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The Indiana State University Schick Lecture Series on Language, Literature and Lexicography will feature Edward Copeland on Thursday, March 7.
The presentation will take place at 3:30 p.m. in Root Hall A-264. A Reception will follow in Root Hall.
Copeland is a professor emeritus of English at Pomona College, a liberal-arts college in Southern California. He will speak about "Jane Austen: Adaptations and Appropriations."
During his three decades of teaching, Copeland taught English literature courses focusing on Jane Austen, 18th-century literature, literature of the American South and early women's fiction.
Copeland has published more than five books, recently serving as the editor of the Cambridge University Press edition of "Sense and Sensibility" (2006) and the author of "Women Writing about Fiction: Women's Fiction in England, 1790-1820" (1995). He has published essays on Richardson, Defoe, Fielding, Cleland, Burney and other 18th-century figures.
Copeland is the recipient of several honors, including a Fulbright, a National Endowment of the Humanities summer fellowship, and an Andrew W. Mellow Foundation Emeritus Fellowship, for which Copeland received a unanimous nomination by a special collegiate committee.
The Schick Lecture Series in Language, Literature and Lexicography began in 1988 and is made possible through a bequest from Joseph S. Schick, professor emeritus of English.


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Motorists will begin seeing messages on the giant display message boards along the I-10 San Bernardino Freeway in preparation for the opening of the ExpressLanes along this stretch of freeway in early 2013.
"We encourage San Gabriel Valley commuters to get their FasTrak transponders now so they will be ready to enjoy all the benefits of the ExpressLanes when the lanes open on the 10 freeway," said Duarte Mayor and Metro Board Member John Fasana.
"With the successful opening of the I-110 ExpressLanes, we look forward to seeing how the I-10 ExpressLanes will reduce traffic congestion in the San Gabriel Valley."
Metro encourages those planning on using the new ExpressLanes to open an account and get their transponders now.
To open a FasTrak account and receive an ExpressLanes switchable transponder, people can visit www.metroexpresslanes.net; call 511 and say "ExpressLanes"; also they can visit walk-in centers at the El Monte Station, 3501 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte or mail an application, which is available online, to Metro ExpressLanes, PO Box 3878, Gardena, CA 90247
The costs vary depending on payment methods. Drivers who open their accounts with a credit or debit card will pay $40 and the transponder deposit will be waived. The $40 will be applied to any tolls incurred while driving solo in the Metro ExpressLanes. There is a $3 monthly account fee, which will go into effect when the I-10 Freeway Expresslanes open early next year. The monthly fee is waived after four one-way trips in the Metro ExpressLanes and/or on travel on eligible transit in the ExpressLanes corridor.
No date has been set for the official opening of the ExpressLanes along the 10 San Bernardino Freeway but work is progressing for a possible late January/early February opening.
The ExpressLanes program seeks to reduce congestion by improving travel choices in the two corridors. Carpools, vanpools, and motorcycles will travel toll free. All will need a FasTrak transponder to travel in the ExpressLanes.
When the I-10 ExpressLanes open this year, the rules for carpools on the I-10 freeway will stay the same as they are today. Carpools are three or more people traveling during peak travel times of 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, with holidays excluded.
During peak travel times, carpools of just two people can travel in the I-10 San Bernardino ExpressLanes for a toll. All other times, they will travel toll-free in the Expresslanes.
At all times on both freeways, the general purpose lanes are not tolled. Net toll revenues will be reinvested in the corridor where they are generated for transportation improvements. To prevent backups in the ExpressLanes, the tolls will be adjusted from .25 cents a mile to a maximum of $1.40 a mile and will increase as the number of vehicles in the ExpressLanes increase.
For now, the carpool lanes are still operating on the I-10 freeway until the conversion to Metro ExpressLanes, so solo drivers cannot use FasTrak on the I-10 freeway until the ExpressLanes open this year.
Along the I-10 freeway, an additional toll lane is being constructed in each direction between the 605 and the 710 freeways to add capacity along that heavily traveled corridor. Prior to the ExpressLanes, there was only one carpool lane operating in each direction along the El Monte Busway. None of the general purpose lanes will be taken away to convert the lanes and make the improvements.
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MOORE — State Superintendent Janet Barresi recognized Rising Star Teachers from across the state during the state Teacher of the Year Ceremony held on Sept. 17. Rising Stars are teachers who have been in the classroom seven years or less but who show an amazing amount of promise in their profession.
"These teachers have already demonstrated a great deal of effectiveness in helping their students achieve academic success," Barresi said. "I'm happy today to recognize the potential each brings in helping to prepare Oklahoma students for college, career and citizenship readiness."
Rising Stars were named a Teacher of the Year for their district. They are selected based on portfolios reviewed by the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year regional selection committees. The judges are made up of award-winning teachers, past Teachers of the Year and past finalists and PTA members.
Locally honored was Byron Church, a seventh- and eighth grade band teacher from Highland West Junior High School in the Moore School District.
He is a National Board Certified Teacher.
He has been in his present position seven years with seven years total experience. His philosophy of teaching is "an outstanding teacher is one who is capable and willing to adjust to the complexities of each individual student while ensuring student accountability."
In addition to recognition at the Teacher of the Year ceremony, Rising Star Teachers each receive more than $1,000 in cash and other prizes from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group, the Oklahoma Education Association, Professional Oklahoma Educators, SMART Technologies and the Oklahoma Historical Society.


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Those "Leave it to Beaver" puns -- it turns out they are most appropriate!
The headline on The News' picture page today, in the print edition, is "Leave it to Bieber."
Someone has to point this out: "Bieber" is a variation of "Biber" ...
... as in the wonderful German composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber ...
... and Biber is, yes, German for "beaver."
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Stunning Single Family home on large corner lot, with lots of natural light. Gorgeous kitchen with hardwood cabinets and granite counters, Beautiful Hardwood floors and meticulously maintained bathrooms, Custom Marble fireplace & new windows and doors. Backyard offers a wonderful garden with lots of producing fruit trees. Custom built in BBQ with a very nice shed for extra storage. At over 9100 sq. ft. this will be one of the largest lots to come on the market. Perfect central location with easy access to Schools and Shopping.
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Traditional home on a quiet street with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths plus a guesthouse make this home a rare opportunity for different family needs. The home has a remodeled kitchen with breakfast area, wood floors under carpeting, fireplace in living room, wood panelled spacious family room with fireplace off the kitchen. The separate large guesthouse is now used as an art studio with an office, kitchenette, bathroom, a loft and a large living room. This could a guest in-law unit, office, etc. Private terraced back yard inspires tranquility and privacy. Several fruit trees including oranges, lemons, apples, kumquats and limes add to its charm. The home is close to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Westchester.
