied and their jailers abused them, thus the eighth amendment in the Bill of Rights supposedly protecting our rights to humane treatment.
Beginning in 2009, PFC Manning, an army intelligence analyst, downloaded classified documents, which he was authorized to access, and took them off base, which was illegal. During his tour in Iraq, PFC Manning daily came across documents detailing crimes perpetrated in the name of the people of the United States. One of these documents was the now infamous "Collateral Murder" video showing a U.S. helicopter crew killing civilians, including journalists, and wounding children. The crew disparaged the dead and taunted one of the wounded to grab a gun so that they could finish him off. Manning knew that Reuters, the news agency for which the murdered reporters worked, had asked the United States for information regarding the deaths. Reuters' requests were repeatedly refused. Knowing the truth, Manning's conscience could not join in the cover-up. As Manning looked further, he found many other instances of official government stonewalling, denials and fabrications.
On April 5, 2010, WikiLeaks released the "Collateral Murder" video, and in October, published thousands more documents. Reuters finally received the information that the United States said didn't exist, and we all got a closer look into the activities (crimes) that our government conducts in our names and with our tax dollars. According to CNN, "[Iraq and U.S.] negotiations were strained following WikiLeaks' release of a diplomatic cable that alleged Iraqi civilians, including children, were killed in a 2006 raid by American troops rather than in an airstrike as the U.S. military initially reported." This cable, confirming local reports, finally convinced the government of Iraq to not extend a U.S. deadline for withdrawal, thus saving American lives and money.
We, the people, now had knowledge of what our "enemies" knew all along. The only people being kept in the dark prior to releasing these documents were the citizens of the United States. Whether a whistleblower is sharing the crimes and audacious behavior of our government or, like Erin Brockovich (rent the video), is exposing the sins of Pacific Gas and Electric, too many times documents are classified or labeled "trade secrets" in order to protect the guilty. We, the population of honest everyday folks, should applaud and support the efforts of the Bradley Mannings of this world.
Manning will finally go to trial on June 3. Of the 22 counts against him, the most serious is "Aiding the Enemy." As stated above, the foreign "enemy" already knew what we were doing to them. Apparently the government feels that U.S. citizens are the enemy, since we were the ones kept in the dark regarding the "Collateral Murder" video and other crimes.
The prosecution of Bradley Manning will take place in a military court. Given pretrial prejudicial statements, President Obama and military officers have proclaimed him guilty before going to trial; it doesn't appear that he will get a fair hearing. We should all be sad that this brave soldier will continue to be mistreated for opening our eyes to what the main stream media won't report. Bradley Manning has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by officials of Iceland, Tunisia and Sweden and by three Peace Prize winners, including Bishop Desmond Tutu. Support our heroes; don't abuse them!
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A crowd of nearly 300 converged on the Columbus Fire Department Monday night in support of a TV star's mission to help survivors of first responders who died in a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
A crowd of nearly 300 converged on the Columbus Fire Department Monday night in support of a TV star's mission to help survivors of first responders who died in a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
Within hours, the group raised more than $21,000 in equipment and donations — far surpassing the challenge laid before them by another department.
The Texas explosion killed 14 — at least 11 reported to have been firefighters — and wounded more than 200 people on April 17. The West fire department lost apparatus, equipment and turnout gear in the blast, which leveled a four-block area around the plant.
"Moonshiners" star Tim Smith said the town also lost two engines and a tanker, along with all the equipment on board — a loss he estimates at $1 million.
"We cannot replace those guys who were killed in this incident," he said, but he refused to let time pass without offering aid in some way. Smith is traveling from Climax, Va. to Texas, stopping at fire departments and businesses along the way to raise money and supplies for the small town and its fire department.
His co-stars in the Discovery Channel docudrama on the world of bootlegging — Josh Owens and his dog, Cutie Pie, and Bootleg Bill — are traveling with him.
Smith has been a volunteer firefighter about 14 years. For the past eight, he has led the Climax Volunteer Fire and Rescue in Virginia as its chief.
The firefighters in Texas, he said, were just doing the job they do, responding to a fire at a local plant when they were killed by the blast. When he saw the catastrophe unfold on the news, he said, "my heart was broken."
Smith knew he had to do something. "My first thought was to get in my vehicle and just drive... and go down to help them," he said. "Then people asked, 'what else are you going to do?'"
He decided on a road trip, picking up supplies along the way from Climax to Atlanta and then to Texas. Fifteen stops have been planned so far.
Minutes after 3 p.m. Tuesday, the convoy had made it to Atlanta, with plans to hit Texas on Friday.
Smith's team started its journey Monday morning, stopping at four fundraising sites before arriving at the Polk County fire station at 10:30 p.m.
