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Treasures in Your Attic: An Avon aftershave decanter is worth little
Dear Helaine and Joe:
I just need to know if there is any value to this Avon aftershave decanter that is dated 03/21/67.
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S.G., Estero, Fla.
Dear S.G.:
This is a glass decanter, which once contained Avon's Tai Winds After Shave for men. It is a representation of a racy red 1936 Ford, and if nothing else, it is very cool-looking.
Avon is a uniquely American company that now sells toiletries, cosmetics, toys and clothing in more than 100 countries. It is the world's fifth-largest beauty company, with more than 6 million representatives globally.
It all started with a man named David H. McConnell, who was a door-to-door book salesman in upstate New York. McConnell is said to have concocted (with the aid of a pharmacist) a rose-scented perfume that he gave away to encourage customers to hear his sales pitch and maybe buy his tomes. His perfume was so popular that he decided to ditch the books and switch to making perfume and other toiletries.
He founded the California Perfume Co. in 1886 because his business partner said that there were lots of flowers in California and this might make for an appropriate name. The first address was 126 Chambers St., and, reportedly, the first use of the name "Avon" was not until 1929.
It is said that the name "Avon" was chosen because McConnell was living in a small town in New York named "Suffern on the Ramapo," and the founder liked to think that his village was reminiscent of Shakespeare's Stratford-on-Avon. The first female "Avon Lady" was a Mrs. P.F.E. Albee of Winchester, N.H., who began ringing doorbells selling the company's single-note scents in Little Dot Perfume Sets.
By 1887, Mc Connell had 12 employees — all women — selling a line that is variously reported as between 18 and 20 items. Over the next decades, Avon grew to become a multibillion-dollar industry, and an icon in American business.
In the 1960s, the company issued its first novelty decanters, and in 1968 began selling glass car decanters. They came in an enormous variety. There were, for example, the 1923 Station Wagon, the '33 Pierce Arrow, the "Solid Gold Cadillac," The 1935 MG, the Jaguar, the '26 Checker Cab, the Ferrari, the 1937 Cord, the Stutz Bearcat, the Maxwell, the Model A, the T Touring Car, the Stanley Steamer, the Mustang, the Auburn Bobtail and the Volkswagen, among others.
We have seen interesting collections of these decanters and they can make nice displays. Unfortunately, these items are not monetarily valuable, and collectors tend to prefer examples that are still complete and mint in the box.
In the case of the '36 Ford item, it is our understanding that it came with a grill and wheel covers (hubcaps) that were applied by the user after the box was opened. It appears that the decals have been applied in the case of S.G.'s example, and the box is not shown, so we assume it is missing.
Even in perfect and mint condition, this car does not retail for more than $12 to $13, and we saw one example selling for $5. With no box, the example in today's question should probably be valued in the $3-$5 range.
Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson are the authors of "Price It Yourself" (HarperResource, $19.95). Contact them at Treasures in Your Attic, PO Box 18350, Knoxville, TN 37928. Email them at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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HILLSDALE — During their prep careers, Shawn Miller and Zach VanOrman have play key roles in helping the Hillsdale High School football team maintain its high level of success.
They will now have a chance to make an impact at the next level.
Miller and VanOrman made their college football plays official, signing their national letters-of-intent Wednesday at Hillsdale High School. Miller will join the Siena Heights University football team in the fall, while VanOrman signed with Hillsdale College.
Wednesday was National Signing Day of college football.
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VanOrman was recruited by Hillsdale to play on the offensive line, while Siena Heights recruited Miller as a defensive back.
"The college game is faster than high school, so there's always an adjustment," Hillsdale High coach Marc Lemerand said. "But both Shawn and Zach are guys who will take that challenge and put themselves in the best position to help their teams."
VanOrman has long been connected to Hillsdale College, as his father Chris is a chemistry professor at the school. The senior has often attended Chargers practices and games, and already has taken some college classes.
"The recruiting process was fun at first, but went you start cutting down schools it gets harder," VanOrman said. "It's a relief to be done. Hillsdale is a good fit for me and I'm excited. I know they have a good football program, and it's a good school where I know I can do something with my life."
VanOrman was a captain on the offensive line for the Hornets during last fall's 11-1 season, which saw Hillsdale win a Lenawee County Athletic Association title and a district championship. He helped pave the way for an offense that averaged 30 points and 322.6 yards per game, including 216.2 rushing yards per game. Defensively, VanOrman recorded 57 solo tackles, 9 1/2 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
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"Zach is a hard worker and has been the leader of our offensive line," Lemerand said.
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Bartholin Gland Cyst
Topic Overview
What are the Bartholin glands?
The Bartholin glands are two small organs under the skin in a woman's genital area. They are on either side of the folds of skin (labia) that surround the vagina and urethra . Most of the time, you can't feel or see these glands.
The Bartholin glands make a small amount of fluid that moistens the outer genital area, or vulva . This fluid comes out of two tiny tubes next to the opening of the vagina. These tubes are called Bartholin ducts.
What are Bartholin gland cysts?
If a Bartholin duct gets blocked, fluid builds up in the gland. The blocked gland is called a Bartholin gland cyst . (Sometimes it's called a Bartholin duct cyst.) These cysts can range in size from a pea to a large marble. They usually grow slowly. If the Bartholin gland or duct gets infected, it's called a Bartholin gland abscess .
Bartholin gland cysts are often small and painless. Some go away without treatment. But if you have symptoms, you might want treatment. If the cyst is infected, you will need treatment.
What causes a Bartholin gland cyst?
Things like an infection, thick mucus, or swelling can block a Bartholin gland duct and cause a cyst. The cyst can get bigger after sex, because the glands make more fluid during sex.
Infected Bartholin cysts are sometimes caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) . You can lower your risk of STIs by using a condom when you have sex.
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You may not have any symptoms if the Bartholin gland cyst is small. But a large cyst or an infected cyst (abscess) can cause symptoms.
Symptoms of a cyst that is not infected include:
- A painless lump in the vulva area.
- Redness or swelling in the vulva area.
- Discomfort when you walk, sit, or have sex.