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A fabulous upper North Kentwood location and recent stylish updates create special appeal for this desirable home. Situated on an extra large lot, this home offers plenty of space both inside and out. Spacious living room with fireplace and beautiful newly refinished hardwood floor with adjoining dining room. All bedrooms including MBR suite with newly refinished hardwood floors. Both baths newly updated. Enclosed patio offers view of the expansive yard, perfect area for relaxation. Wonderful curb appeal with fresh paint and new colorful landscaping. New roof Nov. 2012, new 200 AMP electric panel box, copper plumbing, freshly painted, new light fixtures, new door hardware, new flooring in kitchen, laundry and bath, electrical updates. Shows like a model home!
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This Beautiful Westchester Home Offers a Completely High End 3 Bedroom & 2 Baths on a Large Lot with Pool and Spa! Furnished Home has been Meticulously Renovated to include every Detail! High End Plumbing & Light Fixtures, Custom Kitchen Cabinets w/ Stainless Steel Appliances, Quartz Counter Tops & Bar Area. Master Suite Addition w/ Dual Mirrored Closets & Bathroom w/ High End Plumbing & Light Fixtures. All Bathrooms have been Remodeled with Custom Tile Showers, Fixtures, and There is a Large Great Room with Wood Floors and Fireplace, Separate Storage Areas Along Side Garage & Out in the Backyard by the Pool, All New Landscape & Sprinklers on Timers. This Home has a Brand New Roof Complete with a 2 year Roof Certification. This Spacious Home Has So Much Detail to Appreciate and is a MUST SEE!
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Well maintained duplex. Each unit with 2 bedrooms+1 bathroom. Detached garage with workshop. Mid block location. 1st time on market since 1979. Property perfect for owner/user. Clean interiors. Please see interior photos. Long term tenants. Rents under market. Rent control area. Do not contact occupants. Property sold As Is. Property shown subject to an accepted offer. Trustee sale. NO court confirmation required. Seller has Never lived on/in property.
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By Keith Gushard
Meadville Tribune
Though three young men each will spend 19 years or more in jail for the 2011 killing of a Conneautville area man in a robbery, the victim's family members said there never will be adequate justice for the death of Ronald Shreffler.
"You caused an inexplicable amount of pain," Danella Schroeder of Conneautville told Brandon Todd Tracy, 19, of Titusville; Austin Lee Taylor, 19, of Harmonsburg; and Alan J. Watkins, 20, of Harmonsburg, as each came forward Monday afternoon for sentencing in Crawford Court of Common Pleas by President Judge Anthony Vardaro.
Schroeder is the sister of murder victim Ronald Shreffler, 46, of Conneautville, who was gunned down at his Summerhill Township home on Abbott Road on Aug. 30, 2011, in a robbery attempt by Tracy, Watkins, Taylor and Taylor's younger brother, Dakota L. Taylor, 17.
Tracy, 19, was sentenced to an aggregate total of 25 to 50 years in prison for guilty pleas to charges of third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit burglary. He was given 20 to 40 years for third-degree murder to be followed by five to 10 years for conspiracy to commit burglary. Taylor was handed down a sentence of 20 to 40 years in jail by Vardaro for a guilty plea to third-degree murder while Watkins received 19 to 40 years in jail also for a guilty plea to third-degree murder. The men also were ordered by Vardaro to pay the family a total of $7,540.84 in restitution for reimbursement of funeral expenses.
Their sentences were in line with plea agreements worked out between the Crawford County District Attorney's Office and the men's attorneys.
Tracy, Watkins, Taylor and the younger Taylor all were charged by state police in September 2011 with going to Shreffler's home with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle to rob him of a large amount of marijuana and cash, neither of which was found inside Shreffler's home.
Tracy and Austin Taylor both entered guilty pleas in county court last month, while Watkins entered a guilty plea Thursday. Dakota L. Taylor, 17, was processed through county juvenile court Nov. 1 and sentenced to a juvenile facility until he is age 21.
Tracy was the one who shot Shreffler while Watkins supplied the rifle and 20 rounds of ammunition used in the robbery and Austin Taylor was the one who hatched the plot.
Each man was transported individually to and from the county jail in Saegertown for sentencing under tighter than normal security. There were two sheriff's deputies inside the courtroom as well as two county jail corrections officers plus one sheriff's deputy stationed outside the courtroom.
Taylor, Tracy and Watkins spoke only briefly at their respective sentencings — each expressing remorse for what had taken place.
"I am sorry for what happened," Austin Taylor said. "Nothing I can say or do will bring your loved one back."
"I can't begin to say how sorry I am," Tracy said. "I know all the apologies in the world won't matter."
Tracy said he had other choices that fateful night, but "I chose the wrong one."
Watkins said he knew his actions caused pain for everyone involved.
"I take full responsibility for them," Watkins said of his actions and apologized to Shreffler's family as well as his own.
When each of the three men came forward for sentencing during the nearly four-hour court session Monday, Ms. Schroeder did as well. Dressed in dark clothing and with her voice firm but slightly wavering at times, Schroeder read the same prepared speech to each about what they had inflicted upon her and the rest of her family.
"On Aug. 30, 2011, four young men made a conscious decision that would change many lives forever," she said. "Justice can never be truly served for my brother," said Schroeder, noting the incident has left her and other family members with emotional scars that won't heal.
"I'm forever haunted by the memory of him lying there lifeless," she said.
Shreffler's parents, David Simons and Martha Wheeler, each came forward at each sentencing as well.
Simons said he was doing his best to speak on behalf of his dead son and asked Vardaro to impose stiff penalties on each man.
"Right is right and wrong is wrong," Simons said. "Put the full weight of the law on them. I lost my son. He'll never draw another breath."
"The minimum is not enough," Simons said when it came time for Tracy to be sentenced. "It was cold-blooded murder of another human being."
Wheeler also asked each man be sentenced "to the full extent of the law."
The case broke when Tracy contacted the Meadville barracks of the state police Sept. 20, 2011, and admitted to shooting Shreffler, but Tracy also alleged to police that Austin Taylor was pointing a gun at Tracy's head during the incident. Tracy claimed to police he was forced to take part in the plan and shoot Shreffler or be killed himself.
At Monday's sentencing, District Attorney Francis Schultz said all three men were culpable in the case and if it weren't for them Ronald Shreffler would be alive today.