The crowd had dwindled to about 50 when he arrived, but the supplies and donations collected had grown to fill four or five tables.
"West Mecklenburg raised $1,308 and put a challenge out to us" to beat them, said Columbus Fire Chief Bobby Arledge.
The Columbus department raised around $1,500 in monetary donations and gave Smith about $20,000 worth of fire equipment.
"It filled up his bus last night. He's going to have to get a U-Haul," Arledge laughed.
Smith said Tuesday that they have raised about $85,000 in donations so far, including food, money, water and equipment. They're going to need a bigger bus.
"Right now we can't even get to the bathroom on the bus," he laughed, but they continue to accept donations.
Even though more than a thousand miles separate their stations from the one devastated in Texas, Arledge and Smith said they can relate.
"We're such a tight-knit community. All of the emergency responders feel like we're all brothers and sisters," Arledge said.
Members of his department went to Charleston, S.C. when nine firefighters died battling a blaze at a furniture warehouse in 2007. "We feel their pain and know what they're going through," Arledge said. "We do anything we can to try to help anybody out."
"Our departments are trained to fight fire," Smith said. "We would have done the same thing (the firefighters did in Texas)... They had no warning."
Smith said he can relate to the small community of about 2,800 residents of West. "We have to depend on each other... we've got to take care of ourselves," he said.
Arledge said Owens — a longtime friend — called him Friday night to tell him what Smith was doing and asked if the Columbus department would help.
In less than 48 hours, Arledge said they spread the word through the media and social media and welcomed a crowd of 200 to 300 people at the station around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Emergency responders from throughout the county and beyond showed up to lend their support.
The Columbus fire chief said they donated old air packs, turnout gear, rain coats and other supplies from their station and thanked Smith for what he was doing.
"I'm just a mail carrier here... I'm just a bootlegger" on a mission, Smith said.
All proceeds raised from Smith's "Operation West, Texas" will benefit the West, Texas Fire and EMS Fallen Hero Fund, established by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to assist the survivors and coworkers of the fallen rebuild their lives. To find out how you can help or to follow Smith's journey, visit www.climaxvfd.com.
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The Island Park Theatre Group had been rehearsing a new production of "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at Lincoln Orens Middle School. The show was to open November 9, but Superstorm Sandy had other plans. Undaunted, the cast is looking for a new venue for the show. According to Director and Choreographer Sal Canepa, Island Park has supported IPTG for years and now it's time for the cast and crew to give back. This show will be a fundraiser for various organizations in Island Park that suffered damaged. All previously purchased tickets will be honored. If you know of a venue please contact IPTG at (516) 554 6295. The rescheduling of Smokey Joe's Cafe will be announced in this paper.
This story orginally ran in the Nov. 1 issue of the Herald. Now, more than ever, do we appreciate family — those we were born into, and those we make along the way.- Mary Malloy
John, Lionel, Ethel and Drew Barrymore. Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and Jamie-Lee Curtis. Henry, Peter and Jane Fonda. Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave — and don't forget Long Island's own Baldwin brothers.
What do all of these people have in common? They're show business families — dynasties if you will — and they share more than a bloodline — they share a love and a passion for their craft. Acting families prove that not only is it a familial desire to hoof it, belt it or just ham it up, it's downright genetic. All over the world, talented brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts and cousins prove that the family that plays — and sings, and dances — together, stays together.
In local community theater groups on Long Island, family members interact in a completely different way (and sometimes not so different) than they do at home. They are acting families — and most are having the time of their lives.
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With the Island Park Theatre Group, the family acting bug starts at the top — Cestaro brothers John, of Island Park, and Frank, of Oceanside, have been involved in community theater for years, both on and off the stage. John, who is currently the president of IPTG and co-producer of this year's show, "Smokey Joe's Cafe," has been around for 25 years. He has appeared in "Arsenic and Old Lace" with the Long Beach Theatre Guild, and the "Sound of Music" and "Fiddler on the Roof," among other shows. Frank, who co-produced last year with his brother, has been in the business for the last eight years, appearing in "Gypsy." This year, he's in charge of ticket sales.
"We have a very special mother and daughter relationship no matter what we do together," said Island Park resident Reneé Hugues, 42, who will be in this year's production alongside her 11-year-old daughter, Jordan. "The difficult part is fitting it into both of our busy schedules — but we make it work because we love it!" Hugues, Jordan and her brother Justin, 13, all appeared in the IPTG's 2010 production of "On Broadway: A Musical Revue."


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A Stuttgart resident has reported problems with a person, who is in the Stuttgart High School network, harassing her and her friends on Facebook.