Symptoms of an infected cyst include:
- Pain that gets worse and makes it hard to walk, sit, or move around.
- Fever and chills.
- Swelling in the vulva area.
- Drainage from the cyst.
How are Bartholin gland cysts diagnosed?
You may find a Bartholin gland cyst on your own, or your doctor may notice it during a physical exam. Unless it is causing symptoms, you may not know you have one.
An abscess is diagnosed based on signs of infection, such as fever or swelling, and pain in the vulva area.
In some cases, especially if you are older, your doctor may remove the cyst to make sure that it isn't cancer or another problem.
How are they treated?
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If the cyst is infected, it may break open and start to heal on its own after 3 to 4 days. But if the cyst is painful, your doctor may drain it. You may also need to take antibiotics to treat the infection.
To keep the cyst from closing and filling up again, your doctor may put a small drainage tube with a small balloon at one end inside the cyst. The balloon is inflated inside the cyst to keep the cyst open. After the gland has healed, the tube and balloon are removed.
Sometimes a carbon dioxide laser or silver nitrate is used to prevent a cyst from growing back. For severe cysts that keep coming back, you may have surgery to remove the Bartholin gland and duct.
There is a procedure called marsupialization in which a pouch is created by making a cut over the cyst and stitching the sides together. This allows the cyst to drain.
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Other Works Consulted
- Hillard PJA (2012). Benign diseases of the female reproductive tract. In JS Berek, ed., Berek and Novak's Gynecology, 15th ed., pp. 374–437. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- Mazdisnian F (2007). Bartholin's duct cyst and abscess section of Benign disorder of the vulva and vagina. In AH DeCherney et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 618–619. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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By Ed email@example.com — A pair of Lenawee County teams provided a roadblock for the Pittsford and Waldron High School boys basketball teams.Both teams saw their seasons come to an end Wednesday in the Class D district semifinals. The host Wildcats were unable to hold off a second half flurry and fell 61-51 to the Lenawee Christian Cougars. Waldron fell into an early hole in a 56-35 loss to the Morenci Bulldogs.Lenawee Christian (17-3) and Morenci will face off in Friday's district final at Pittsford High School.Facing a team that won 15 district titles in the last 16 years, Pittsford (17-4) went toe-to-toe with Lenawee Christian in the first half and led by two at the intermission. The Cougars took control with a 16-3 run to open the third quarter and held off the Wildcats down the stretch."They really came on with renewed energy in the third quarter and we couldn't match it," Pittsford coach Mike Burger said. "We righted the ship after that and played even with them, but we dug ourselves too big of a hole."The first half saw the teams exchange big runs. The Wildcats busted a 3-3 tie with 10 consecutive points in the first quarter. A jumper by Kyle Elston and two layups by Josh Vance lifted Pittsford to a 13-3 lead.LCS stormed back in the second quarter with the first 10 points of the frame. Brad Harrah hit an off-balance 3-pointer and Jalen Porter tipped in a rebound, giving the Cougars a 14-13 lead. Vance answered with a missile of his own, then the teams exchanged baskets and the lead for the next five minutes. Harrah gave LCS a two-point lead with a driving basket, but a putback by Andy Houser and a jumper from Luke Smith in the final minute gave the Wildcats a 24-22 lead at halftime."The guys were ready to play and wanted this game, and we did what we needed to do to stay with them," Burger said. "It was an unbelievable environment to play in tonight."Momentum shifted to the Cougars at the start of the third quarter. Alex Nichols hit back-to-back 3-pointers, then Grant Hohlbein added two inside baskets. Bobby Walter threw down a one-handed dunk, giving LCS a 34-24 lead.Kyler Lee and Elston each buried a 3-pointer to bring Pittsford to within six, but Hohlbein and Porter answered in the paint to up the Cougars' lead to 10. Lee sank another missile in the final minute of the quarter, pulling the Wildcats to within 42-35 entering the fourth quarter.Walter delivered a two-handed dunk early in the fourth quarter, and LCS maintained a double-digit lead for most of the frame. Pittsford fought back to within with over a minute remaining, but the Cougars sealed the game with free throws.Vance scored 22 points to lead the Wildcats. Andy Houser had seven points and 11 rebounds, while Kyler Lee finished with six points and four steals."These kids will go on to be great adults and it's been a privilege to coach," Burger said. "Vance is a tremendous point guard and Lee has really grown up the last three years."Hohlbein finished with 24 points to lead LCS. Harrah added 14 points, while Porter scored nine points. Walter finished with eight points.Morenci's speed gave Waldron (7-14) trouble for most of the night as the Bulldogs built a 44-25 lead after three quarters. Morenci gradually increased its lead early in the fourth until the Spartans matched baskets down the stretch."The guys played hard every night, just some nights we don't score and that was one of these nights," Waldron coach Mark Long said. "I have a good group and the guys never quit. Morenci was just faster and had better shooters tonight."Levi Long finished with 13 points to lead the Spartans. James Champion added 11 points, while senior Michael Caskey scored seven points."Both Levi and James are coming back, which is a good thing," Mark Long said. "James improved a lot as a freshman."Hayze Wolf had 16 points to lead Morenci. Austin Thomas added 15 points, while Dalton Lemmon had eight points. Austin Sandusky finished with seven points.Class D district at LitchfieldThe Will Carleton Academy boys basketball team took control in the second half and pulled out a 50-45 victory over the Litchfield Terriers in the Class D district semifinal Wednesday.Will Carleton advanced to play Hillsdale Academy in Friday's district final, while Litchfield (6-15) saw its season come to an end.The teams played to a 19-19 tie at halftime. The Cougars took over in the third, outscoring Litchfield 13-6. The teams matched baskets in the fourth quarter, but Will Carleton hung on for the win.Joel Wheeler scored 25 points to lead the Cougars, while Chase Harrington added seven points.Devin Conley finished with 32 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Terriers. Colt Tefft had 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Kitcimakwa Williams scored two points.


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Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
In a glimmer of good news after last week's tragedy, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive.