Schultz said Austin Taylor was the "the architect" of the plot.
While the four plotted to go to the home, Schultz said Taylor was the one who lured Shreffler to the door with a tale of vehicle trouble from hitting a deer when the quartet went to Shreffler's house.
Watkins was the one who supplied the rifle and 20 rounds of ammunition — and loaded the rifle in the presence of the other three, Schultz said.
Tracy was the one who eventually volunteered to carry the rifle up to the home, Schultz said.
In pronouncing the prison sentence on each man, Vardaro said retribution was required from each man due to the nature of the case.
"Society is entitled to be protected from the likes of you," Vardaro said.
Following sentencing, Schultz said he was pleased with the sentences handed down and did ask for a slightly lighter sentence for Watkins because he and Dakota Taylor were cooperating witnesses in the case.
Dakota Taylor's case went through county juvenile court and he was adjudicated on Nov. 1 as an accomplice to third-degree murder, Schultz said. Dakota Taylor will serve in a state juvenile correctional facility until he is 21, Schultz said.
Keith Gushard can be reached at 724-6370 or by email at email@example.com.


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The neighborhood in northwest Washington D.C. looks like a typical American townhouse development, but Takoma Village Cohousing is anything but ordinary. The privately-owned units cluster around a shared open space, and the 80 or so residents share a common building with a kids' playroom, study room, laundry, kitchen and huge living area, and they have meals together there several times a week. It's all part of an intentional community, similar to an old-fashioned village, where everyone knows everyone else.


text: Tom Davis is an author, consultant, and the president of Children's HopeChest (www.hopechest.org) a Christian-based child advocacy organization helping orphans in Eastern Europe and Africa. His first book, the self-published Fields of the Fatherless has sold over 60,000 copies. Tom holds a Business and Pastoral Ministry degree from Dallas Baptist University and a Master's Degree in Theology from Criswell College.


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Though rare, radiation treatment has been reported to cause pleural effusion (fluid in the lining of the chest cavity) years after the treatments were administered (Morrone N, et al. Chest, 1993, 104:1276). Other possibilities include recurrent Hodgkin's disease and pleural mesothelioma. These are highly unlikely in the face of negative tests. Mesotheliomas usually are associated with asbestos exposure. There have been few cases of mesotheliomas associated with thoracic irradiation reported in the English literature (Shannon VR, et al. Cancer, 1995, 76(3): 437).
One test for pleural disease in selected patients suspected to have malignant effusion is thoracoscopy using either a rigid or fiberoptic endoscope. This procedure can be done under general anesthesia or in the sedated patient with local anesthesia. The pleural surface can be visualized under direct vision and biopsy of any suspected areas can be done at the time of the procedure.
Cardiac complications of mediastinal irradiation usually involve the pericardium (sac covering the heart), the ventricular myocardium (heart muscle), and the coronary arteries. Cardiac conduction abnormalities (such as slow heart rate caused by atrioventricular block) can be associated with prior irradiation, but are rare. These are probably secondary to radiation damage of coronary arteries. There have been a few case reports in the past (Knight CJ, et al. Chest, 1995, 108(6): 1748). Radiation may also cause pericardial effusion (fluid build-up around heart) due to injury of pericardium (Gutierrez CA, et al. American Surgery, 1983,49(2): 113).
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East Village guide: The best of the neighborhood
The East Village is prime shopping and dining territory, but which places stand out? Here's our guide to the best restaurants, bars, shops and things to do.
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The East Village—the blocks east of the Bowery between Houston and 14th Streets—may have lost some of its radical edge (and the unofficial home of U.S. punk, CBGB, is now an upscale menswear store), but remnants of its spirited past endure in arty hangouts like the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Despite decades of gentrification, humanity in all its guises still converges in the neighborhood's parks, bargain restaurants, indie record stores and grungy watering holes. Recent years have seen an influx of standout bars, while a wealth of reasonably priced eateries with cult followings has made the E-Vill a magnet for budget-minded foodies.
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A man who raped and murdered a New Milford woman in 1976 is up for parole for the fifth time since being convicted in 1976, and her family is asking the public's help to once again make sure he doesn't become a free man.
Christopher Righetti is eligible for parole on April 16, nearly 36 years after he killed Kim Montalero, a 20-year-old college student who he kidnapped from the on Aug. 31, 1976 and stabbed to death in a secluded area of the Pine Lake Swim Club in Washington Township.
"He should have been executed when this happened, when he murdered our daughter," said Kim's father, Tony Montelaro. "He'll do it again. ... He's already taken our daughter's life and now we've got to relive that every time that son of a bitch comes up for parole."
Righetti, a Northern State Prison inmate whom officials said has "animal" tattooed on his body, is a champion prison powerlifter who can squat 1000 pounds. He was denied parole in 2009 and declared ineligible until 2022.
But in January 2010, the state Legislature passed two bills during its lame-duck session under Gov. Jon Corzine, mandating that inmates who have been denied parole receive a new parole hearing every three years. The bills, A4201 and A4202, called for a panel to review prisoners who had served 20 years or more on their sentences.
Gov. Chris Christie repealed these laws, but Righetti "fell between the cracks," Montelaro said. The Montelaros will travel from their home in Florida to press the state to keep Righetti locked away.
Righetti, who was a 16-year-old, 200 pound teenager from River Vale when he killed Kim Montelaro, had served 13 months in a state juvenile correctional facility for rape, and shortly upon his release had attempted to rape another woman.
Tony Montelaro said that it was revealed during Righetti's trial that he learned from other prisoners in juvenile detention that when you rape someone "you kill them so you won't get caught."
Montelaro said that the coroner's report indicated that Kim had suffered a "slow, agonizing death" over a period of 15 to 20 minutes.
"Her death resonated throughout just about every community in Bergen County," Chief Randy Ciocco said.
"I was a rookie cop then," recalled Ciocco. "The day that Kim was kidnapped I remember driving my patrol car past the swim club and seeing a suspicious car, but as I was about to pull into the parking lot I received a call over the radio to investigate a theft at the high school," he said, his voice noticeably shaking.
It was later determined that the suspicious car he saw was Kim's.
"If I had just pulled into that parking lot," Ciocco said.
Righetti drove her car back to the Paramus Park Mall parking lot after the murder, where her father found it hours later with the keys in the ignition and her sandals on the floor.
Kim's body was discovered the next morning by a group of young boys who were on their way to play ball. A friend of these boys stated in his 2009 letter to the parole board that none of the boys who found Kim's body were ever the same after that "traumatic day."
