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By John Toole
---- — A key funding question for Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan and the new Legislature involves the Interstate 93 widening.
On the campaign trail, Hassan spoke about the need to finish widening I-93, but said that had to be part of a larger discussion of the budget and highway funding.
Those discussions are only now beginning in Concord.
"Gov.-elect Hassan believes we must move forward with finishing the I-93 expansion and addressing other infrastructure challenges throughout the state," aide Marc Goldberg said.
Last week, Hassan announced a transportation outreach team to solicit input from communities as she prepares a budget to address priorities and aims to create jobs.
She named Bill Parnell, president of the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, to the panel.
"My transportation outreach team will leverage their expertise from the public and private sectors to help identify our needs and outline ideas for a long-term infrastructure strategy," Hassan said in announcing appointments.
Departing Gov. John Lynch includes the I-93 widening in his list of priorities for the state.
"I think it's foolish as a state not to go forward aggressively to the widening of I-93," Lynch said.
He maintains the project would be an economic boon to the state, opening up development opportunities.
Another $250 million is needed to complete the widening to Manchester.
"We just have to develop the consensus around how we are going to fund it," Lynch said.
He expressed regret over the repeal of a $30 motor vehicle registration surcharge he said could have largely financed the work. Lynch opposed repeal.
Other possible funding options Lynch predicted would be discussed are gas tax and highway toll hikes.
Sen. Chuck Morse, R-Salem, reappointed as Senate Finance chairman last week, isn't sure that will happen.
"I don't know if those will be discussed this year," Morse said.
He prefers another option.
"Gaming will be discussed," Morse said. "That's how I think it should be done."
Revenue from expanded gaming initially was projected as high as $150 million for the state, but Morse said that figure likely would be lower with competition from Massachusetts.
Lynch has opposed expanded gaming, but Hassan is open to allowing it.
State Department of Transportation Commissioner Chris Clement isn't presenting a specific recommendation on funding.
"We are revenue agnostic and simply presenting the need for investment," Clement said. "The Legislature determines if and what the funding source will be, not the NHDOT."
Patrick Moody, spokesman for AAA Northern New England, said there is a looming highway funding shortfall for New Hampshire.
"Not only is there a need for funding for the widening, but also for the maintenance of the current system," Moody said.
Help from Washington is no certainty either, although President Obama has pushed creation of an infrastructure bank to finance projects.
"The fiscal outlook in Washington, on transportation and all other spending items, is murky at best," Moody said. "Transportation spending will be affected by a grand bargain, deficit reduction-tax reform deal."
Those talks among Republicans and Democrats in Congress are expected to take place throughout next year.
The state is ready, if Washington delivers help.
Earlier this year, the Legislature adopted a proposal from Sen. Jim Rausch, R-Derry, that established a mechanism to issue $250 million in bonds in anticipation of federal highway grants.
Lynch also advocates building the highway out to eight lanes, instead of six, and finishing the job in three or four years to take advantage of reduced construction costs in the slow economy.
He said he is confident highway and environmental officials could reach agreement for that work to take place.


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Can you cross each of the seven bridges that join the north and south of the river to the two islands, once and once only, without retracing your steps?
If you can copy a network without lifting your pen off the paper and without drawing any line twice, then it is traversable.
Decide which of these diagrams are traversable.
Euler discussed whether or not it was possible to stroll around Koenigsberg crossing each of its seven bridges exactly once. Experiment with different numbers of islands and bridges.
A standard die has the numbers 1, 2 and 3 are opposite 6, 5 and 4 respectively so that opposite faces add to 7? If you make standard dice by writing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on blank cubes you will find. . . .
In how many distinct ways can six islands be joined by bridges so that each island can be reached from every other island...
A huge wheel is rolling past your window. What do you see?
ABC is an equilateral triangle and P is a point in the interior of
the triangle. We know that AP = 3cm and BP = 4cm. Prove that CP
must be less than 10 cm.
Show that among the interior angles of a convex polygon there
cannot be more than three acute angles.
Blue Flibbins are so jealous of their red partners that they will
not leave them on their own with any other bue Flibbin. What is the
quickest way of getting the five pairs of Flibbins safely to. . . .
Is it possible to rearrange the numbers 1,2......12 around a clock
face in such a way that every two numbers in adjacent positions
differ by any of 3, 4 or 5 hours?
Can you find all the 4-ball shuffles?
Is it true that any convex hexagon will tessellate if it has a pair
of opposite sides that are equal, and three adjacent angles that
add up to 360 degrees?
These formulae are often quoted, but rarely proved. In this article, we derive the formulae for the volumes of a square-based pyramid and a cone, using relatively simple mathematical concepts.
A game for 2 players that can be played online. Players take it in turns to select a word from the 9 words given. The aim is to select all the occurrences of the same letter.
The tangles created by the twists and turns of the Conway rope
trick are surprisingly symmetrical. Here's why!
You have been given nine weights, one of which is slightly heavier
than the rest. Can you work out which weight is heavier in just two
weighings of the balance?
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on
each diagonal. What do you notice?
Can you discover whether this is a fair game?
Do you know how to find the area of a triangle? You can count the
squares. What happens if we turn the triangle on end? Press the
button and see. Try counting the number of units in the triangle
now. . . .
Can you arrange the numbers 1 to 17 in a row so that each adjacent
pair adds up to a square number?
In the following sum the letters A, B, C, D, E and F stand for six
distinct digits. Find all the ways of replacing the letters with
digits so that the arithmetic is correct.
You can work out the number someone else is thinking of as follows. Ask a friend to think of any natural number less than 100. Then ask them to tell you the remainders when this number is divided by. . . .
After some matches were played, most of the information in the
table containing the results of the games was accidentally deleted.
What was the score in each match played?
Your partner chooses two beads and places them side by side behind a screen. What is the minimum number of guesses you would need to be sure of guessing the two beads and their positions?