That includes several people who arrived with legs attached by just a little skin, a 3-year-old boy with a head wound and bleeding on the brain, and a little girl riddled with nails. Even a transit system police officer whose heart had stopped and was close to bleeding to death after a shootout with the suspects now appears headed for recovery.
"All I feel is joy," said Dr. George Velmahos, chief of trauma surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, referring to his hospital's 31 blast patients. "Whoever came in alive, stayed alive."
Three people did die in the blasts, but at the scene, before hospitals even had a chance to try to save them. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who police say was fatally shot Thursday by the suspects was pronounced dead when he arrived at Massachusetts General.
The only person to reach a hospital alive and then die was one of the suspected bombers - 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
But the remarkable, universal survival one week later of all others injured in the blasts is a testimonial to fast care at the scene, on the way to hospitals, then in emergency and operating rooms. Everyone played a part, from doctors, nurses and paramedics to strangers who took off belts to use as tourniquets and staunched bleeding with their bare hands.
As of Monday, 51 people remained hospitalized, three of them in critical condition and five listed as serious. At least 14 people lost all or part of a limb; three of them lost more than one.
Two children with leg injuries remain hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital. A 7-year-old girl is in critical condition and 11-year-old Aaron Hern of Martinez, Calif., is in fair condition.
The surviving bombing suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is in serious condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with a neck wound.
"Our training, our practicing, went a long way" to minimizing chaos so that hospitals and emergency responders worked effectively to treat the many wounded, said Dr. William Mackey, surgery chief at Tufts Medical Center.
"Trauma care is optimism translated into action," said Dr. Russell Nauta, chairman of surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., where the wounded transit police officer, Richard Donohue, remains in stable but critical condition.
Doctors and emergency responders approach each patient as someone who can be saved regardless of how severe the injuries appear.
And some were very bad.
"The legs came hanging on muscles and skin," said Velmahos, who did three of the four initial amputations at Massachusetts General in the early hours after the bombing. A fifth patient at the hospital had to have an amputation Thursday. Doctors had judged there was a 5 percent chance the woman's leg could be saved, so they didn't amputate right away.
"We restored the blood supply to the leg, but all the muscles and nerves were destroyed," so the leg had to be removed, he explained.
Of the remaining five patients at the hospital with severe leg injuries, "I'm very confident that they will all keep their legs, and even more, that they will have functional legs," he said.
Although doctors are optimistic, some patients still have life-threatening wounds. Complications can range from blood clots to infections. A few still have injuries that could require amputation, said Dr. Michael Yaffe, a trauma surgeon at Beth Israel.
"We have to see how these are going to heal" over the next few weeks, he said. "Blood supply is key ... The two biggest enemies we will face in the next two weeks are maintaining a good blood supply and preventing infection."
So far, the progress has been in the right direction.
"Every day they're a little better," Yaffe said. "A lot of them have a long road of recovery ahead."


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January 06, 2010
A version of this article appears in the January/February 2010 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
a blanket of spores. Wood rots make moresophisticated spore-producing structures, which we refer to as mushrooms. Fungal moisture requirements vary. Wood rots grow only on wet surfaces, while some molds can grow on a dry surface that is surrounded with high humidity.
Mold and IAQ
It is the fungal spores that can cause problems with indoor air quality (IAQ). Fungi can be remarkably fertile. A mold colony can produce millions of spores per square inch. A single portabella mushroom cap can contain billions of spores. When a moldy surface is disturbed, the spores can become airborne. Because they are so tiny, the density of the air behaves like a thick liquid, and the spores float about, seemingly in defiance of the law of gravity. In dead still air, common mold spores can have falling velocities of less than a yard an hour. Because air moves readily inside a
structure, a few square yards of moldy surface can fill a house with spores. When the spores eventually land, they become part of the settled dust. Once mixed into house dust, mold spores can be difficult and expensive to capture and remove. Houses with moldy dust can be irritating to sensitive occupants. Indoor mold is a common cause of IAQ complaints; reported symptoms include headaches, skin and eye irritation, and respiratory problems ranging from sneezing to full-blown asthma attacks. Instead of being green by design, an energyefficient structure can turn green by accident, if it is covered with mold. Making buildings more energy efficient involves reducing heat transfer across the envelope. This is done by using materials that resist heat transfer and prevent air leaks. But using these materials can encourage the growth of mold. As is often the case, a superb engineering solution to one problem creates another. When we conserve energy, we make it harder for the building to dry. When water wets a surface, it takes some sort of energy to move it away; heat energy is needed to evaporate liquid water into vapor, and some motive force is needed to move the humid air out of the envelope. When we prevent energy loss through walls, we lose evaporative potential, and when we seal air leaks, we lose ventilation. Whether it is new or retrofitted, an energy-efficient home must be properly designed to shed water from the outside and ventilated to remove humidity build up on the inside. Surfaces that are persistently damp or surrounded by still, saturated air are fertile substrates for mold growth, no matter what they are made out of. Even a fine film of dust on window glass can support mold growth if there is sufficient moisture.
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I was an expert witness for the losing side in a court case that involved mold. A nonprofit weatherization group was being sued for causing a mold problem when it worked on a preexisting home. The house was a rickety-looking older two-story home with a dirt crawl space. The windows, siding and roof were in poor shape prior to weatherizing. An aggressive representative persuaded the homeowners to pay to get some insulation work done. Within a year the homeowners were bombarding the agency with complaints about mold problems that were aggravating their allergies. Eventually they hired a lawyer, who moved them out of the house and sued for damages.
The long and short of the case was that the house had a soaking wet dirt crawl space. Prior to insulating and air sealing, heat loss and air leakage had dried the interior out, but the crawlspace remained wet. Due to the stack effect, we tend to exhaust air from the upper part of a heated structure and take it through the lower part. So the damp crawl space wound up humidifying the upstairs as soon as the heat came on. The insulating and air sealing that created an airtight space proved to be a disaster, because the house was sick to start with. When winter arrived, water came dripping out of the attic, ceilings buckled, and mold growth on the drywall developed in a pattern that looked like a faux finish paint job. The customers complained, and then sued when no one returned their calls.