Just how secure are you online?
It's a question that some Stuttgart residents are learning the answer to now as they face harassment through their social media.
A Stuttgart resident has reported problems with a person, who is in the Stuttgart High School network, harassing her and her friends on Facebook. "I want people to know not to add or respond to people they don't know so it will stop," the Stuttgart resident said.
Stuttgart Assistant Police Chief Steven Bobo said residents should know what their privacy settings are and to use caution with what information they put online.
"I can find out all the information I need to know about you to set up fraudulent accounts through Facebook," Bobo said. "You are setting yourself up to tons of stuff."
To correct this, Bobo said set privacy settings so only friends can see your information and posts. Unique passwords should also be set for each social media site used to limit access to unauthorized individuals who could then harass the user and their friends.
"If you do have your profile viewable by the public, do not post information that would let someone know that your house was empty or that you are home alone," the Arkansas Attorney General's Office advises. "Posting that you're leaving town for a few days could be an invitation for someone to break into your home. Likewise, if you have children or roommates who use these sites, make sure they are aware that they should never indicate online that they are home alone."
Bobo said it's always wise to think carefully about what you are posting online since an electronic record of what you say will likely be online forever. The Arkansas Attorney General's Office recommends using the "Front Page Rule."
"Don't post anything online that you wouldn't be comfortable seeing on the front page of your newspaper," the office advised. "Remember that employers, universities and even attorneys often check Facebook and other social media sites for information that you've posted online."
If there are problems, Bobo said to let the authorities know, which is what a Stuttgart woman had to do last week, filing a police report on online harassment.
According to the woman, the harasser floods one person with messages, requests and, when they don't respond back, the harasser then contacts their friends making it sound like the person is in trouble and needs help.
The person is now receiving multiple messages from the harasser plus multiple messages, texts and calls from concerned friends. The cycle is then repeated with the person's friends.
Bobo said any person facing this problem should file a report. It allows for a record of the problem, although there is no good way to find out who it is if it is just online harassment since it takes a lot of money and resources the police department doesn't have.
The problem should also be reported directly to Facebook with the messages and posts in concern being marked as spam. Again, Bobo said set privacy settings could be set so that only friends can see posts or message the user.
Bobo said they key to social media is being responsible while being social.


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Truly great live albums are about capturing lightning in a bottle, that rare and perfect convergence of time, place and performance. When legendary soul/gospel artist Mavis Staples returned home to Chicago this last June for a performance at The Hideout, Chi-Town's renowned stronghold of alt country and purist rock and roll, it was undeniably such a moment.
Those who packed the sold-out club were blessed with a riveting musical statement as Staples, backed by her fiery three-piece band and three backup singers, put on a rousing musical tour de force. Fortunately, for those of us unable to be there in person, the show was recorded and the album, Mavis Staples Live: Hope at the Hideout, is set for release November 4th.
Acclaim for Staples' Hideout performance:
- "Anyone who was hearing this American treasure in concert for the first time learned precious lessons about where we have been and where we are today. Staples stood tall and shouted, 'My mind is made up, my heart is fixed.' And she smiled. She was not alone." - Chicago Sun Times
- "There are few living musicians who can lay claim to being America's conscience, even fewer who continue to make vital music. On Monday night at The Hideout, Mavis Staples proved she's still capable of both... Staples showed she can light a fire, agitate for change or re-energize the American songbook." - Time Out Chicago
- "While performing a 14-song set that canvassed her 52-year career, Staples sang with a voice that has long distinguished her from the R&B greats of her era and those who reach for that crown today." - Chicago Tribune
- "Staples' sold out performance at Chicago's Hideout last night brought the Civil Rights movement and all those souls who marched, sang and prayed during that critical time, to the crowded little room... The ghosts of the marchers stood among us, swaying, stamping, clapping." - Popmatters
Track Listing for Mavis Staples Live: Hope at the Hideout:
1. For What It's Worth
2. Eyes on the Prize
3. Down in Mississippi
4. Wade in the Water
5. Waiting For My Child
6. This Little Light
7. Why Am I Treated So Bad
8. Freedom Highway
9. We Shall Not Be Moved
10. Circle Intro (encore)
11. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (encore)
12. On My Way (encore) -
13. I'll Take You There (encore)
Recorded at The Hideout in Chicago, IL
Mavis Staples - vocals
Rick Holmstrom - guitar
Jeff Turmes - bass
Stephen Hodges - drums
Yvonne Staples - background vocals
Donny Gerrard - background vocals
Chavonne Morris - background vocals
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HGTV pulling plug on real estate show amid protest
NEW YORK (AP) — The HGTV network says it's pulling the plug on an upcoming real estate show after it was pointed out one of its hosts has campaigned against gay marriage and denounced homosexuality.