Spotting patterns can be an important first step - explaining why it is appropriate to generalise is the next step, and often the most interesting and important.
Problem solving is at the heart of the NRICH site. All the problems
give learners opportunities to learn, develop or use mathematical
concepts and skills. Read here for more information.
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
This is the second of two articles and discusses problems relating
to the curvature of space, shortest distances on surfaces,
triangulations of surfaces and representation by graphs.
Write down a three-digit number Change the order of the digits to
get a different number Find the difference between the two three
digit numbers Follow the rest of the instructions then try. . . .
A serious but easily readable discussion of proof in mathematics with some amusing stories and some interesting examples.
Here are three 'tricks' to amaze your friends. But the really
clever trick is explaining to them why these 'tricks' are maths not
magic. Like all good magicians, you should practice by trying. . . .
You have twelve weights, one of which is different from the rest.
Using just 3 weighings, can you identify which weight is the odd
one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter than the rest?
Can you rearrange the cards to make a series of correct
mathematical statements?
This jar used to hold perfumed oil. It contained enough oil to fill
granid silver bottles. Each bottle held enough to fill ozvik golden
goblets and each goblet held enough to fill vaswik crystal. . . .
Can you see how this picture illustrates the formula for the sum of
the first six cube numbers?
In this third of five articles we prove that whatever whole number we start with for the Happy Number sequence we will always end up with some set of numbers being repeated over and over again.
This article extends the discussions in "Whole number dynamics I". Continuing the proof that, for all starting points, the Happy Number sequence goes into a loop or homes in on a fixed point.
Some puzzles requiring no knowledge of knot theory, just a careful
inspection of the patterns. A glimpse of the classification of
knots and a little about prime knots, crossing numbers and. . . .
Consider the equation 1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1 where a, b and c are
natural numbers and 0 < a < b < c. Prove that there is
only one set of values which satisfy this equation.
There are four children in a family, two girls, Kate and Sally, and
two boys, Tom and Ben. How old are the children?
Toni Beardon has chosen this article introducing a rich area for
practical exploration and discovery in 3D geometry
Find the area of the annulus in terms of the length of the chord
which is tangent to the inner circle.
If you know the sizes of the angles marked with coloured dots in
this diagram which angles can you find by calculation?
The picture illustrates the sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = (4 x 5)/2. Prove the general formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers and the formula for the sum of the cubes of the first n natural. . . .
Choose any three by three square of dates on a calendar page.
Circle any number on the top row, put a line through the other
numbers that are in the same row and column as your circled number.
Repeat. . . .
Choose a couple of the sequences. Try to picture how to make the next, and the next, and the next... Can you describe your reasoning?
Eulerian and Hamiltonian circuits are defined with some simple examples and a couple of puzzles to illustrate Hamiltonian circuits.
Three frogs hopped onto the table. A red frog on the left a green in the middle and a blue frog on the right. Then frogs started jumping randomly over any adjacent frog. Is it possible for them to. . . .
Here are some examples of 'cons', and see if you can figure out where the trick is.
Carry out cyclic permutations of nine digit numbers containing the
digits from 1 to 9 (until you get back to the first number). Prove
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Nestled along the sandy shores of a spring-fed lake, Peters Pond RV Resort keeps campers comfortable with well-maintained campsites trumpeting a slew of amenities. Campers stow the bungalow-on-wheels or pop a tent at one of the resort's many sites, keeping creature comforts flowing with hook-ups for necessities, including water, electricity, and fondue. Occupy sunshine-drenched days fishing the stocked lake, hiking nearby trails, or parading about the two beaches, or settle vacation quarrels with old-fashioned rounds of bocce ball, badminton, or horseshoes. Wash away the musk of strenuous hikes or the memories of losing at hot potato with the resort's hot showers and laundry machines. The modern facilities also anchor campers to civilization, with cable hookups, a free WiFi hotspot, and hourly news updates beamed to each mind via the camp's resident medium.
An FAA-approved helicopter-flight tour operator, North Andover Flight Academy employs five licensed instructors with combined flight and teaching experience that numbers in the thousands of hours. Fledgling aviators can begin their aeronautical journeys at Lawrence and Marlboro Airports, which serve as home bases for services that range from tours and photography flights to full pilot-certification courses and agricultural applications. The team commands a fleet of six Robinson helicopters, including one R44 and five R22s, and keeps Robinson factory-trained mechanics on staff to ensure their safe operation and to ice down their blades after particularly vigorous training flights.
Mark and Nichole Stevens have always loved craft beer. Mark began homebrewing in his Mr. Coffee during college, and Nichole spent several years slinging drinks behind the bar. After spending a vacation in search of northern New England breweries that offered tours, the couple decided to create Maine Beer Tours to give guests a behind-the-scenes look at the burgeoning craft-beer industry.
Maine Beer Tours' palatable expeditions explore the ins and outs of the brewing process and the Maine brewing industry. Groups sightsee at several well-known breweries that employ diverse brewing styles and ingredients, including the well-known Allagash Brewing Company, Shipyard Brewing Company, and Urban Farm Fermentory, which doubles as a food-fermentation center and bee yard. To help expand guests' knowledge and pique interest in new types of beer, breweries give guests samples of their toothsome porters, ales, and witches' brews.
Whether leading visitors along the historic streets of Old Port or along the craggy coast near Portland's harbor in a trolley, the guides at Maine Foodie Tours regale visitors with background on the area's artisan cuisine. Each of them partners with local culinary artisans to uncover historical tidbits about dishes or reminiscences about the days when whoopie pies were still carved out of wood. On walking tours, they explain how fish houses, canneries, and textile mills have given way to coffee shops, bakeries, and restaurants, stopping for samples of fish, cheese, and microbrews to illustrate each point. On chocolate tours, they may explore the history of the cocoa bean by leading guests to confectioneries that craft cupcakes, ice cream, fudge, and truffles. In the spring, summer, and fall, Maine Foodie Tours offers other excursions, such as trolley and bike tours.