In court I presented evidence that the house was probably damp and moldy before any work was done. But it was easy for the plaintiff's attorney to suggest that professionals should have known better than to foist their services on the unsuspecting homeowners. Eventually the jury awarded them a new home. Oops. The house was a wreck to start with, but trying to fix it without addressing the preexisting problems made things worse. Just because the defendant (the weatherization group) had good intentions didn't excuse it from taking responsibility for the problems it had created.
From a building science perspective, the critical lesson is to always consider the house as a system, and to try to anticipate the longterm effects of specific modifications we make on the total performance of the home. From a legal standpoint, the worst mistake was ignoring the client's repeated complaints. Before any structure is weatherized, a thorough moisture survey is a must. Both penetrating and nonpenetrating moisture meters should be part of the estimator's tool kit. Infrared camera technology is getting better and cheaper. In trained hands, an IR camera can be helpful in locating hidden wet spots. Stains and streaks should be documented with digital photography. Pictures can be kept in the job file. Contractors should take lots of pictures to avoid being blamed for preexisting conditions.
If a home has a bare dirt floor in a crawlspace or basement, that floor must be sealed before any other work is done. If the concrete foundation shows the white staining called efflorescence, the source of below-grade wetting must be identified and corrected. From top to bottom, all seams and joints and penetrations in the exterior shell should be examined for head and kick-out flashings that divert surface water away.
If a house has a preexisting mold problem, no work should begin until the moisture source is shut off and the moldy surfaces are properly treated. Mold problems can be expensive to address. Tiny mold spores are easily made airborne. Careless handling of moldy surfaces can spread what was a local problem throughout the indoor space. Wherever possible, moldy areas should be isolated with barriers of plastic sheeting and tape. Exhaust ventilation can then be used to create clean-to-dirty air flow.
Even a leak-free house can have interior moisture problems. This is especially true when ventilation is inadequate to handle such moisture-rich activities as showering and cooking. In addition, human metabolic activity generates large amounts of water vapor that can condense and create mold-friendly habitats, such as bedroom window frames. Examine windows for peeling paint and decay that may be signs of condensation. Make sure that all exhaust fans are vented all the way outdoors. Leaking ducts can create a variety of condensation problems, especially when air conditioning is used. Remember: Water vapor moves from hot to cold and from wet to dry. Make sure that this path doesn't terminate inside the house.
As building scientist Joe Lstiburek says, "durability trumps energy efficiency." Both are important, but the cost-saving goal of energy efficiency is defeated when mold and rot result from failing to treat the structure as a system. Just as an ounce of prevention can save a pound of cure, a moment of carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity can create a ton of aggravation. When decay shows up, it is at the end of a train wreck of circumstances. Arresting problems before they occur is the best preventive strategy.
Mac Pierce is Master of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. He is also a private consultant on indoor air quality, moisture and microbiological problems. He specializes in water damage cases, and designs mold clean-up protocols.
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Smash 'n grab: Big looting during Kenya mall siege
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jewelry cases smashed. Mobile phones ripped from displays. Cash registers emptied. Laptops gone.
Shop owners at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, are returning to their stores following a devastating terrorist attack to find much of their valuables ransacked. One witness told the Associated Press that he even saw a soldier take cigarettes out of a dead man's pocket.
Shop owners and managers spent Monday carting merchandise and other valuables out of their shops and restaurants. No one knows when the mall will open again. Second, valuables are being removed so nothing more is stolen.
Employees of a book shop returned to find cash registers open and the cash gone. The store's laptops were also stolen. Shop owner Paku Tsavani, though, said all the shop's books remained in place.


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SACRAMENTO — Even with the nation's toughest gun control laws, some California legislators are seeking more restrictions following last week's deadly Connecticut shooting rampage that took the lives of 20 young children and seven adults.
Among at least four proposals, one would prohibit semi-automatic weapons like AR-15s and AK-47s from having devices known as "bullet buttons," which allow easy reloading of multi-bullet ammunition clips. Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, introduced a similar bill last year that died in the Assembly. His proposal would also prohibit add-on kits to adapt weapons for high-capacity bullet clips.
"While we cannot stop every senseless act of gun violence, surely we can strengthen our laws to limit such tragedies in the future," Yee said.
Other bills would require annual permits for ammunition purchases, mandate school safety plans and permanently deny weapons to mentally ill people.
Gun-control advocates say that a climate of permissive gun laws has made the United States one of the most violent countries in the developed world. Gun-rights groups maintain that citizens with appropriate weaponry can prevent tragedies such as the Newtown shooting because the "good guys" can kill gunmen at the first sign of a shooting spree.
California goes beyond federal law in requiring background checks on individuals who try to buy firearms at gun shops and gun shows. It also requires a 10-day waiting period for handgun and rifle purchases.
The state has approved 45 gun-control laws since 1989, when the state became the first in the nation to ban military-style assault weapons after the slaying of five children and wounding of 29 others in a Stockton schoolyard.
Yee plans to push another bill to require yearly registration and background checks for gun ownership.
Another bill, by Sen. Kevin DeLeon, D-Los Angeles, would require a background check and permit — with annual updates — for anyone wishing to buy ammunition.
"For the sake of our children and the memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, it's time for an honest and rational debate on gun control and how to keep ammunition out of the hands of criminals," De Leon said.
Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, is relaunching a bill to firm up the school safety laws by requiring schools to establish emergency-response plans for eruptions of violence on school grounds.
"President Obama stated our first task is to care for our children," said Lieu, whose two young sons attend a public elementary school. "When children attend public school, they are in the care of the state and we better make sure they are as safe as possible."
The state does not have accurate figures on how many public schools have school-safety plans that outline emergency steps, Lieu said.
Republicans are generally opposed to gun-control laws, but Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, has a bill to keep firearms permanently out of the hands of the mentally ill.
California prohibits gun possession for anyone with a mental disorder who is found by a court to be a danger to others, or for those deemed as mentally disordered sex offenders. But, people with mental disorders can seek court approval for gun permits later. Gaines' bill would forbid them from petitioning the courts to have a gun.