Ciocco said that a search of the lake turned up the knife that was used to stab her. Because of the handle's unique design, investigators were able to trace the knife to a shop in Westwood where the owner remembered selling it to Righetti.
Investigators said that the shopkeeper remembered "how scary that kid was."
Officials soon learned about the 40-year old woman whom Righetti attempted to kidnap at knifepoint shortly after his release from juvenile detention. The woman was too frightened to drive and Righetti fled the scene.
The woman reported the incident, but because Righetti was a juvenile, she agreed with the police officer that she would not press criminal charges as long as Righetti received psychiatric treatment. People familiar with the case said that she lives with the knowledge that had she pressed charges, he would not have murdered Kim.
Chief Frank Papapietro remembered how the random brutality surrounding her death affected entire communities.
"Kim became everyone's daughter, sister, niece, cousin, friend," he said. "The randomness of what happened to her could have happened to anybody. And that absolutely terrified people."
"My sister and cousins knew Kim," he added.
Assemblyman Robert Schroeder (R), through his group Keep NJ Safe, is once again leading the charge to keep Righetti behind bars by organizing a petition drive, just as he did in 2009. Click here to sign the petition.
Papapietro is urging residents to sign the petition.
"Through Bob and [Chief of Staff Lisa Yakomin] they've done a marvelous job in assisting us and helping us in convincing the parole board never to release Christopher Righetti," Montelaro said.
"It tears us apart. It's a very trying time every time this parole hearing comes up," he said. "She was smart, she was pretty, she was intelligent, she was abducted, raped and stabbed to death when she had just turned 20-years old."


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It was the same old story for Brookfield Central's girls track and field team at Monday's Hamilton Regional.
The Lancers continued their string of dominance from the Greater Metro Conference season by taking first overall with 168 points and sending more than a handful of individuals to Thursday's sectional. See full results here.
"Very, very good day," Brookfield Central coach Trae Hoepner said. "We had a lot of kind of surprises. We had a pole vaulter go 10 feet, which was a foot higher than she had ever gone before. (In) discus we went 1-2, (in the) 3200 (meter) we went 2-3. There are just a lot of areas we doubled up and got a lot of people through which is what we like to see."
In all, Central qualified for sectionals in 14 different events, including four where they doubled up.
The main focus was once again on senior standout Chidera Obasih, who continues to roll despite missing the first half of the season with a nagging hamstring injury.
"She's got a long ways to go," Hoepner said. "I would've loved to have had at her three weeks earlier, but at the same time where she is being able to finish…what she did today is very tough to do.
Hoepner, who is Obasih's sprint coach, said she held up well, looked strong and joked that if she's anywhere near in the form she was last year when she dominated the field she should be just fine.
Hamilton (102 points) just squeaked past Brookfield East (94) to finish second overall.
The Chargers placed in the top four in nine different events, highlighted by their impressive sweep of all four relay events (400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200).
Hamilton also nearly knocked Obasih off the throne that has been hers for so long in the 100-meter dash when senior Danielle Barbian and sophomores Toney Lock and Amanda Landergott all qualified with faster times than the defending state champ.
Obasih ended up winning with a time of 12.20 seconds, but Hamilton's three-headed monster was right behind as the trio each finished within 0.65 seconds.
Despite finishing behind Hamilton in the overall standings, Brookfield East actually qualified for more events (11) overall, most notable of which was senior Katie Tolan's time of 2 minutes, 21.80 seconds in the 800 meter, good enough for first place.
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One of the few areas the Bills did not struggle in last season was special teams. Not only did they excel in the kicking game, but they also finished sixth in kickoff-return differential. This year, however, things could be even better for the return units. "I've been a couple places where we had some good returners, (but) I don't know if we've had quite as many as here," special-teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven recently told PFW. "The problem is that there's only one of them that can have their hands on the ball at one time. Still, you'd rather have more of them than less." One of those who has looked good with the ball in his hands is 2010 first-round pick C.J. Spiller, who could wind up as the team's primary return man. With speedsters like Roscoe Parrish and Leodis McKelvin also in the mix, the Bills will be counting on their returners to improve field position and ease pressure on an offense rife with question marks.
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At the University of San Francisco, making the world a better place is at the core of every curriculum.
Nursing students provide treatment to low-income patients in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, architecture majors design and rebuild homes in Nicaragua and education students lead elementary school classrooms in Belize.
That commitment to social justice—a calling greater than personal achievement—is what makes the University of San Francisco truly unique. It's not part of a political agenda or lip service. "This isn't volunteering," said Andrew Shane, class of 2013. "This is learning. It changed me forever."
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Rain will be creeping closer and closer. It's not such a bad thing to see the rain... but what will follow the rain will really chill you to the bone. Daytime highs will swing from 70+ all the way down to 50 or a little cooler. We could also be talking about lows in the low 30s by the end of the week.
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A right-wing militia inspired by the Tea Party movement has taken over the city of Darlington, South Carolina, arrested the local government, and declared that the federal government should be overthrown. As the militia establishes checkpoints across I-95, other extremist groups across the nation rush to declare their support. South Carolina's governor – a Tea Party supporter – declines to send in law enforcement to quash the militia, but quietly asks for federal intervention. The President invokes the Insurrection Act to authorize the use of federal troops, as the Pentagon prepares for war at home….
This is a drill, repeat, this is a drill. Actually, it's a thought exercise by two authors exploring just how the U.S. military would respond to domestic insurrection. It sounds almost paranoid, except that nine days after Obama's reelection, petitions for secession have sprouted in all 50 states, gun sales have soared for fear of what a second term means for gun owners, and white nationalist groups are elated over Obama's victory. Add in a stagnant economy, a polarized electorate, and perhaps some disgruntled Afghanistan and Iraq veterans, and domestic strife seems improbable but not impossible.
The scenario appeared last July – before Obama's reelection – in the respected Small Wars Journal. The article, titled "Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A 'Vision' of the Future", was written by Kevin Benson, a retired Army colonel who teaches at University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Jennifer Weber, a history professor at University of Kansas and a Civil War historian.
Benson and Weber (the team sounds like a cigarette brand) explored how the military might domestically apply its concept of full spectrum operations, which cover everything from all-out war to counterinsurgency and nation-building. In fact, the Army's operating concept for 2016 to 2028 considers highly likely a future where the U.S. is threatened by "radical U.S. citizens operating domestically and abroad". The Pentagon was probably thinking of Al Qaeda sympathizers in the U.S., but radicals come in all flavors.