During the 70-minute Hahvahd Tour, whip-smart Harvard undergrads lead prospective students and curious tourists alike through 375 years of American History. Starting at the Red Line Harvard stop, tour groups take a stroll past the winding lanes and stoic stone buildings of the nation's oldest college while soaking up knowledge about Harvard's fascinating past and colorful student culture. Visitors stop for photo ops at famous sites such as the National Lampoon building—the training ground for comedians such as Conan O'Brien—and the John Harvard statue, which commemorates the most famous person named after the university.
The Histrionic Academy follows the enduring footprints of America's first steps, bringing to life the iconic men, women, and events that helped forge the United States into existence during the Revolutionary era. Throughout the extended, 90-minute Tour the Freedom Trail walking tour, groups weave across the first 1.2 miles of Boston's Freedom Trail behind the proverbial torches held by guides dressed in colonial garb. Up to 16 of the city's historical landmarks along the tour's route act as links to the past, enabling tour takers to see the actual locations where Paul Revere famously hung out and memorized the horse alphabet.
In addition to Freedom Trail adventures, The Histrionic Academy also swings open its vault of knowledge during school field trips and a variety of other tours. The Plymouth Night tour raises hairs by shuffling visitors through haunted locales beneath the eerie glow of the moon while hunting for ghosts and ghouls in their paranormal hangouts, learning about the dark shadows cast by the city on a hill and the proper safety gear needed for attempting to climb to the moral high ground. The Salem's 1692 tour relives the hysteria of witch hunts by sailing through city streets atop gas-powered brooms.


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From Rebuilding Lives to Building Luxury Lifestyles
Media Release
In the wake of the tsunami disaster that has crippled Phuket's tourism economy, Laguna Resorts & Hotels is currently devoting more time to giving away money than making it.
Following the December 26 disaster the Phuket Tsunami Recovery Fund was quickly established as a channel for Laguna Phuket's guests and supporters to help affected villagers, mainly in the Bangtao and Kamala coastal communities where much of Laguna's local workforce comes from.
The Fund has attracted 20 million Baht, mostly from past and present guests, and much of it will go towards restoring the severely damaged Kamala Temple complex and Kamala Childcare Centre, as well as repairing and re-building homes and long tail boats, and supporting other humanitarian causes.
Having survived the wrath of the tsunami relatively unscathed Laguna Phuket was rapidly dealt another devastating blow – mass cancellation of reservations. After reaching all time lows in occupancy levels during January, occupancy has since been slowly climbing at the 1,500-rai resort which encompasses five luxury hotels. Over the Chinese New Year period, the resort booked 50% occupancy which is half of what is normally expected during this peak period.
"It will take time for the situation to return to normal," states James Batt, Managing Director. But he is confident that Phuket will bounce back over the longer term. "Asians are reluctant to visit for superstitious reasons. Westerners are not coming for sentimental reasons. Only time can overcome these obstacles, so for now the island needs to breathe in, rebuild and heal".
One area, however, where Laguna Resorts & Hotels has not had time to 'breathe in' during the current tourism downturn, is its real estate division where 77 units of exclusive villas, luxury residences and town homes worth more than 1 billion Baht, are being constructed. To date this year, Laguna -- in its quest to provide luxury lifestyles -- has sold 8 properties with a combined value of 154 million Baht.
Laguna predicts that the demand from residential property investors experienced in 2004 will not be adversely affected by the tsunami disaster and will continue to grow in 2005. Laguna's popular Residence and Townhome products have benefited greatly from this strong demand with 42 semi-detached Townhomes, priced from 13-16 million Baht, and the second phase of 18 Laguna Residences, priced between 21–23 million Baht, being completely sold out. The good news for investors is that the third phase of Laguna Townhomes, priced from 18-20 million Baht, and Laguna Residences has been released and inventory is currently still available.
A further 14 luxurious Banyan Tree two-bedroom villas, with 345 square metres of usable space and a private swimming pool, will be completed this year, each priced at 32 million Baht and guaranteeing 6% rental returns.
In addition, some new and exciting residential designs are being developed for future release ranging from smaller town homes to be launched later this year priced at around 10 million Baht, to the opulent 3-bedroom Grande Residences measuring a massive 1,214 square metres which are still in design development phase.


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Originally published on Mon May 14, 2012 12:51 pm
As the election year began, conventional wisdom was pretty well set about the outcome of the presidential race. If the economy improved, President Obama would win. If not, he'd be a one-termer.
So what does it mean that many big economic indicators are moving sideways?
"Obama seems to be in that gray area," says Paul Pierson, a political scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. "The numbers are neither so good nor so bad that they give you a definitive answer."
Originally published on Fri May 11, 2012 1:00 pm
Republicans rule rural areas, while any Democrat can count on running up big margins in most of the large cities in the country. That has left the suburbs as the main partisan battleground.
For several election cycles now, the presidency has been won or lost based on the vote among suburbanites in a few key states. That's likely to be true again this November.
And some political observers believe that President Obama took the calculated risk that his newfound support for gay marriage rights will boost his campaign in these all-important counties.
$15 million.
That's how much President Obama campaign will receive from a fund-raising event last night at George Clooney's home. The New York Times reports the A-list, Hollywood crowd paid $40,000 a person, helping to set "a record for a presidential election fund-raiser."
The Times adds:
Originally published on Fri May 11, 2012 9:06 am
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If anything could predictably induce torrents of Internet reaction, it would be a U.S. president making the surprise disclosure that he supports same-sex marriage. And so it has been following President Obama's Wednesday ABC News interview in which he said he personally backs gay marriage.
Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 9:35 pm
The 2012 presidential election was supposed to be about the economy, and even with President Obama's historic decision to make it known Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage, that is still likely to be true.
But the president's decision to announce in an ABC News interview that he personally backs gay marriage could mean that at least one social issue may take a more prominent role in the election-year spotlight.
If there was any doubt about the hold of the political right in the Heartland then wonder no more. A recent survey shows Kansas has the most conservative congressional delegation in the nation.
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a rule requiring TV stations to post details online about the amount of advertising time political candidates and campaigns buy, as well as how much the stations charge for those ads.
TV stations already are required to keep such public records. But in most cases, the information has been accessible only to those who visit a TV station and physically look through paper files, NPR's Brian Naylor reported.
Originally published on Wed April 25, 2012 9:59 am
Fox News reports that "senior Gingrich aides" say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich "plans to formally suspend or end his presidential campaign next Tuesday."
CNN writes that "sources close to Newt Gingrich say he will end his bid for the GOP presidential nomination next week."
Originally published on Wed April 25, 2012 10:24 am
On Tuesday, as he swept all five Republican presidential primaries — the first held since his last credible opponent conceded the race — Mitt Romney declared "the start of a new campaign."
Walt's friends are a diverse group: from a lion to famous authors, Walt grilled them all and won their hearts in the process.
One of these folks is Senator Claire McCaskill, who recorded a special thank you message for Walt to congratulate him on his retirement and the years of service he provided to Kansas City:
Originally published on Tue April 24, 2012 1:15 pm
(Revised at 2:03 pm ET with new Ron Paul-Pennsylvania material.)
The contest for the Republican presidential nomination may be over for all practical purposes, with Mitt Romney the all-but-certain GOP nominee. But that doesn't mean there's nothing of interest in Tuesday's primaries.
Voters are going to polls in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware and New York, though turnout is expected to be low. Still, here are four things to watch for.
Originally published on Tue April 24, 2012 5:18 pm
President Obama sets off on a two-day tour of college campuses Tuesday to tout a plan to keep student loans more affordable.
The trip is billed as official business, but it has a political flavor. Stops include: North Carolina, where Democrats hold their national convention this summer; Colorado, where Obama accepted his party's nomination four years ago; and Iowa, where his White House campaign was launched in 2008.
All three states are expected to be hard-fought battlegrounds in November.
Originally published on Tue April 24, 2012 5:19 pm
Ahead of Pennsylvania's primary Tuesday, the likely Republican presidential nominee has been campaigning in the state with a man at the center of running-mate speculation — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. But Mitt Romney hasn't said much about whom he might name as his vice presidential choice.
Romney has said he appointed a longtime aide to handle the process and that he hasn't yet discussed making a list of potential candidates. But just about everyone else in politics is discussing it. And the men at the top of that list are asked about it a lot.
Originally published on Tue April 24, 2012 4:06 pm
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigned outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Monday, a day before Pennsylvania and four other states hold their primary contests.
Romney isn't concerned about the primary, but Pennsylvania will likely be an important swing state in the general election. And Monday also offered a chance to audition a potential running mate: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Originally published on Tue April 24, 2012 11:19 am
Esther Cepeda recently learned a new word: "Hispandering." And, she writes in an op-ed for The Washington Post writers group, "it perfectly captures the spirit of the moment" in presidential politics.
Originally published on Mon April 23, 2012 7:29 am
At a Republican candidates' forum in Wisconsin before the state's primary earlier this month, a speaker who wasn't on the ballot had strong words for the GOP regarding its low standing among Hispanic voters.
"The way the party ... talks about immigration is going to impact the future course of this party and the future course of this nation," said former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the first Hispanic to hold the nation's highest law enforcement post.
Originally published on Thu April 19, 2012 10:42 am
In 2008, Barack Obama captured two-thirds of the Hispanic vote, winning in crucial swing states with large Hispanic populations like Colorado, Nevada and Florida.
With Mitt Romney all but formally installed as the Republican presidential nominee, the 2012 general election campaign is just getting under way.
Most voters, though, have already made up their minds.
The first Gallup daily tracking poll of the campaign, released Monday, showed that 90 percent of Republicans support Romney, while 90 percent of Democrats favor President Obama.
Originally published on Tue April 17, 2012 6:36 pm
Roger Cone is a microbiologist, not a politician. He struggles with a basic truth: For all the scientific acceptance of evolution, many Americans simply don't believe it is factually accurate.
Could knocking back a few beers influence a person's political views?
Originally published on Wed April 18, 2012 5:30 pm
For those who can't get enough of polls about the presidential election, Gallup has fired up its "daily tracking" survey that will follow the levels of support for President Obama and presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
And it begins with:
-- Romney's support among registered voters at 47 percent.
-- Obama's support among registered voters at 45 percent.
Originally published on Tue April 17, 2012 11:26 am
Likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is reaching out to a segment of the Republican base that has given him trouble in this year's primary season: the Tea Party. On Monday night in Philadelphia, he spoke to activists from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, and what might have been a tough crowd turned out to be just the opposite.
Originally published on Tue April 17, 2012 1:00 pm
To White House outsiders and maybe even more than a few insiders, the life of a first lady would seem to be a fairly anxiety-inducing one. After all, there is no greater fish bowl than 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
So NPR's Michel Martin, host of Tell Me More, asked First Lady Michelle Obama during an interview scheduled to air Tuesday how she deals with the pressures of being both the president's wife and the mother of school-age children.
A federal prosecutor who led the elite public integrity unit when the case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens collapsed has told associates he will leave the Justice Department.


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Shamokin football fans will get to meet their new head coach on Monday when the school board meets to hire former Penn State defensive back an Halifax head coach Yaacov Yisrael.