"I hope everyone with any mental illness gets the treatment and rehabilitation they need to live a healthy and productive life," Gaines said. "But if the court has ruled you are a danger to others, that's it. That is your one strike. We are not going to pave the way for you to own a firearm ever again."
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Today's News: Our Take - Why We Love The New Normal's Scene Stealer NeNe Leakes
She Plays Rocky, the beleaguered and biting assistant to Bryan (Andrew Rannels), the persnickety half of The New Normal's central same-sex couple. "Oh I love him," says NeNe Leakes of working with the Broadway vet. "He's hilarious, he's out of the closet...this [show] is gay heaven!"
You Know Her From Serving up sass to her cast mates on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, schooling Star Jones on Celebrity Apprentice, and terrorizing the kids of McKinley High as "Bronze damn Olympic medal" winning swim coach Roz Washington on Normal executive producer Ryan Murphy's Glee. "For him to believe in someone like me is just great," she says. "Here I am in Atlanta and I don't even know who he is. All of a sudden, he's calling my phone saying get on a plane and come to L.A. I'm like 'Who is this guy? Is he kidding me?'"
Why We Love Her Because she is always NeNe. "When I started shooting the first season of Real Housewives, I wasn't myself in front of the camera. I said 'I really cannot do this, I have got to be who I am.' I decided to be me and it worked." Lately, the reality vet has been going toe-to-toe on Normal with the formidable Ellen Barkin, which makes us even more grateful for tonight's Thanksgiving episode.
ThreeNe Leakes? In addition to Normal and the current fifth season of RHOA, Leakes also hopes to return to Glee at some point. "I will do it all!" Just don't accuse this one of going Hollywood. "When people say 'Oh, NeNe's changed,' I'm like 'No b***h, I've been like this since I walked through the door.' I didn't change, honey. I achieved."
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College students have heard a similar refrain for years in campaigns to stop sexual assault: No means no.
Now, as universities around the country that are facing pressure over the handling of rape allegations adopt policies to define consensual sex, California is poised to take it a step further. Lawmakers are considering what would be the first-in-the-nation measure requiring all colleges that receive public funds to set a standard for when "yes means yes."
Defining consensual sex is a growing trend by universities in an effort to do more to protect victims. From the University of California system to Yale, schools have been adopting standards to distinguish when consent was given for a sexual activity and when it was not.
Legislation passed by California's state Senate in May and coming before the Assembly this month would require all schools that receive public funds for student financial assistance to set a so-called "affirmative consent standard" that could be used in investigating and adjudicating sexual assault allegations. That would be defined as "an affirmative, unambiguous and conscious decision" by each party to engage in sexual activity.
Silence or lack of resistance does not constitute consent. The legislation says it's also not consent if the person is drunk, drugged, unconscious or asleep.
Lawmakers say consent can be nonverbal, and universities with similar policies have outlined examples as maybe a nod of the head or moving in closer to the person.
Several state legislatures, including Maryland, Texas and Connecticut, introduced bills in the past year to push colleges to do more after a White House task force reported that 1 in 5 female college students is a victim of sexual assault. The U.S. Education Department also took the unprecedented step of releasing the names of schools facing federal investigation for the way they handle sexual abuse allegations.
But no state legislation has gone as far as California's bill in requiring a consent standard.
Critics say the state is overstepping its bounds. The Los Angeles Times in an editorial after the bill passed the state Senate 27-4 wrote that it raises questions as to whether it is "reasonable" or "enforceable." The legislation is based on the White House task force's recommendations.
"It seems extremely difficult and extraordinarily intrusive to micromanage sex so closely as to tell young people what steps they must take in the privacy of their own dorm rooms," the newspaper said.
Some fear navigating the murky waters of consent spells trouble for universities.
"Frequently these cases involve two individuals, both of whom maybe were under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and it can be very tricky to ascertain whether consent was obtained," said Ada Meloy, general counsel of the American Council on Education, which represents college presidents.
She said schools need to guarantee a safe environment for students, while law enforcement is best suited for handling more serious sexual assault cases.
John F. Banzhaf III, a George Washington University's Law School professor, believes having university disciplinary panels interpret vague cues and body language will open the door for more lawsuits.
The legal definition of rape in most states means the perpetrator used force or the threat of force against the victim, but the California legislation could set the stage in which both parties could accuse each other of sexual assault, he said.
"This bill would very, very radically change the definition of rape," he said.
University of California at Berkeley student Meghan Warner, 20, said that's a good thing. She said she was sexually assaulted during her freshman year by two men at a fraternity but didn't report it because she believed "that unless it was a stranger at night with a weapon who attacked you when you were walking home, that it wasn't rape. It's just a crappy thing that happened." She now runs campus workshops to teach students what constitutes consent.
"Most students don't know what consent is," she said. "I've asked at the workshops how many people think if a girl is blacked out drunk that it's OK to have sex with her. The amount of people who raised their hands was just startling."
Defining consent may be easy to do on paper, said Laura Nguyen, a 21-year-old San Diego State University senior, but "we're talking about college students out at night and the reality is there's not just 'yes' or 'no.' There is a lot of in between. I really think it depends on the situation."
The legislation initially stated that "if there is confusion as to whether a person has consented or continues to consent to sexual activity, it is essential that the participants stop the activity until the confusion can be clearly resolved."
After some interpreted that as asking people to stop after each kiss to get a verbal agreement before going to the next level, the bill was amended to say consent must be "ongoing" and "can be revoked at any time."
"California needs to provide our students with education, resources, consistent policies and justice so that the system is not stacked against survivors," state Sen. Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat, said in promoting the bill.
Supporters say investigators would have to determine whether consent had been given by both parties instead of focusing on whether the complainant resisted or said no.
Denice Labertew of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault said the bill fosters a cultural change: "There's a lot of criticism around affirmative consent because it requires us to change the way we normally think about this."


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Kimmel is set to marry his fiancée, Molly McNearny, the weekend immediately following the holiday, the New York Post's Page Six reports.
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Kimmel proposed to McNearny, who is a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, last August and the couple recently sent out their save-the-date cards, according to the Post. A rep for Kimmel would not comment on the report.