Benson and Weber boldly argue that "if we face a period of persistent global conflict as outlined in successive National Security Strategy documents, then Army officers are professionally obligated to consider the conduct of operations on U.S. soil." They also argue that preparations for such a scenario must begin now, including proper equipment for the U.S. military as well as liaison between federal and state authorities. Actually, the issue is really the conduct of operations against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, but Benson and Weber (who declined to speak with the War Games blog) depict a convoluted situation where the military intervenes in South Carolina using techniques honed by hunting Taliban, while still trying to remain within the law.
Make no mistake, this isn't the Pentagon providing military support to hurricane victims, or even sending troops to support local authorities as during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. This is a war. There will be casualties. Refugees from the fighting must be housed and fed. But it's a strange kind of war. Thus U.S. forces begin, as any combat forces would, by attempting to collect intelligence on enemy forces – but then have to erase the intel within 90 days after operations are completed, in order not to run afoul of federal privacy laws. They will be eavesdropping on "enemy" communications, but only with a court order. They must depend on local law enforcement for information on the rebels, but the local cops may be rebel sympathizers. There will be "information/influence operations designed to present a picture of the federal response and the inevitable defeat of the insurrection."
Curiously, the authors don't really delve the fundamental issue of American soldiers firing on American civilians, except to note that troops would have to comply with standing rules on force, which require graduated levels of violence. Civil support in South Carolina makes counterinsurgency in Kabul look like a picnic.
Predictably, the Small Wars Journal article drew fire from outraged conservative newspapers and protestors. The critics missed the point. This wasn't really aimed at the far right, except that insofar as there are heavily armed groups in America that dispute the authority of the federal government, they do tend be right-wing. Yet this scenario could just as easily be applied to radical left violence like the 1999 Battle of Seattle riots.
Benson and Weber present a scenario that is somewhat artificial. For example, American law enforcement has become militarized after 9/11. Who needs to call in Army troops when your local police force has armored vehicles, grenade launchers and automatic weapons? One has to wonder if a militia would be so formidable that the state National Guard couldn't handle it. But then the premise of Benson and Weber's scenario is that local authorities might not be able to trust local forces to fight rebels, or that local voters might punish politicians who try to do so.
The old gun lobby line that a pack of civilians with hunting rifles will stop a tyrannical federal government is silly. This isn't 1776, the U.S. military is a tad better equipped than King George's redcoats, and if the U.S. Army decides to crush an insurrection, it will do so. But it is also true that the nature of warfare is changing, as the spread of high-tech weapons has the Pentagon worried that even weak states can field missiles that make sending in the Marines a bloody operation. If Hamas and Hezbollah can obtain anti-tank missiles, why not a Michigan militia or a Los Angeles street gang? If drug cartels deploy heavy weapons on the Mexico-U.S. border, then perhaps only the U.S. military has the firepower to stop them.
However, the real question is this: under what circumstances should federal troops conduct military operations against American citizens on American soil? Is this scenario likely enough that the U.S. military prepare for such operations, or should we worry that preparation will inevitably lead to action? Note the part about American soil, because American supporters of Al Qaeda are already being killed on foreign soil. Laws like the Insurrection Act and Posse Comitatus are designed to tightly restrict using the military against the American people. But if there were a rebellion, I wonder if the President would stand on legalities. Lincoln is remembered for winning the Civil War, not suspending habeus corpus.
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Biased choice of a title…."Crush a Tea Party Rebellion" rather than, say, "Remove Radical U.S. Subversives"? A lot of Americans think we've been infiltrated by the latter. An interesting scenario the author overlooks: what if a substantial number of American police and military choose sides?
I know this day is coming and not to far off,The american people are getting tired of the way our Gov is run and im sure Impatiant.
Funny how the Tea Party is continuously smeared even though when they do hold rally's they are peaceful, non-violent and calm to the point where little to no police presence is ever required and you would struggle to even find a sign of the protest after it has finished (no garbage, etc.). Whenever Liberals, leftists and democrats protest it is rife with crime, violence, civil unrest and trash strewn streets and yet the narrative among the disgraceful media and the US education systems continues to be how radical the Tea Party is.
Just one time I would like these kool-aid drinking, intellectually dishonest, mentally lazy, ethically corrupt journalists and educators call out the occupy movement, eco-terrorists (ELF), G12 protesters, or any number of leftists protesters for their behavior. Of course I should know better, the left is rife with utter hypocrisy in regards to anything and everything that has to do with public policy and ideology.
It is true that only left-wing groups resort to any sort of violence. This is nothing but slander against the Tea Party.
I get your point about the media and their fascination with the tea party, but frankly for an exercise based on the use of military in the U.S. it is much more useful to use an organized group with weapons then a disorganized and likely unarmed "rabble" causing trouble. Otherwise there is no need to call in the military and their is nothing to analyze.
Yes, …. while UNIONS and other COMMUNISTS in our country never get bad press. It's obvious this author is e leftie.
I am wondering if our MILITARY will finally take actions against out Communist in Chief?
The ignorance displayed on here is appalling. True Patriots my arse. Liberals aren't the ones who are talking about seceding from the union, and whining about the election – despite having tried all the could to suppress the vote. And many of you apparently don't know the definition of communist or you wouldn't through the term (and socialist, etc) around so freely.
And to those of you who are whining about the freeloaders in our society, you might remember they are the retired (how about all you wealthy folks who are receiving SS sending your checks back), the disabled (or maybe they should die on your doorsteps), military familes (oh, ya, you're patriots all right), and the people who were dumped as a result of the greed of Wall Street, banks, and other fully unpatriotic citizens.
Militias and anti-government groups have been around for several decades, especially during the mid-90s, they just have something to rally around now. If you think, with the anger, hatred, resentment, and attachment to what feeds you rather than what can help the country, you are qualified to run the country, you are wrong. I don't really care if you guys secede. But what will you do? you see, many of these red states are relying heavily on the taxes paid by those damn liberals to supplement their high numbers of people in poverty and without health care. Many of the businesses in those states rely on their subsidies from the feds. Of course, we could add you to the list of countries to which the US generously provides with foreign aid. You live in a very ugly and destructive mental state. Whatever happened to compassionate conservatism. This is, by far, the slowest website of the dozens I go to.
Love your word's Working liberal. Nancy Law you are a Jack-wagon.