Accordng to school board member Bob Getchey, who chairs the committee which interviwed the candidates to replace Dan Foor (who resigned after the season), Monday's meeting, set for 7:30 p.m., will be for the sole purpose of hiring the new coach. After the meeting, the board will hold a "meet the coach" program and Yisrael will be available to meet players, parents and fans and answer questions.
Yisrael was the head coach at Halifax the past two seasons as the Wildcats went 4-6 both years. He has also been an assistant coach in the area, including Shikellamy. He is married to former Line Mountain and Penn State field hockey standout Jill Martz-Yisrael, the current Line Mountain field hockey head coach.
Despite the sub-.500 record at Halifax, several Valley coaches praised the teams for playing hard and not ever giving up.
The board apparently will choose Yisrael over former North Schuylkill coach Rick Geist and six other applicants. Shamokin defensive coordinator Mike Gurski was also one of the candidates, but recently withdrew his name from consideration.
Under Foor, the Indians won a District 4 Class AAA championship in 2011, despite going into the playoffs with a 4-6 record, and won a first-round PIAA playoff game. Foor's teams were 16-30 in four seasons, with two district and the one state playoff appearance.


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National Money Show a Treasure Trove of Activity for Collectors
The American Numismatic Association's National Money Show TM will showcase some of the world's most valuable and historic numismatic items, 500 of the hobby's best dealers, a world-class auction by Stack's Bowers Galleries and a wide variety of educational programs and family activities from May 9-11 in New Orleans, La.
The show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 9-10 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11, with ticket sales ending 30 minutes before closing. Admission is free for ANA members and $6 for non-members. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free.
The ANA's Museum Showcase (booth 445) will feature an assortment of rare and historically significant Louisiana items, including silver and bronze examples of the medal awarded to Zachary Taylor by the state of Louisiana following his victories in the Mexican-American War. Also on display will be items related to the great Mississippi Bubble scandal of the 1720s, which includes examples of John Law notes and satirical medals and tokens related to the financial disaster, as well as a variety of bank notes, scrip and tokens unique to the region.
As part of the Museum Showcase, the New Orleans-based World War II Museum will feature an exhibit that will include a short snorter from German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag 64 and a WWII-era Jeep.
Other items the Museum Showcase will display include the Idler/Bebee Class III Specimen 1804 Dollar, the 1792 Half Disme and the McDermott/Bebee Specimen 1913 Liberty Head "V" Nickel.
The ever-popular Collector Exhibits area gives ANA members the opportunity to share their collections and research with fellow hobbyists. Several competitive and noncompetitive exhibits will be displayed this year on a wide range of topics.
Many of the more than 500 numismatic dealers attending the show will provide free, informal appraisals for visitors who bring in their old coins and paper money.
Stack's Bowers Galleries is the official auction company for the convention. For more information on the auction, go to http://nationalmoneyshow.com/auction-showcase-by-stacks-bowers.aspx.
"Coin Collecting 101," an informal 30-minute presentation geared toward newcomers to the hobby, will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 9-10. The free course "Coin Collecting Basics" with ANA Numismatic Educator Rod Gillis will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 11.
Gillis will also team with ANA Governor Mike Ellis to present a two-day seminar, "Fundamentals of Grading U.S. Coins," from May 7-8. The seminar will emphasize the fundamental principles of grading standards, analysis of a coin's focal points, technical and market grading, how to determine initial signs of wear, and evaluating surface marks, strike, luster and eye appeal.
Brian Silliman will be the instructor for "Detecting Counterfeit U.S. Gold Coinage" May 7-8. Silliman's seminar will use digital presentations and extensive hands-on coin exercises to teach students the difference between counterfeit and authentic U.S. gold coins. Seminars cost $198 for ANA members or $298 for non-members. Online enrollment is available at NationalMoneyShow.com .
Money Talks, held May 10-11, lets ANA members discuss their research and ideas in a lecture format. Topics will include talks related to John Law and the Mississippi Bubble, the history of the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans, and propaganda pieces used during the English Civil War.
Tours of the Old U.S. Mint are also available to members who are interested in the rich, unique history of the New Orleans branch. Register for the tours online at NationalMoneyShow.com .
Kids Zone and Treasure Trivia (booth 537) provide children and families with a variety of free activities and chances to collect prizes and gain a greater understanding of the hobby.
The U.S. Mint will be in attendance at booth 645.
At the ANA Area (booth 345), visitors can find out more about ANA memberships, educational opportunities and watch videos about the ANA and coverage of the show itself. ANA members can start a library account, check out books on site and see special items from the library's archives. Visitors can also spin the prize wheel and enter for a chance to win 30 seconds in the Cash Cube.
Nick Lagattuta is the event's general chairman. Crescent City Coin Club is the show's host club. For more information on the show, call 719-482-9849 or go to www.money.org
The American Numismatic Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and encouraging people to study and collect money and related items. The ANA helps its 27,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of programs including its education and outreach programs, museum, library, publications, conventions and seminars. For more information, call 719-632-2646 or go to www.money.org .


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When our daughter was born 32 years ago, I used to love to cuddle with her and hold her. I was told that was not good to do with her all the time but hey, she turned out OK.
When Kobi came to us when he was six-months old, I did the same with him and we still cuddle especially when we are watching TV.
I guess bonding with a son is totally different than bonding with a daughter.
Kobi is very possessive. My husband, Mark, can walk up to me and give me a kiss or hug and Kobi gets very upset. When Mark asks him why, he replies, "Because she is my mommy!"
Mark has tried to explain to Kobi that I am his wife but Kobi's response to that was, "No, I am going to marry mommy, you can't."
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I hesitate for a moment, then tell Robinson that the picture did seem to portray the woman as something of a hood ornament.
"Oh, yeah?" he replies with a grin, then lets the subject drop.