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About $127,000 worth of jewelry stolen from actress Julianne Moore's Manhattan brownstone
NEW YORK – Approximately $127,000 worth of jewelry has been stolen from actress Julianne Moore's New York City brownstone.
Police say a complaint was filed with the NYPD on Oct. 1. They said Thursday that a necklace, bracelets and watches, some by Cartier, were reported missing.
They say the robbery occurred at the home in Manhattan's West Village sometime between June 6 and Aug. 28.
Police say the brownstone was under renovation and about 15 to 25 construction workers had access to the house during that time.
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NEW YORK — Mike Woodson had the Knicks on top of their division and in the second round of the playoffs, destinations that had become unreachable and practically unimaginable in New York.
A year later, he was out of job.
Phil Jackson fired Woodson and the entire coaching staff on Monday, making his first big move since becoming team president in March and saying in a statement that "the time has come for change throughout the franchise."
The dismissal comes shortly after the Knicks completed a 37-45 season that began with their belief they were a serious contender.
It was a stunningly swift fall for Woodson, whose .580 winning percentage with the Knicks ranks behind only Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy, and who finished third in the NBA's Coach of the Year voting after going 54-28 last season.
He and the staff were informed of the decision Monday morning by Jackson, the man the Knicks originally wanted to replace Woodson as coach but preferred to run the team's front office.
Jackson has won an NBA-record 11 championships as a coach. He has repeatedly said he's not interested in returning to the bench, so he will have to hire someone before he turns his attention to the roster. The team said the coaching search begins immediately.
Jackson said he has a "tremendous amount of respect" for Woodson and his staff, which included longtime Knicks assistant Herb Williams. Jackson called this an "extremely difficult" season and said "blame should not be put on one individual."
"But the time has come for change throughout the franchise as we start the journey to assess and build this team for next season and beyond," he added.
Jackson has said he won't insist the Knicks run the triangle, the offensive system he used in Chicago and with the Lakers, but has made clear his belief in it. TNT analyst Steve Kerr, who played for Jackson with the Bulls but has never been a coach, has repeatedly been mentioned as a top candidate.
Jackson was expected to speak with reporters later in the week.
Woodson, a former Knicks first-round draft pick, was hired as an assistant coach before the 2011-12 season, then engineered an 18-6 finish after replacing Mike D'Antoni on an interim basis the following March to capture a playoff spot. Given a multiyear deal two months later, Woodson then led the Knicks to their first Atlantic Division championship since 1994.
New York then beat Boston in the playoffs, its first series victory since 2000, and general manager Steve Mills picked up next season's option year on Woodson's contract before this season began.
But the Knicks were saddled with some early injuries, including center Tyson Chandler's broken leg, and lacked the veteran leadership they enjoyed last season. Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan was already considering replacing Woodson by December, when he met with Jackson at a holiday party and talked to him about coaching the team.
Carmelo Anthony praised his coach Thursday and even offered to back him publicly if necessary. But it was probably a clear sign Woodson wouldn't be back a few minutes later when Amare Stoudemire said the coach hadn't taken part in the exit meetings with players that Jackson and Mills held.
Woodson previously coached six seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, leading them to the playoffs in his final three seasons. He has a career record of 315-365.
Woodson went 109-79 with the Knicks, who hadn't even made the playoffs since 2004 before he led them there in 2012. But he lost one of his biggest supporters within the organization when general manager Glen Grunwald, Woodson's college teammate at Indiana, was surprisingly fired last September.


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Mark Rojas, embattled ex-officer in Worcester, now a college professor
Rojas lashes out at chief, lawyers, T&G
For years, the name Mark Rojas was synonymous with alleged police misconduct in the city.
His internal affairs file spanned more than 1,000 pages detailing allegations of beatings, harassment, misuse of police databases and lying to superiors to cover it up.
He turned in his badge two years ago, going out on disability retirement, after Police Chief Gary J. Gemme suspended his license to carry a gun for a "pattern of misconduct."
Now the name Mark Rojas has resurfaced in the halls of academia.
The former officer is a professor of criminal justice at Springfield Technical Community College, teaching the next generation of aspiring police officers about law enforcement management, constitutional protections for the accused and other criminal justice topics.
Some on campus have expressed concerns about the new faculty member.
A group recently wrote an anonymous email to STCC President Ira Rubenzahl decrying the appointment as "shocking," given the former officer's past. The brusque message, a copy of which was provided to the Telegram & Gazette, is signed Educators for Integrity.
"It is beyond disturbing that Springfield Technical Community College failed to do its due diligence in the hiring of Mr. Rojas and has put the faculty, staff and student body in such a precarious position, not to mention the reputation of the college itself," states the message.
But Mr. Rojas sees no irony or incompatibility in his new teaching role.
In a lengthy interview, marking the first time he has spoken publicly, Mr. Rojas strenuously defended his record as a Worcester police officer and his qualifications to teach criminal justice.
He attributed the string of citizen complaints against him to his active policing style and what he said was a vendetta the department administration waged against him after he struck up a brief relationship with Chief Gemme's daughter six years ago.
Mr. Rojas also said his professional reputation had been unfairly harmed by what he considers unfair coverage in the Telegram & Gazette and by the city Law Department's decision to settle a police brutality lawsuit against him, rather than take it to a trial where he could defend himself publicly.
"Once Chief Gemme found out I was dating his daughter, I was transferred immediately out of the Gang Unit," Mr. Rojas said, claiming that from then on, the chief had it in for him.
In a brief written statement, Chief Gemme dismissed Mr. Rojas' claim as an absurd statement from a discredited former officer, one with a voluminous internal affairs file and whom previous chiefs disciplined for untruthfulness.
"Rojas is a debased ex-employee with a history of embellishing the facts and being untruthful, as Rojas is with these newly fabricated allegations," Chief Gemme wrote. "The only thing more slanderous and mendacious than Rojas is the Worcester Telegram and Gazette's propensity for giving the disgruntled and discredited a public forum for their unsubstantiated and fabricated innuendo."