I had the "priviledge" of reading Craig Silver's comments, and I must say, where anywhere, has there been race in the anti-current president from Tea Party. I feel that Craig Silver is a bigot himself–against Christian-AMericans. I do not like our president b/c he is not a good president, nothing to do with his color–he has run up the debt, fell flat on his face in benghazzi, and is wanting to unfairly tax those who have worked the hardest and give it to lazy people who feel entitled to something they did not earn. I was all-in for Herman Cain…I also want to propose that this article assumes that a paid soldier will fight against their families fighting for freedom and against oppression…also, 100 million gun-owners vs 2 million soldiers, not the best odds to "crush" a rebellion.


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Over at Beyond The Boxscore, Chris St John revealed a system for predicting major league success of minor leaguers based on prospect age and level. The system is called JAVIER (named after Cubs SS prospect Javier Baez), and you can read about it here. The system predicts whether a prospect will bust, have an average career, or be a productive player (defined as having at least 1000 MLB PAs and producing at least 0.0275 VORP per PA - read about VORP here), based on a dataset of 41,238 player-seasons
Resuming where we left off, we're now going to compare the Twins' successes in the 6 methods of talent acquisition versus the rest of the American League.
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1. Amateur Draft
We already know the Twins have acquired the most positional talent and the 2nd most pitching talent from the Amateur draft, as measured by WAR. But roster space is limited. How does the average Amateur
In Part 1, we looked at the Twins history of acquiring positional talent via the Amateur Draft, Amateur Free Agency, the Rule 5 Draft, Trades, Waivers, and Free Agency, during the Terry Ryan era (1995-2013). Here we will do the same for pitchers.
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Since 1995, the Twins trail only the Toronto Blue Jays in their reliance on the Amateur Draft for pitching talent, getting 136 player-seasons from 39 pitchers, good for 120 WAR. Notably, Brad
Last Friday Terry Ryan spoke to Paul Allen about Free Agency:
Free Agency is only one of the 6 most common methods of acquiring talent. The others are the Amateur Draft, Amateur Free Agency, Rule 5If we're going to do anything here and succeed in the near and long long-term Paul, it's probably no going to be via free agency. It's going to be drafting and international acquisitions and trades and so forth. Very rarely do you end up succeeding because of free agency.
Since 2006, 851 players have logged at least 200 PAs in the Florida State League (High A). This is a sample of players that includes guys like Giancarlo Stanton (age 19), Jay Bruce (20), JP Arencibia (22), Allen Craig (22), and Domonic Brown (21).
Another 746 have logged at least 200 PAs in the Eastern League (AA) since 2006. Players include Brandon Belt (22), Matt Wieters (22), Pedro Alvarez (22), Ike Davis (22), Kevin Kouzmanoff (24), Josh Reddick (22), Carlos Santana (23), Brennan


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February 17, 2011
The regular meeting of the Macomb Lions Club was held on February 17, 2011. Members gathered in the dining room of the Grand Prairie Home with those members in attendance as shown on the Attendance Record and Guest Register. Transcribed below is what happened at the meeting:
Attendance: Guests 08
Members 16
Percentage 37
Lead in the Pledge of Allegiance – Lion Culver
Prayer – Silent
Guests – Chris Standard (Lion Beaver) & 7 significant others
Song –
Birthdays –
Program –Lion Bruce Prueter and Ruth Park lead club in singing appropriate Valentine's Day songs.
1. Sight and Sound Sweepstakes. Lion Morgan will chair. Distributed books to members. 12 tickets for $10. Need to turn in on the 17th. Collected tonight by Treasurer Westen for Lion Morgan.
2. Service Projects. – Lion Bowen is scheduling work for us on the Park District's new playground area at Veteran's Park, and the is a park trail that needs to be clear from growth.
3. Lion Beaver brought up article in paper about the turkey project. He thought it should be clarified that we had 2 other major partners.
4. Lion Lou Battin let the club know he had applied for a grant that awards grants of $50,000 and $100,000 to individuals who have done a lot of work with the homeless.
5. Announcements – Lion Bowen has made contact with Humbolt Broom. They have 40 dozen brooms available. Club would prefer to stick with them if they will ship immediately so we have supplies on hand for Spring sale. Hearing Screening and Retinopathy Units will be in Macomb on June 2nd. The District Convention is in Macomb on March 11th and 12th. We would like to show good support for District Governor Jim. Lion Jan was able to get Nostalgia to donate $50 toward our gift basket so it will be worth $100. PDG/LIF Trustee Kathy Sellers will be here at the April 21st meeting.
Tail Twister Sweepstakes –$14.25 won by Lion Dirksen. Rollover.
Secretary _________________
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August 1, 2014
After 43 years in business, Ellison's Greenhouses in Brenham is turning management over to a wholesale operation. That means that this year's Poinsettia Celebration will be the last.
The 22nd Annual Poinsettia Celebration will be held on Nov. 17-18.
"This is our 22nd, and final. And I never thought I'd say final," said PJ Ellison, Ellison's Greenhouses President.
PJ Ellison has been working at her family's business for 19 years. She says she'll need a new job when Color Star Growers begins leasing the greenhouses in January. Color Star Growers is a whole sale operation, so the greenhouses won't be open to the public anymore.
"You walk in there and people don't realize how absolutely glorious these carpets of flowers are. It's been a main stay of our area forever, or as long as I can remember anyway," said Cathy Cole, a Brenham resident.
Debby Roehling has been working for Ellison's Greenhouses for more than 30 years.
"It's going to be the last time to see the poinsettia crop, to see the poinsettia tree with the Santa in front. It's it," said Roehling.
Luckily, Ellison's growers they saved the best crop for last.
"It's a beautiful crop this year. We're going to go out with a huge bang. It's a beautiful crop," said Ellison.
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The first time I made this soup it was eaten up so fast, I didn't get to take a picture of it. I also added about a tablespoon of pesto sauce that I got at Trader Joe's. That made this soup extra delicious.
It starts off with 2 cans of tomato soup. People won't even know you started off with that after you add in all the other ingredients. The chicken broth and half and half make this ten times better. I just dumped in the package of frozen tortellini into the boiling soup and waited until they floated to the top. Ok, I just don't suggest dumping in the package of tortellini like I did, or else you'll have boiling hot water splatter all over your shirt. Don't wear white while making this soup either. Sprinkle on parmesan cheese on top or serve with garlic bread.
Creamy Tomato Soup recipe from Plain Chicken
Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
- 1 package frozen tortellini (9 oz )
- 2 cans condensed tomato soup
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
|Step 1
Cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
|Step 2
|In a Dutch oven, combine the soup, broth, half and half and seasonings. Heat over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add tortellini to soup. Stir in cheese.
|Step 3
|Sprinkle each serving with additional cheese if desired.