The show is called "Flip it Forward" and was to debut in October. If would have featured twins David and Jason Benham buying and renovating real estate.
After the network announced the show was upcoming, the lobbying group Right Wing Watch labeled David Benham an "anti-gay extremist" and reported on quotes he made about homosexuality.
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Playing in front of a packed Hibbard Field crowd on Friday, the Yreka Miners gave the home fans plenty to cheer about during the first round of the Northern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs.
Facing the No, 6 seed Central Valley Falcons, the Miners dominated the game, winning 12-2 in five innings.
The game ended in exciting fashion for the Miners. With two outs in the fifth and Yreka up 10-2 and a runner on base, junior Gabe Durney connected with the ball and launched it over the fence for a home run to end the game due to the 10-run mercy rule.
The crowd erupted in cheers as a beaming Durney rounded the bases while his pumped up teammates waited at home plate to congratulate him. It was his fifth home run of the season.
Gabe said that he knew a home run could end the contest and prayed before he went up to bat that he could put the game away.
"I went up to the plate and knew I had to use all my strength to end it," he said. When he connected with the ball he said he knew it was going over the fence.
"It's great to do well against a good team," Durney said. "Now, we get to play another day."
Durney finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI's, and two runs.
This was the fifth time this year the two teams had met.
In March, Yreka downed the Falcons in a tourney in Etna. During the Northern Athletic League regular season, Central Valley downed Yreka in a doubleheader at Hibbard while the Miners won a game at Central Valley.
Yreka improved to 17-13-2 for the season while Central Valley ended the year at 15-17.
Senior pitcher Cody Hoff pitched a five inning one-hit performance for the Miners. He finished with six strikeouts. Michael Schuler went 2-for-3 with three runs, an RBI and a double. Matt Jespersen finished 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Christian Charles went 1-for-3 with a an RBI and a run. Evan Bosinger went 1-for-1 with a run and a stolen base.
Head coach Jason Freitas was pleased with the way his team came out and was able to hit the ball well and get timely hits."We got a lot of two strike hits," Freitas said.
With one out in the bottom of the first, Schuler smacked a double deep into the outfield to get things going for the Miners as Yreka had a 2-0 advantage after an inning of play. The top of the second the Falcons scored a run to cut the deficit to 2-1. Yreka answered back with two quick runs the bottom of the second. Durney smashed a hit to bring in two runs to make things 6-1 in favor of the Miners.
In the third inning, Central Valley scored a run the top of the inning. Yreka continued to hit the ball well the bottom of the inning with Jespersen hitting a double to bring home Dustin Jochim. Jespersen eventually scored to make things 8-2. Yreka scored a run in the fourth and one in the fifth before Yreka scored two runs thanks to Durney's home run blast to end the game.
On Tuesday, Yreka faces another familiar foe for the right to move on to the section title game on Saturday. The Miners head to Susanville to face the No. 2 seed, the NAL champion Lassen Grizzlies at 4 p.m. Yreka lost to Lassen in a doubleheader on the road and downed the Grizzlies at home this year in NAL play. Last season, Yreka made it to the section title game before falling to Sutter, the team that is currently the No. 1 seed again this season.
Yreka drops Central Valley 12-2 in five: Gabe Durney smacks home run to end the game for Yreka
Playing in front of a packed Hibbard Field crowd on Friday, the Yreka Miners gave the home fans plenty to cheer about during the first round of the Northern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs.


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Matt Racette appreciated the uninhibited environmentalism.
If youre going to recycle, youre doing the right thing, said Racette, who is one the citys two recycling ambassadors along with Tim Graham.
Racette and Graham check the curbside recycle containers for potential contaminants such as glass, plastic bags, Styrofoam, unwashed cans and garbage, sometimes plucking out misplaced Kitty Litter and learning a lot about local drinking habits.
Racette said Durango has developed a taste for Pinnacle Whipped Vodka.
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Neither thought much of looking through anothers recyclables, toilet-paper rolls and all.
Every once in a while, people will watch you. It feels kind of awkward, Graham said. Sometimes they ask what youre doing. Theyre just curious when they see you looking through there.
Working about an hour ahead of the pickup time, their goal is to keep the contaminants out of the city trucks that scoop up the recyclables.
Under the citys new system of single-stream recycling, recyclables such as plastics, aluminum and paper are compacted into bales to be sorted later and sold as commodities.
Keeping recyclables safe for sale is a tall order because the city has delivered about 20 truckloads, or 440 tons, of recyclables since the single-stream recycling program began in February.