Internal affairs files turned over to the Telegram & Gazette, after the newspaper sued the Police Department to gain their release, showed police investigators had documented evidence that, while he was a police officer, Mr. Rojas had choked a man involved with the mother of one of his children, held a handcuffed prisoner while an off-duty officer struck the man in the head and then allegedly lied to cover up that assault and other misconduct.
The investigations also found the officer had used his position to run police background checks on women and romantic rivals, and that he posed a "genuine threat" to an ex-girlfriend to whom he had penned a threatening poem.
Mr. Rojas characterized the numerous citizen complaints as untruthful attempts at retaliation by people he had arrested. He said there's no penalty for filing a false complaint against an officer, so people accused of crimes sometimes take a shot at making trouble for a cop.
"Nobody generates a complaint sitting in the back of the parking lot hiding," he said. "Wherever I went, I produced results. I studied the warrant sheets. I was an active police officer. You were able to sleep at night if I was patrolling your neighborhood. Guaranteed."
Mr. Rubenzahl, the college president, did not respond to several requests for comment. Stephen Keller, executive vice president for Academic Affairs at STCC, declined to comment on the process for hiring Mr. Rojas or the email criticizing the appointment.
"We do not comment on personnel matters," Mr. Keller said.
Nicholas Camerota, president of the professors union at STCC, said he planned to speak with Mr. Rojas about his background as a Worcester police officer.
"I don't think it would be fair to comment before I talked with him," said Mr. Camerota, a professor of philosophy and political theory. "I'd want to discuss this matter with Mr. Rojas in detail."
Chief Gemme suspended Mr. Rojas' license to carry a firearm in late 2008, effectively preventing him from further serving as a police officer. Mr. Rojas sued the chief to get the license back, but lost his case the following summer.
Mr. Rojas put in for a disability retirement, which was approved by the Worcester Retirement Board two years ago. Now 39, he receives a state and federal tax-free disability pension of $59,484 a year.
State retirement rules allow him to earn annually, without forgoing any pension pay, the difference between his retirement pay and what he would earn if he was still working as a police officer, plus $5,000. That works out to roughly $25,000 a year for Mr. Rojas.
He is listed in STCC's faculty directory as an assistant professor, but a college official said Mr. Rojas is paid at the grade of instructor. He is teaching four classes this semester and is scheduled to teach five during the spring term. The college's minimum salary for a full-time instructor with a master's degree, as Mr. Rojas has, is $41,470 a year.
If a municipal retiree earns more than the amount allowed by law, he or she can repay the retirement board in a check or have the over-earnings deducted from future pension payments, said John W. Parsons, general counsel of the state Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission.
During the two years Mr. Rojas has been gone from the Police Department, the city Law Department has continued to represent him and the city in two police misconduct lawsuits brought against him in federal court. The city settled one of those suits last year, agreeing to pay $80,000 to a Worcester woman who claimed Mr. Rojas and Officer Kellen Smith beat and falsely arrested her.
Mr. Rojas said this past week the woman's accusations were false and the settlement was paid over his objections.
In June, Mr. Rojas wrote a lengthy email message to Assistant City Solicitor Wendy Quinn, accusing her and the Law Department of failing to effectively represent him in the federal misconduct lawsuits.
In the email, a copy of which was previously obtained by the Telegram & Gazette and confirmed as authentic by Mr. Rojas earlier this month, the former officer also claimed a conflict of interest on the part of the Law Department, which he said represented the city's and Chief Gemme's interests above his own. He faulted the department for refusing to take cases to trial and not working diligently on his behalf.
"You, your law office, and the City Manager clearly do not have my best interest at hand in this case or any other," Mr. Rojas wrote Ms. Quinn, referring to one of the alleged misconduct lawsuits. "Considering your lack of dedication to this case, it doesn't appear that you are defending me to the best of your ability."
City Solicitor David Moore said the criticism of Ms. Quinn is unfounded.
"Everyone has complete confidence in her, as head litigator of the city, to zealously defend any city employee named in a lawsuit," he said.
Mr. Moore said it sometimes happens that an officer with a gripe against the police administration is involved in unrelated civil litigation. Whatever the bad blood between the officer and the chief, he said, state law requires the city to represent employees sued in connection with the performance of their duties. The city also is on the hook to pay any damages resulting from such lawsuits.
"I've told these guys in the past, 'I'm representing you in regards to this lawsuit. I don't care what your concerns with the chief are,' " Mr. Moore said. "I'm trying to get a successful resolution to the legal matter and protect the city's interests, and that's all I care about."


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The title gave it away to me. Even though, since I don't watch preview trailers, I knew nothing about this film except that it starred Channing Tatum, I had a nagging feeling that I'd already seen it. In fact it was a feeling that I had seen it quite recently.
And I had, just last March. Except with a different cast and director, and just a slightly different storyline, it was called "Olympus Has Fallen." You know, that movie about North Koreans violently taking over the White House, in which Olympus was the code word for the White House, upon which there was a "coordinated attack." Right, that movie where demands were made and hostages were killed, the movie that featured a heroic former Army guy in the right place at the right time who became involved in "one of those one man against the world deals."
In "White House Down," the villains are Americans. The White House again faces a coordinated attack. Demands are made, hostages are killed and, yeah, a heroic former Army guy in the right place at the right time is involved in "one of those one man against the world deals."
Pretty close. But the difference is that "Olympus" was a good movie. "White House" is not. There are a few passable action sequences, but on the whole, the film plays out sluggishly, pouring on the thriller clichés, never allowing its characters get in the way of yet another opportunity to let bullets fly.
Those characters include President Jamie Foxx, Capitol Police Force member Channing Tatum, Secret Service honcho James Woods, Secret Service Agent Maggie Gyllenhaal, and pesky little girl hostage Joey King, as the daughter of Tatum.
One morning, John Cale (Tatum) heads to the White House to be interviewed for a Secret Service job, and it's apparently "bring your daughter to interview day"; Walker (Woods) is resigning in a week; Finnerty (Gyllenhaal) hasn't slept in a week; and suspicious-looking guys skulk through the White House in maintenance outfits (with guns and silencers and masks in their pockets).