It's been said that Robinson, a former art student who's won several awards for his work in graphic design, is largely responsible for the Cars' modernistic image-consciousness, and in fact, bestowed the group with its name. ("The concept," Ocasek once said, "was to deface the value of an all-American symbol.") In addition, Robinson also enjoys the most illustrious background of any of the Cars: around 1970, he was the original drummer for Jonathan Richman's Modern Lovers — a vital, incredibly influential link between the Velvet Underground-Stooges era and the punk-New Wave movement.
He was also a founding member of Los Angeles' the Pop and then Boston's DMZ before accepting Ocasek's offer to join the Cars.
But, he says, beyond being able to hone his drum style down to metric precision — plus being able to feed his appetite for pinup art—the Cars' success hasn't fazed him much. "I guess it is a fulfillment of some sort," he says, "but it's so far after the fact that it's hard to remember what I really wanted when I started drumming. I mean, I can't even recall half the reasons I got into rock & roll." He glances at one of his nude beauties and shrugs contentedly. "At the same time, I'm perfectly happy. If it ended tomorrow, I'd figure I did great."
But, like Hawkes and Easton, does he feel that the Cars represent a force for change in rock music?
"Um, I suspect we've already had whatever influence we're going to have on mass taste. I agree that rock & roll is an art form, and that to some extent its basic theoretical structure is changing. Yet, when I see that the mass audience accepts a record like Panorama, but still hates most anything that sounds avant-garde or weird, I realize that we probably don't do much to affect the average person's ear. Actually, for its time, I think our first album was one of the most progressive things around."
What, then, does he make of Panorama?
Robinson hesitates, then laughs shyly. "It sounds...eerier, slightly more depressing than I remember it sounding in the studio. This might sound crazy, but I don't always know what Ric's songs are about. In fact, there are some that I have no idea what they're about. Still, when I play my drum part, I have to feel it has something in common with the lyrics. Either I have to imagine what they mean, or I have to start by looking at the words on a page. Sometimes even then they don't mean all that much to me.
"With Panorama, it does seem that a lot of the lyrics are pretty murky. At least I know," he says, chuckling, "I had to play some pretty murky parts."
Maybe it's because of the hour — nearly one a.m. — or maybe just because it's a rare night off from the road — but Ric Ocasek's in a buoyant mood. Dressed as usual in basic charcoal apparel, he greets me at the door of his split-level house, located in a woodsy hamlet north of Boston, and immediately escorts me to his art-nouveau-cum-cubist recording lounge in the basement. "You might find this fun," he says as he pops a cassette into his video recorder.
What appears on Ocasek's television screen isn't a video of the Cars, but instead a performance by Suicide—a contentious, New York-based avant-garde rock duo, infamous for provoking audiences' hostility and, on occasion, violence. Sure enough, something like that is happening here. Lead vocalist Alan Vega jerks and struts around stage like an electroshock equivalent of James Brown, intoning phrases like "America is killing its Jews" in a thick-tongued, soulful voice. Meanwhile, straight man Martin Rev accompanies him with trance-like, droning synthesizer. From my vantage point, it looks like a sometimes hilarious, often riveting experience, but judging from the beer bottles, shoes and expletives being hurled at Suicide, the audience doesn't seem quite so enthralled.
Ocasek, who produced Suicide's second album, Suicide, for Ze Records, is exuberant about the group. "I think Alan Vega is one of the few real artists I've ever met—but he is sort of scary. I was petrified when I first met him, until I realized that he's just this really gentle soul with a tough, Harlem-bred exterior. Actually, what he's doing is more jazz and R&B than rock & roll, though he's instilled it with a punk-minimalist aesthetic. It's monotonous, which I like, because monotony can be soothing. Except Alan's lyrics really aren't soothing at all."
After that, Ocasek plays a cassette of his original, home-produced demos of the songs from Panorama, before the other band members and producer Roy Thomas Baker sleeked and expanded them. These recordings are far stranger and more obsessed-sounding than anything the Cars have yet released. I tell Ocasek, in fact, that I prefer them to the album versions.
Ocasek smiles demurely and drops his limber frame into a small sofa. "I have to admit, in my heart of hearts, that sometimes I do, too. But the band can't always play this stuff the way I envision it." He shrugs resignedly.
This raises an inevitable sticky question: given that Ocasek writes all the material and also sings the bulk of it, are the Cars Ric's band?
"I wouldn't be in a band if I couldn't write all the songs," Ocasek says without a moment's hesitation. "But I respect the abilities of everybody in this group—highly — and they're more or less free to arrange the songs however they like. No matter what people think, the Cars are a democratic band."
But some of the other members, I say, don't seem to have the foggiest idea of what Ocasek's lyrics are about.
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Director. I still may do this one day. Like Clint Eastwood or Ben Affleck. They act and direct. Not that I'm comparing myself to these two chaps, but a dude can dream.
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When we arrange for a celebration, we often invite many guests to our home to enjoy a specific holiday, to commemorate an event, or simply to enjoy the company of our friends. Frequently, a celebration involves more people than a home could ever sustainably house. There isn't enough space for sleeping, large amounts of food and fuel are consumed, tremendous (but temporary) strain may be placed on the septic system, and the guests might get loud as the evening progresses. But, for one night, we tolerate the noise, hassle, and commotion to reaffirm friendships, express gratitude, and enjoy the amenities and food. The next day, the guests leave, and things slowly return to normal as we clean and reorganize the interior setting. But, what if the guests never left? What if we were always in party mode?
Anyone who has hosted events will instantly identify that if the celebration didn't end there would be serious complications within a few days (for most events). Ultimately, the strain of so many people in one location would cause stress, headaches, and loss of sleep, and people would become irritable. This would be especially true because, as everyone knows, some guests don't treat other people's homes with complete respect. Eventually, the food stores would be depleted. After a long enough time, the septic system would be overrun and would be backing up outside the home or in the house itself. Everyone understands that "party-mode" is not a sustainable lifestyle, especially for those who lived in the home prior to the party and require some level of pristineness to function there.