Shattered glass can spoil the load, making it useless for potential buyers, said Dale Cogswell, the citys solid waste manager.
Plastic bags are bad because they jam the baler and cause a range of mechanical difficulties, said Mary Beth Miles, the citys sustainability director.
Cogswell advises consumers to just follow the directions attached to every recycling container.
Before the program began, Cogswell said, We knew there would be issues. (Parents) send out junior. Junior is going to be lazy, and he dumps everything in the first can he comes to. Im not saying thats everybody, but it does happen.
Not putting glass in the containers was a big problem at first, but people are getting the hang of it, city workers said.
The city realizes its easy to forget or passers-by might also contaminate a recycling bin on the street that they mistake for a garbage can.
If there are too many contaminants to pick out, Racette and Graham will wheel the containers back onto the driveway and leave a note for the consumer to fix, hopefully in time before the truck arrives.
There are no plans to fine repeat offenders, Miles said.
Now that city residents are getting the hang of single-stream recycling, Cogswell wishes out-of-towners would pay more attention when they take their stuff to drop-off sites around Durango.
Someone recently stuffed a used mattress into a drop-off container, contaminating all the recyclables inside.
To expedite sorting from drop-off containers, Miles urges consumers to separate their cardboard and glass into the appropriately marked bins.
Once expansion and renovations are completed at the Recycling Center on Tech Center Drive sometime this summer, noncity residents will have to take most of their recyclables there as the drop off-sites around town will transition primarily to taking glass.
Cogswell anticipates that the ambassadors eventually will be phased out of their roles, too.
But Graham sees another big challenge ahead, in the short term, at least.
In early April, the city will deliver a second batch of recycle containers to residents. The delivery of 657 additional containers will bring the total number of household participants to 2,675, or about 60 percent of Durango households, Miles said.
More participants will mean more people to teach about single-stream recycling, Graham said.


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Discount retailer Fred's Inc. said Thursday its March revenue at stores open at least a year fell 3 percent, hurt by unseasonably cool weather and a timing shift in the Easter holiday.
The drop was bigger than Wall Street expected. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected a decrease of 1.7 percent. The metric is a key measure of a retailer's health, because it excludes revenue at stores that recently opened or closed.
Total sales for the five-week period ended April 6, fell 2 percent to $190.4 million from $194 million.
Fred's said that as expected, cooler-than-usual weather in many parts of the country and the timing of the Easter holiday reduced March sales at its lawn and garden and seasonal departments.
The company's pharmacy department got a boost from strong prescription growth, but those gains were offset by the continued shift toward generic drugs, which resulted in lower overall pharmacy sales. The company said it expects that trend to continue throughout most of the year.
For the first two months of fiscal 2013, revenue at stores open at least a year fell 2.3 percent, while total sales edged down 1 percent to $349.4 million from $352.9 million.
Fred's operates 713 stores, including 21 franchised stores, in the southeastern U.S.
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell said Wednesday, April 11, he is not interested in making the Memphis Animal Shelter a county government operation.
Luttrell was asked by County Commissioner Chris Thomas about the swap being proposed by several Memphis City Council members.
Luttrell said neither he nor Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. have been consulted in the talks between the council and commission.
"Do I want the animal shelter? No," Luttrell told commissioners.
City Council member Shea Flinn pitched the idea to commissioners last month in exchange for the city continuing to fund Memphis police officers in Memphis schools after city and county public schools are consolidated.
Luttrell said the animal shelter used by county government is privately operated.
Indie Memphis is offering four Swedish films next month as part of Memphis in May's salute to Sweden.
The series, named "Sweden @ 24 FPS" in reference to the 24 frames-per-second speed at which 35mm film is projected, will be held over four consecutive Wednesdays in May at Malco's Studio on the Square.
All films in the series will be presented from 35mm film prints.
The series will open on May 8 with "The Seventh Seal," followed by "Wild Strawberries" on May 15. After that is "Beyond" on May 22 and "Sound of Noise" on May 29.
Each film will be shown twice, at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Tickets are $8 each and are available in advance at indiememphis.com/sweden.
Indie Memphis members will have free admission with their Indie Memphis membership card, as seating permits.
All four films will be presented in Swedish with English subtitles.
Glen Alan Kyle is the 2013 recipient of the first BankTennessee John S. Wilder Law School Scholarship.
The scholarship is named in memory of former Tennessee Lt. Gov. John Wilder, a former vice chairman of BankTennessee's board of directors and one of the founders of the bank. The endowed scholarship is awarded annually to a University of Memphis third-year law student and Tennessee resident who has demonstrated a commitment to public service and to enhancing the common good.