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Halah Touryalai, Forbes Staff
I stalk Wall Street. Stopping short of phone hacking, of course.
With election day here hedge fund titan Whitney Tilson is putting his money where his mouth is and betting $25,000 that President Obama is re-elected today.
The founder of T2 Partners and Chairman of the Value Investing Congress sent out an e-mail this morning to 2,000 friends betting them up to $25,000 that Barack Obama will win tomorrow's presidential election.
If Tilson is right, the money wagered by his opponents will be put toward his favorite charity, KIPP charter schools in New York City.
If Obama loses and Mitt Romney wins then Tilson will make a donation to opponents' favorite charities in the same amount they bet–up to $25,000.
In the email, Tilson proposed to "have some fun and raise money for charity."
Last night at 6p.m. total commitments were at $15,000. This morning they stand at $22,700, according to Tilson.
From Tilson's mass e-mail to friends this morning:
I am willing to match up to $25,000 worth of bets on the outcome of the presidential race. My proposal is simple: if Obama wins (my bet), you donate what you bet to my favorite charity, KIPP charter schools in NYC (www.kippnyc.org; I've been on the board for more than a decade), and if Romney wins (your bet), I'll make a donation of the same amount to your favorite charity.
If you're on my email list, I'll take your word: just email me by midnight tonight the amount you want to wager (between $500 and $5,000 please) and your charity, I'll email you back to confirm. First come, first serve!
In his email, Whitney points out that most national and swing state polls show Obama in the lead. The value investor writes:
Thus, statistically speaking, I think I'm making a high-probability, high-expected-value wager (I far prefer that on Wednesday you will make a donation to my favorite charity than vice versa!). But as John Mauldin points out in his latest essay (http://advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/millennium_110512.php), in every market there are plenty of people who are willing to make seemingly low-expected-value bets, perhaps because they think they have better information or have analyzed it better or historical patterns no longer apply – or are simply letting emotion substitute for logic.
If think Romney is likely to win, here's an opportunity to put your money where your mouth is. If you're right, your favorite charity will benefit, and if you're not, you'll be making a donation to another great charity.
Tilson's support for democrats and Obama is no secret. In October, he laid out his reasons for supporting the president saying Obama is "a rational, intelligent, moderate person who was dealt a terrible hand and has played it reasonably well, especially in light of implacable political opposition."
In his explaination, Tilson adds, "Though I think Mitt Romney is also rational and intelligent, I question whether he is moderate. I think his 47% comment, when he thought the cameras were off, reflects his real views, showing that he has little understanding of or sympathy for those less fortunate than him. I fear that he would attempt to dismantle the New Deal and shred what is left of the safety net, with the result that we would become an even more harsh and unequal society."
Obama is a "moderate?!" Really? He was the most liberal U.S. senator. The man that Whitney Tilson wants to re-elect would say "You're not that smart! There are lots of smart people. You didn't build that!"
It's a never ending source of confusion to me how so many smart people can be so ignorant.
michaelsondergard, Obama is certainly a moderate in comparison Romney. Why? Because what he's active done and worked to accomplish is far less than what he wishes he could do. This is a good thing, and helps to underscore that he understands the difference between his personal fantasy and reality–he lives in reality.
I think it's important at this point in time for Democrats to control one of the Houses of Congress and Republicans the other–because of the increasing partisanship and disconnect with reality, they each need a check to keep them from going bat-s crazy off the deep end.
You're also completely mis-characterizing the comments President Obama made. Please, check into http://factcheck.org/2012/07/you-didnt-build-that-uncut-and-unedited/ to get a better reference, instead of just regurgitating the distorted version spoon-fed you that ignores the greater context of what was being said.
Now check the 'accuracy' of Romney's 47% quote: http://www.factcheck.org/2012/09/dependency-and-romneys-47-percenters/
Romney is obviously an intelligent, successful person. But you're right–I can't understand how a smart person like him can be so ignorant of the facts, of the truth, and of reality.
What a jerk.
Well James, where do I begin?
Obama is (without question) the most radical far-left President that's ever occupied The White House.
He believes in:
Abortion, even third trimester!
Bigger, more intrusive government
More job killing regulation (613 new federal regs in first term. 129 of those will cost the economy more than $100 million EACH!)
"Flexibility" with Russia AFTER the election, whatever that means
European levels of the price of gasoline
1,200 Obamacare waivers
Eliminating secret ballots for union elections
Limiting prosperity: "At a certain point, you've made enough money."
Increasing death taxes
Increasing income taxes
Shrinking our military
Not enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act
Ignoring bankruptcy laws
"Europe's leading role in the world."
Being "punished with a baby."
Bowing to the Saudi king, Hu Jintao, the emperor of Japan, the president of Mexico and the mayor of Tampa (no kidding!)
"Man caused disasters" instead of terrorism
Using his charm to disarm Iran
Leading from behind
Blocking the Keystone Pipeline
The Chevy Volt
Using Israel's pre-1967 borders as a debate "starting point"
Solar power that's 20X more expensive than coal power
"Cap and Trade"
Oh, I could go on, but this is a good START.


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School Buses are the Safest Way to Get to School
With the start of the school year children are back on the bus headed off to class. This information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gives some helpful tips for school bus safety.
School buses are nearly eight times safer than passenger vehicles. But children must take care when boarding or leaving the bus. While an average of seven school-age passengers are killed in school bus crashes each year, 19 are killed getting on and off the bus.
Most of those killed are children, five to seven years old. They are hit in the danger zone around the bus either by a passing vehicle or by the school bus itself. It is illegal for a vehicle to pass a bus with its red light flashing and the stop bar out.
Young children are most likely to be hit because they:
- Hurry to get on or off the bus.
- Act before they think and have little experience with traffic.
- Assume motorists will see them and will wait for them to cross.
- Don't always stay within the bus driver's sight.
- Drop something as they get off the bus and run into the path of the bus to pick it up.
- When getting on the bus, stay away from the danger zone and wait for the driver's signal. Board the bus one at a time.
- When getting off the bus, look before stepping off the bus to be sure no cars are passing on the shoulder (side of the road). Move away from the bus.
- Before crossing the street, take five "giant steps" out from the front of the bus, or until the driver's face can be seen. Wait for the driver to signal that it's safe to cross.
- Look left-right-left when coming to the edge of the bus to make sure traffic is stopped. Keep watching traffic when crossing.
- Supervise children to make sure they get to the stop on time, wait far away from the road, and avoid rough play.