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Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters take loved ones and the outbreak of war drives families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.
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Japan: What it looks like coming back to Japan July 14, 2011
Every day that I was away from Japan — while I was eating dinner, watching TV, dancing, laughing with friends, or sleeping on the other side of the world — a small army of police, army, municipal employees and volunteers was at work in tsunami-affected areas.
Kenya: The plight of a "pastoralist drop-out" July 13, 2011
I'm a big fan of visiting markets, especially during Mercy Corps trips. It seems that even in the bleakest parts of the world, markets are vibrant, dynamic and often colorful places.
Ethiopia: Meeting drought-stricken families' urgent needs in Ethiopia July 13, 2011
Even before the current Horn of Africa drought reached its acute stage over the last several days, Mercy Corps was already hard at work on drought response activities throughout the region. So far, the majority of our drought-related activities have been in Ethiopia.
Kenya: Grandmother and granddaughter struggle against the drought July 12, 2011
Nimu Adan and her baby granddaughter in drought-stricken Garissa, Kenya. Their family herds goats, and many of them are sick and starving.
Kenya: Struggling to keep a goat alive July 12, 2011
I arrived in Garissa, Kenya — a city of at least 180,000 people not far from the border with Somalia — today after a long, hot drive from Nairobi. I'll be in Garissa and areas to the north for the remainder of the week to see how this year's drought has impacted families in the area.
Japan: What's buzzing in Japan July 12, 2011
I added a new word in my Japanese vocabulary today: hae, which is the word for that common insect, the fly. In the tsunami-affected area of Japan, flies are now everywhere.
Indonesia: Pushing back the sea July 11, 2011
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Former Bills linebacker Chris Spielman is among 24 men being enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame this year. Spielman, who starred at Ohio State, had a short-lived but memorable tenure with the Bills from 1996-98. The hall's class of 2010 will be featured in a show on ESPN on Saturday. For those who covered the team then, Spielman is one of the all-time favorite Bills. One of many memorable Spielman stories came from Kent Hull, who recalled Spielman's first preseason game with the Bills in '96. Hull walked into the Bills' locker room three hours before the game was to begin. The room was relatively empty. But Spielman was there, in full uniform, all taped up, and with his helmet on, sitting on a stool in front of his locker. Hull said something like, "Chris, what do you think you're doing?" Spielman said, "I'm getting ready to play." Hull said, "Do you realize Marv Levy is coaching this team, and you'll be lucky to play one full series?" Speilman said, "No I'm playing a lot." ... He played a series.
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Blue Bomber Report Record: 3–1–0
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Burke's Blue Bombers are buying into the plan
TORONTO -- So, how do you like Tim Burke now?
With a 44-32 win here Friday night over the Toronto Argonauts, the interim Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach improved his record as field boss to 3-5 since taking over for Paul LaPolice in late August.
What's more, Burke's Bombers are 3-2 in their last five and, after losing their first six road games in a row, have now authored huge upsets in their last two road games when you include the Thanksgiving Miracle in Montreal.
The playoffs remain a long shot, albeit a tantalizing one -- particularly the scenario where Winnipeg ends up actually hosting the East semi-final.
Now, you can argue that no team in any league with a credible playoff format should ever end up hosting a playoff game with a 7-11 regular season record, but that's a column for another day.
Our discussion today is instead about a Bombers team that has clearly bought into what Burke has been selling over the past five weeks.
Sure, it took awhile -- the Bombers lost their first three games after Burke too over - but that's what happens when you take over a 2-6 team that LaPolice left in a shambles.
Yet, for all the good things Burke has done for this Bombers team -- he's turned the tough trick of making his football team more accountable and more fun at the same time -- perhaps the best thing Burke has done is actually what he hasn't done.
What Burke hasn't done is meddle in offensive coordinator Gary Crowton's offense the way players say LaPolice was doing when he was still running the show.
With the mixed messages gone now that LaPolice is also gone, Burke has given Crowton almost total autonomy over the offense and the results have been striking.
--In the first 11 games of this season -- the first eight of which were under LaPolice -- Winnipeg's offense averaged just 18 first downs and 306 yards per game;
--And in the last five games, the production has soared to an average of 25 first downs and 412 yards per game.
That first set of numbers is a recipe for a disastrous season. And the second set of numbers? You can build something on that, if not this year then next.
Indeed, when you consider Crowton's offense has put up those numbers the past five weeks despite a continuing revolving door at starting quarterback, it makes you wonder what they would be capable of when -- or maybe 'if' is the better question in these parts -- they ever got a reliable starter under centre.
Has Burke made mistakes? Collossal ones, beginning with his decision to not kick a game-winning field goal in the Banjo Bowl that would have given him a 4-4 record as head coach at the moment, instead of 3-5.
And there are also legitimate questions to be asked right now about what effect giving Burke the head coaching duties on top of the defensive coordinator job is having on his defence and -- in particular -- his pride and joy, the Bombers secondary.
For all the improvements in the offense the past five weeks, the secondary has looked extraordinarily shaky recently -- and never more so than in the second quarter here Friday night as Argos QB Ricky Ray shredded them for three touchdowns and 205 yards of offense in that one quarter alone.
Jovon Johnson got beat, Jonathan Hefney got beat, Ian Logan got beat, Demond Washington got beat and Alex Suber got beat -- twice -- in a quarter that was an embarrassment to the entire unit.
So is all that on Burke too, the inevitable result of a man who is simply spread too thin right now? Even Burke isn't sure, but he was vowing here Friday night to make it right.
"I can't say enough about the offense and what the offensive staff did," said Burke. "Now, if we can just get the defence to play a little better, we might just win a game before the last three minutes."