Kyle is from Murfreesboro, and after he graduates he hopes to clerk for a judge for one year. After that, he wants to work in elder law, bankruptcy or for a government agency.
Information technology employees of state government must re-apply for their jobs.
The administration of Gov. Bill Haslam has told IT workers statewide to submit applications if they want to keep the jobs they currently fill.
State government IT chief Mark Bengel told The Tennessean the aim is be certain that workers' skills match the state's needs.
"This is really not about getting rid of people," Bengel said Wednesday. "It's about making sure that we do have the skills and we have the ability to develop and retain staff in the future."
Haslam told the newspaper last year that some state computer systems were "in the ditch."
The governor has established an office to centralize IT expertise.
Last year, the administration was successful in steering through a legislative bill that rewrote civil service rules, allowing the state to lay off employees based on job performance, instead of straight seniority.
According to a state Office of Information Resources memo obtained by The Tennessean, each state agency with IT operations "will receive a draft, standardized organizational structure that has been aligned with the mission of the agency. This draft organizational structure will be populated with newly created IT job classifications."
The memo specifies that state IT workers who meet minimum qualifications are eligible to apply and be interviewed for the new classifications.
"Technology is moving so fast that skills are obsolete in the blink of an eye," Bengel said.
Robert O'Connell, executive director of the Tennessee State Employees Association, said it is stressful to IT workers who are being forced to re-apply for jobs they already hold.
But Bengel said the state must fiercely compete with private industry and a scarcity of information technologists.
Ted Fellman has joined Raymond James as a senior vice president in the firm's public finance group.
Fellman, who is based in Nashville, has had an extensive career in state government, including serving 18 years with the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. His work with that group included stints as executive director and chief financial officer.
Fellman also is a certified public accountant and certified government financial manager.
In other Raymond James news, the company in the first quarter was the leading underwriter of municipal bonds in Tennessee, according to municipal bond information service Thomson Reuters.
In 2012, the firm was the ninth-leading underwriter nationally of municipal bonds, serving as senior manager on 748 issues with a par amount of $12.1 billion. In senior led and co-managed issues in 2012, Raymond James completed 1,250 transactions with a total par amount of $86.9 billion, representing more completed transactions than any other firm in the nation, according to Thomson Reuters.
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking a permanent injunction in federal court to stop Mo' Money Taxes from doing business.
The complaint for a permanent injunction against the company under several corporate names it uses as well as the three partners who own the businesses was filed Tuesday, April 9, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The 53-page civil action prepared by the tax division of the U.S. Justice Department alleges those hired by the Mo' Money companies to prepare tax returns for others or who have a licensing agreement with one of the companies are not required to have any tax preparation experience or training.
The civil action also questions the preparation the companies give those who become licensees after paying money to use the tax preparation software.
The Germantown Young Professionals group that's associated with the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.
The young professionals group was founded on Feb. 8, 2012. It holds monthly mixers and social networking events throughout the year as well as professional development luncheons featuring local business leaders. The group also organized two drives this past year in support of Literacy Mid-South and the Mid-South Food Bank, and group members participated in the Annual Gobble Wobble 5K Race and the Germantown Holiday Parade.
They also assisted with several Germantown chamber events including the Annual Golf Tournament and Taste of the Town fundraiser.
With a current membership above 100, the group is open to members of the Germantown chamber who are between 22 and 40.
The U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said Wednesday.
But its governing board said it's not possible for the financially ailing agency to meet cost-cutting goals without altering its delivery schedule. Delaying "responsible changes," the board said, only makes it more likely that the Postal Service "may become a burden" to taxpayers.
The Postal Service said in February that it planned to switch to five-day-a-week deliveries beginning in August for everything except packages as a way to hold down losses.
But that announcement was a gamble. The agency essentially was asking Congress to drop from spending legislation the longtime ban on five-day-only delivery. Congress did not do that when it passed a spending measure last month.
"By including restrictive language ... Congress has prohibited implementation of a new national delivery schedule for mail and package," the postal Board of Governors said in a statement Wednesday.
"Although disappointed with this congressional action, the board will follow the law and has directed the Postal Service to delay implementation of its new delivery schedule until legislation is passed that provides the Postal Service with the authority to implement a financially appropriate and responsible delivery schedule," it said.
The board made the decision in a closed meeting Tuesday.
Memphis-based Terminix has ranked Memphis in its top 15 metro areas with the highest probability of termite swarms.
The rankings, topped by Atlanta, are based on termite service calls to Terminix from 2011 and 2012 and balanced with population density statistics.
Memphis ranked 15th on the top 15 list. Nashville was 11th.