Luckily, when that coordinated attack begins, Cale, having blown that interview, is on a White House tour with his demanding daughter. He manages to grab a gun and then does what a hero is supposed to do against bad guys in an impossible-odds situation.
Viewers would probably like to know what's going on, why all of this is happening. Well, the flip-flopping script first explains that it's for big money. Then it's blamed on an act of revenge. Then the cause is relegated to political differences, among Cabinet members, concerning the world stage. Each explanation makes less sense.
If you're into an Everyman stuck in an extraordinary situation scenario, Tatum, who holds his own here, is your man. But no one else is of much interest. That happens a lot in films by Roland Emmerich ("The Day After Tomorrow," "Independence Day"), who's known for destructive set pieces, rather than being an actor's director. To top it off, this one just refuses to end, adding still more ridiculous complications even after the story has reached a passably satisfactory conclusion.
But at least we learn a few new terms: The president is referred to as "The Package"; people who want to kill him are part of the "Threat Matrix"; his private limo is called "Ground Force One"; and the code word for the White House in this version of the story is "The Castle."
Ed Symkus covers movies for More Content Now.
Written by James Vanderbilt; directed by Roland Emmerich
With Channing Tatum, Jamie Fox, James Woods, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Rated PG-13


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official said, making the first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term. If confirmed, Kerry would take the helm at the State Department from outgoing Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has long stated her intentions to leave early next year. Kerry, a longtime Massachusetts senator, is expected to be easily approved for the Cabinet post by his longtime Capitol Hill colleagues. Obama will announce Kerry's nomination from the White House, said the official, who requested anonymity in order to discuss the president's decision before the announcement. It was unclear whether Clinton would attend the announcement. The secretary fell and suffered a concussion last week, State Department officials said, and hasn't made public appearances since then. Kerry's nomination could bring to a close what has become for the White House a contentious and distracting effort to name a new secretary of state. Kerry was the Democratic nominee for president in 2004, losing a close election to incumbent George W. Bush. He's a decorated Vietnam veteran who was critical of the war effort when he returned to the U.S., even testifying in front of the Senate committee he eventually chaired. Kerry's only other rival for the job, U.N. ambassador Susan Rice, faced harsh criticism from congressional Republicans for her initial accounting of the deadly September attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya. Obama vigorously defended Rice, a close friend and longtime adviser, but GOP senators dug in, threatening to hold up her nomination if the president tapped her for the post. Rice withdrew her name from consideration last week, making Kerry all but certain to become the nominee. People familiar with the White House's decision-making said support within the administration was moving toward Kerry even before Rice pulled out. Kerry, 69, is the first Cabinet nomination Obama has made since winning a second term, and the first piece in an extensive shuffle of his national security team. The president is also expected soon to nominate a new defense secretary to take over for retiring Leon Panetta and a new director of the Central Intelligence Agency to replace former spy chief David Petreaus, who resigned last month after admitting to an affair with his biographer. Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has long sought the nation's top diplomatic post. Obama considered him for the job after the 2008 election before picking Clinton in a surprise move. Since then, Obama has dispatched Kerry around the world on his behalf numerous times, particularly to tamp down diplomatic disputes in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was also part of Obama's debate preparations team during the 2012 election, playing the role of Republican challenger Mitt Romney in mock debates. Kerry also won praise from Obama aides for his sharp national security-focused speech at the Democratic National Convention in August. He memorably told delegates: "Ask Osama bin Laden if he's better off now than he was four years ago." Before nominating Kerry, the White House consulted with congressional Democrats about the fate of the Senate seat he has held for five terms. An open seat in Massachusetts could give recently defeated Republican Sen. Scott Brown a chance to win back a job in Washington. Democrats have sought to assure the White House that the party has strong potential candidates in the state that could keep Kerry's seat from falling into Republican hands. Kerry has pushed the White House's national security agenda in the Senate with mixed results. He ensured ratification of a nuclear arms reduction treaty in 2010 and most recently failed to persuade Republicans to back a U.N. pact on the rights of the disabled.
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Walmart expanding in region
While the national economy remains sluggish, the region is getting a boost.
Walmart is adding 80 jobs to its expanded Avon store, while the retailer is still hiring employees for its second store in Raynham opening in early March, officials said.
The moves are Walmart's attempts to increase its market share in the region, as it faces competition from other popular grocery chains like Market Basket, said Jon Bryan, business professor at Bridgewater State University.
"I think that Walmart expanding in the area provides the consumer with more choices," Bryan said Wednesday. "However, Walmart will find and is finding that there is some very excellent competition in the area."
Walmart is expanding its Avon store by about 30,000 square feet to include new produce and deli departments, a bakery, and expanded frozen food, dairy and fresh meat sections, store manager Scott Wokoske said.
"It's going to give people an affordable option to go grocery shopping. We're very competitive price-wise," Wokoske said.
The store at 30 Memorial Drive in Avon is hiring 80 full- and part-time employees, which will boost the total number to nearly 300, Wokoske said. Applicants can apply at the store or online at http://careers.walmart.com.
"We're basically taking applications every single day of the week," said Wokoske, who has already hired about 25 people to prepare for the store's grand re-opening on April 9.
The store will be expanded to 150,000 square feet, he said. The store has remained open since construction on the building began last May.
In Raynham, officials are preparing to open the town's second Walmart on Route 138 in early March, said Ashley Viveiros, store manager.
"We're excited," Viveiros said.
The new, 152,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter at 160 Broadway will employ 300 people, Viveiros said. More than half of the store's employees have been hired, she said.
The new store will offer a grocery department, garden center, and tire and lube services in addition to its main merchandise.
The town's first Walmart Supercenter – a 205,000-square-foot store at 36 Paramount Drive on Route 44 – does more business than any other store in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, officials have said.
The new jobs in Avon and Raynham are a positive sign for the local economy, said Bryan, adding that he'd like to see more technology and manufacturing jobs come to the region.
"Any new job is very welcome to the area, but of course what we also need in this area is a significant increase in the number of high-tech and manufacturing jobs as well," Bryan said.
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