On top of that, there is also the continuing -- and maddening -- failure of this team to win games in consecutive weeks, something they will attempt to do next Saturday in Hamilton for the first time since August -- 2011.
And so put it altogether and the critical question for the Bombers brain trust when this season ends, sooner or later as the case may be, will be: Has Burke done enough to keep the head coach job for next season?
The answer will depend on how they want to frame the analysis and, of course, on what happens these final two regular season games.
But if the ballot box question on Burke's future comes down to a simple -- 'Are you better off today than you were a half-season ago?' -- the answer right now is clearly an emphatic 'Yes.'
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Services for Margaret Covert Richardson will be held Saturday at 1 p.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Richardson, 86, of Meridian, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Birmingham, Ala.
Survivors include her daughters: Margaret R. Jackson (Gerald) of Birmingham, and Carol L. Richardson of Pell City, Ala.; son, Frederick Richardson (Gabby) of Meridian; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Anita Graybeal of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian (Rick) Richardson; parents, F. Hubert Covert and Willie Covert; and sister, Henrietta Cooper.
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SIERRA BLANCA—A couple of celebrities obviously did not get the memo, but now since they know better, they had better spread the word. Don't mess with Texas; Sierra Blanca, that is.
The laws in this small Texas town have noses stronger than a bloodhound when it comes to sniffing out marijuana…and heroin…and hashish…and guns. Oh, let's just say they can sniff out just about anyone doing anything they are not supposed to be doing; especially if they are riding in a tricked-out tour bus with smoke billowing from the windows.
We know everyone is innocent until proven guilty, so we are just highlighting some of the people who were accused of having "undesirable cargo" while passing through.
Singer Willie Nelson, actor Armie Hammer and rappers Snoop Dog and Paul Wall were each arrested for pot possession. Rapper Nelly was busted for not only having pot, but heroin and a loaded gun were found on board, according to Hudspeth County sheriff's officials. Singer-songwriter Fionna Apple was arrested for hashish possession after a Border Patrol drug-sniffing dog detected marijuana in her tour bus.
On behalf of the busted celebs, we've decided to warn others thinking of heading in that direction – turn back – or you might get a chance to tour the inside of a jail cell.
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Commission expresses pension frustration
Date: November 16, 2009
by: Kurt Schultheis | City Editor
The Longboat Key Town Commission knows it has a major problem with its three pension plans.
But it's not sure how to fix a growing unfunded liability problem that has town taxpayers responsible for at least $21 million in unfunded liabilities.
At a special pension workshop Monday, Nov 16, the Town Commission heard from its actuary, pension attorney and a financial management director regarding the problems it faces with its three pension plans.
Before any discussion, however, the commission continued to hear negative reports about its pension plans and received no clear direction on how to solve the problem without spending a large amount of money.
Town pension attorney James Linn, of Lewis Longman & Walker, told the commission the total annual costs for the town's police, firefighter and general employee pension plans total $2.2 million per year, about 30% of the town's payroll costs and 15% of the general fund's operating budget.
The town can reduce benefits to its employees, increase employee contributions, terminate the plans or freeze them, Linn said. However, any of those options won't cure the problem.
"There is no silver bullet that's going to fix your problem," he said.
Reducing benefits for all employees, Linn said, is the only way to significantly create an immediate cost savings that will reduce unfunded liabilities.
For more information about the four hour meeting and the commission's discussion, pick up a copy of the Nov. 19 edition of The Longboat Observer.
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Welcome to George W.F. McMechen High School,
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Monday, August 26, 2013 marks the beginning of a new and exciting school year. The administration, instructional and support staff are looking forward to engaging students in a challenging and stimulating educational program.
Again this year, the systemic focus is on Rigor, Engagement and Intervention to create a culture of high achievement for all students. The Common Core State Standards will serve as the framework for instruction. Additionally, we will incorporate instruction in "Life Skills" and students will be provided services according to their Individualized Education Program (IEP). We will also continue using the Styer-Fitzgerald curriculum and incorporate the TEACCH Model.
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With the arrival of a new year many people will be making resolutions or promises to themselves to achieve specific goals as the year unfolds. And while you may or may not be a believer in resolutions, if you are thinking about buying a home in 2013, here are four resolutions you should explore.
1. Get Your Finances Organized
Purchasing a home takes a lot of time and effort and you need to be prepared. Meeting with a mortgage lender as you embark on your house hunting journey can be beneficial because they will paint a very clear picture of your financial standing. A qualified mortgage specialist will point out your financial strengths and weaknesses. Review your credit report so you can correct any existing issues that might be adversely affecting your credit score. Make sure you are practicing good credit behavior to ensure you will secure the best rate available on your loan. And lastly, make sure you comparison shop for the best loan. Lenders use different profiles for their borrowers; this means different companies will approve or reject applications based on different criteria. Contact multiple lenders and negotiate one against the other to get the best deal.
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Buying a home isn't as easy as touring a few open houses until you find your perfect match. You need to take some time to learn about your local market; that includes understanding home values, the value of certain neighborhoods, school ratings, localized amenities, and overall market trends. Take time to study comparable houses to learn what is available on the market within the budget you have laid out with your mortgage specialist.
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This sounds like a no-brainer, but the task shouldn't be taken lightly. Different agents have different strengths and weaknesses. Some agents specialize in distressed properties or relocation packages while others may have expertise limited to certain neighborhoods in town. When selecting a real estate professional to represent you during the purchase process, it is critical that you find a person whose talents match your needs. Ask family, friends, and co-workers for first-hand referrals. Go online and do a little research on various brokerages. Schedule an interview and don't be afraid to ask questions of your potential agent. Whatever you do, don't drive around calling the individual agents listed on for sale signs; those agents are already representing the seller. You need a professional real estate agent who is committed to your best interests only.
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