The swarms are when termites leave their colony to find mates and begin establishing new colonies. With a cool spring so far, the swarms have been delayed a bit in many parts of the country.
Terminix is one of the brands that is part of Memphis-based The ServiceMaster Co.
International Paper Co. and a forest conservation group announced a plan Wednesday to protect endangered forests in key paper-producing areas of the South.
The Memphis-based paper company and Dogwood Alliance said they will map areas around International Paper's southeastern operations to identify endangered forests or places where conservation of natural resources is vital to environmental health.
The agreement between International Paper and Dogwood, a longtime critic of the company, also includes a plan to discourage the conversion of natural hardwood forests to pine plantations.
The first step will be a pilot project to map forests around the company's mill in Riegelwood, N.C. The partners will then try to apply the mapping practices to other paper-producing areas in the region.
The South is one of the world's largest paper-producing areas, and International Paper has a large presence there. Some environmental experts point to deforestation as an element of climate change, and conservation groups have pushed paper companies to change the way they harvest wood.
Dogwood has been critical of International Paper in the past, claiming the company has supported and funded destructive forestry practices such as logging endangered forests, draining wetlands and converting natural forests to tree plantations.
Dogwood pressured International Paper by securing deals from the company's larger customers, such as Staples and Office Depot, to adopt paper procurement policies that would change the company's practices.
One of Dogwood's goals is to develop more sources of paper and wood products that are certified to the high standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.
In addition to the partnership announced Wednesday, International Paper also has announced a $7.5 million, five-year project with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to restore and conserve forests in the Coastal Carolinas, Cumberland Plateau, and the piney woods regions of Texas and Arkansas.
International Paper said it's important to engage critics as part of its process to improve the company.
Hope House, a Memphis nonprofit that assists children and families impacted by HIV and poverty, is operating at half capacity due to lack of funding.
Last year, 65 area children were born HIV-positive, making them eligible to receive Hope House services. But without funding, all 65 children may not be able to receive the early childhood education that could have a major impact on their lives, says Craig Locke, director of development at Hope House.
The nonprofit was recently reaccredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children to continue providing early childhood education services.
U.S. employers advertised the most job openings in nearly five years in February, but they boosted hiring at a much slower pace. The figures suggest that companies remain too cautious about the economy to quickly fill open jobs.
The number of openings rose 8.7 percent in February from January to a seasonally adjusted 3.93 million, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That was the most since May 2008.
At the same time, companies hired a seasonally adjusted 4.4 million people, just 2.8 percent more than in January. And hiring remains lower than it was a year ago, when it reached 4.49 million.
Economists point to several likely reasons for the disparity between a surge in job openings but only a modest rise in hiring. Many unemployed workers may lack the skills employers want. Some companies may not be offering enough pay.
And recruiting and staffing firms say some employers seem reluctant to fill jobs until they find what they regard as perfect candidates.
U.S. hiring slowed sharply in March, despite the increase in job openings the previous month. Employers added only 88,000 jobs last month, the government reported Friday. That was the fewest in nine months and nearly half the pace of the previous six months.
Some companies may also have slowed hiring after steep government spending cuts began taking effect March 1. Those cuts are expected to shave about a half-point from economic growth this year.
There were 3.1 unemployed people, on average, for each opening in February. That exceeds the roughly 2-to-1 ratio typical of a healthy economy. But it's down sharply from a peak of 6.7 in July 2009, the highest in the 12 years the government has tracked the data.
Still, until employers start filling jobs more quickly, the ratio of unemployed people to openings may overstate the health of the job market.
U.S. wholesalers cut their restocking in February by the most in 17 months. But their sales jumped, suggesting companies underestimated consumer demand.
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that stockpiles at the wholesale level declined 0.3 percent in February. That followed a 0.8 percent increase in January, which was revised lower.
The decline was the first in eight months and the biggest since September 2011. Farm products and gasoline led the drop. Agriculture stockpiles have fallen in recent months because of a drought in the Midwest.
Sales at the wholesale level rose 1.7 percent, the most since November. The increase was led by large gains in gasoline, clothes and computers.
Shrinking stockpiles weigh on economic growth because it means factories are producing fewer goods. But a jump in consumer spending in February suggests companies will have to build their stockpiles faster in the coming months, which should spur more growth.
Sluggish growth in stockpiles was a key reason the economy barely grew in the October-December quarter. But economists are looking for a significant rebound in business restocking this year, helped by a resilient consumer that has continued to spend despite paying higher taxes.
Most economists expect growth accelerated in the January-March quarter to an annual rate of more than 3 percent. That would be a vast improvement over the 0.4 percent growth in the final three months of 2012.
Shelby County's Veterans Court is getting a $20,000 grant from the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, the commission announced Monday, April 8.
The court, headed by General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson, is one of two freestanding courts in the state that focus on a docket of offenders who are military veterans or are currently serving in the military.
The courts, including the one in Montgomery County, specialize in long-term, multi-phased programs for offenders who are a high risk to repeat their offenses. With a judge supervising and a follow-up staff that supervises an intensive intervention, the court targets veterans with mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues.
The Montgomery County court also received a $20,000 grant from the state commission.
The funding comes from late fees attorneys pay for not completing their continuing legal education requirements on time. The commission has earmarked a total of $100,000 from the fund in incentives for courts across the state to get training and administrative support to try such courts and dockets.
United Parcel Service Inc. is appealing a European regulator's ruling that blocked UPS' attempted purchase of Dutch delivery company TNT Express.
UPS believes the ruling was based on "legal and factual errors," and it doesn't want antitrust regulators to use the decision as a precedent for any future acquisitions, company spokeswoman Peggy Gardner said Monday.
UPS withdrew its $6.7 billion offer for TNT in January. Gardner said the decision to appeal the European Commission's ruling shouldn't be seen as a precursor to a new bid.
"This is not any sort of signal about TNT," Gardner said. Asked if UPS had ruled out a new offer for TNT, she replied, "We don't ever speculate on future acquisitions."
In blocking the UPS bid for TNT, regulators said it would have resulted in insufficient competition and higher prices for delivering small packages. The European Union's antitrust chief, Joaquin Almunia, had said that regulators were still discussing potential concessions from UPS to salvage a deal when UPS dropped its bid.
The takeover of TNT would have been the largest ever for Atlanta-based UPS.
Faith leaders from across the state are urging Gov. Bill Haslam and state lawmakers to accept $1.4 billion in Medicaid money if the federal government doesn't approve an alternate plan for Medicaid expansion in Tennessee.
About 15 clergy were at the state Capitol on Monday delivering 133 baskets of loaves and paper fish to the offices of each of the legislators and the governor.
They say the loaves and fish are symbolic of the story of Jesus feeding the multitude, and that the Republican governor can use the money to ensure thousands have health insurance.
Haslam has excluded the Medicaid expansion money from his budget proposal this year, but says he's in pursuit of a special deal that could be struck at any time.
State Finance Commissioner Mark Emkes says federal spending cuts and tax hikes are to blame for a dip in consumer confidence in Tennessee.
Emkes in a release Friday said March sales tax collections, which reflect spending activity in the previous month, came in $2.8 million below estimates.
That's a growth rate of just 0.1 percent, well below the 1.8 percent growth rate posted through the first eight months of the budget year.
Emkes said the 2 percent hike in the federal payroll tax in January and budget cuts have caused "temporary erosion in consumer confidence." Nearly two-thirds of the state's general fund revenue is derived from sales tax dollars.
The general fund was bolstered by strong corporate taxes, as franchise and excise tax collections beat projections by $35 million.
Six Tennessee airports will be getting federal and state aeronautics grants totaling more than $281,000.
The state Transportation Department announced last week that grants will be going to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport in Jackson, McGhee Tyson in Knoxville, General DeWitt Spain in Memphis, Millington Regional Jetport, Savannah-Hardin County Airport and Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville.
The grants are made available through the department's aeronautics division.
It administers federal and state funding to assist in the location, design, construction and maintenance of the state's public aviation system.
Regions Bank has moved Joe DiNicolantonio, the bank's West Tennessee area president, to be the head of a new business line.
DiNicolantonio is now leading Regions' new Business and Community Banking Division, which will focus on providing a variety of banking, lending and advisory services to businesses with up to $20 million in sales.
Regions previously managed business and community banking, including small business, as part of the company's business services group. The new division will allow Regions to increase its focus on serving small-business customers through both branch and relationship-managed channels.
DiNicolantonio joined Regions in 1998 and has held a number of leadership roles in the retail and small-business banking areas. As West Tennessee area president, he had oversight for the bank's retail, commercial, middle market and small-business banking activities throughout Memphis and surrounding communities.
The Shelby County Election Commission looks much the same with the recent appointment of local election commissioners by the Tennessee Election Commission.
Democratic legislators from Memphis recommended replacing local Democratic election commissioner George Monger with Anthony Tate and retaining fellow Democrat Norma Lester on the five-member body.
Republican legislators from Shelby County recommended keeping all three Republican election commissioners – Dee Nollner, Steve Stamson and Chairman Robert Meyers.
The state Election Commission followed through with those actions for new terms that began April 1. Every election commission has three Republicans and two Democrats reflecting the Republican majorities in the Tennessee legislature.
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