- Teach your child to ask the driver for help if he/she drops something near the bus. If a child bends down to pick up something, the driver cannot see him/her and the child may be hit by the bus. Have your child use a backpack or book bag to keep loose items together.
- Make sure clothing and backpacks have no loose drawstrings or long straps to get caught in the handrail or bus door.
- Encourage safe school bus loading and unloading.
- If you think a bus stop is in a dangerous place, talk with your school office or transportation director about changing the location.
Laws exist to protect children getting on and off the bus AND protect you from a tragedy. Check with your school or police department for more information on your state's laws. Here are some rules:
- Vehicles must stop when the bus displays flashing red warning lights and extends the stop signal arm. Vehicles may not pass until the flashing red lights and signals are turned off.
- Vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus are always required to stop. On undivided roadways vehicles traveling in the opposite direction are also required to stop.
- Never pass on the right side of the bus where children enter or exit. This is illegal and can have tragic results. Violation of these laws can result in a citation and fine. School bus drivers can report any violations they observe to the police department.


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By Wendy Burton
Phoenix Staff Writer
Domestic violence is a big problem for Muskogee, said a local judge during a special event for victims of such violence.
Though it's been many years for some, those who have survived the death of their loved ones through domestic violence wiped away tears during the Silent Witness event held Tuesday at Arrowhead Mall.
Regina Gower, her sister, Natasha Hendricks, and their mother, Glenda Pate, said they haven't missed a Silent Witness event since their sister and daughter Natalie Mathews was killed in 2005.
Gower, a guest speaker Tuesday, spoke about her sister's murder by her husband and about a friend who recently battled domestic violence, too.
"When she went to her parents for help, they said, 'You made your bed. Now sleep in it," Gower said about her friend.
Gower pleaded with the audience to help change attitudes about domestic violence. She asked everyone in attendance to step up and speak out for victims and against abusers.
Muskogee Police Officer Seth Paris spoke at the event as well. For him, it turned out to be as emotional as those with family members who have died.
"When I arrived I began to look around at the silhouettes," Paris said about red, cardboard silhouettes which feature a story about a domestic violence victim on each. "Then I saw the silhouette for Chase Whitebird and I realized — I taught him."
Paris, who does officer training, knew Whitebird before his death. Whitebird was a Seminole County sheriff's deputy who was killed in 2009 when he responded to a domestic violence call.
"I went to his funeral and I wondered, 'Did I talk to him enough? Did I stress enough the number one cause of officers' deaths are on domestic violence calls?'" he said.
Paris said Muskogee officers respond to domestic violence calls every day. And they try to help.
"It breaks my heart," he said. "You know they're battered. You know they're abused, yet they deny it, lie to us. Maybe they're embarrassed, I don't know."
Paris said officers try with every one to help them get help, and Women in Safe Home is a big help. But many don't want the police department's help.
"I try to tell them it can get better," he said. "But will they listen to me when I'm the one that's going to take their husband or boyfriend away to jail?"
Other guest speakers at Tuesday's remembrance event included Special District Judge Robin Adair — who said Muskogee has a problem with domestic violence.
"We must stand up for the victims of such crime," he said. "This is a societal problem that will only be solved by society, and society is individuals who must stand up and be forthright."
City Attorney Roy Tucker relayed a story of a friend who was a domestic violence survivor and praised WISH for their work in Muskogee.
A woman read a statement by Kristi Collins, life-long friend of Melinda Shatto, who was killed in a murder-suicide in July.
Mike Jackson summed up the goal of the Silent Witness event. "We are here to say not here, not now, not ever in Muskogee," he said. "We can't let this happen anymore."
Reach Wendy Burton at (918) 684-2926 or email@example.com.


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This Zellner Brothers new film screens tonight at 7pm at Denver Pavilions
Every once in awhile an octopus comes along that changes everything.
The director of "The Aviation Cocktail" sits down with our very own Richard Karpala (Hugo Dracula)
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Chocolate Covered Oreo Lollipops
My sister, a horseback riding instructor, made these for her students last year.
- Package of Oreos
- Lollipop sticks (available in craft stores)
- Bag of chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil (Optional)
- Melt the chocolate, either in a double boiler or a microwave. If you use a microwave, add in 1 tbsp of vegetable oil, and microwave for about a minute or two at a time. Repeat until the chocolate has melted. (More tips at About.Com's Busy Cooks section)
- Dip a Lollipop stick into the chocolate, and then insert into the "Stuf" between the Oreo cookies. Leave for about a minute per lollipop. Repeat until you have made as many lollipops as you require.
- Spoon chocolate onto the Oreos, or dip the cookies in chocolate. Leave the cookies to cool in the fridge until the chocolate hardens.
From AllRecipes.com, via Bayside, NY Patch.
Recipe yields 3 cups (24 strawberries)
- 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
- Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.
- In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture.
- Turn the strawberries upside down and place them on a sheet of wax paper for the chocolate to cool.
From , adapted from Pinch My Salt
- 3-4 medium beets (about 1/2 pound)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup buttermilk, or 1/3 cup plain yogurt mixed with 1/3 cup milk
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing pan
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, plus more for roasting beets
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
First make beet puree: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Trim greens from beets, leaving about one inch of stem attached; gently scrub beets to remove loose dirt. Place whole beets in a small baking pan and toss lightly with just enough olive oil to coat. Cover the pan tightly with a layer of aluminum foil and roast in the oven until beets are tender, about 45 minutes. Remove pan from oven, uncover and let rest until beets are cool enough to handle, at least 20 minutes. Slip off the skins and remaining stems using your fingertips. (Wear gloves to avoid staining your skin.) Chop beets into large chunks and puree in a blender until smooth. You should have about 1 cup beet puree.
Maintain oven temperature at 375 degrees. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with paper cup liners. In a 3-quart or larger mixing bowl, combine flours, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
Add eggs, buttermilk, sugar, butter, oil and vanilla to blender jar with beet puree and blend until thoroughly combined. (Alternatively, you may mix these ingredients by hand in a medium bowl.)
Pour the beet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a large spoon until just combined; do not overmix. Batter will be somewhat lumpy. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips with a few quick strokes.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling cups almost to the top. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean or with only crumbs attached.
Let muffins cool in pan for about 5 minutes, then remove from pan to finish cooling on a rack. Serve or freeze within a few hours.
Notes: Beet puree may be frozen for later use; defrost fully before proceeding. Muffin recipe may be doubled to yield 24 muffins or 16 jumbo muffins. For jumbo muffins, increase baking time by about 5 minute and be sure to grease top surface of muffin pans as well as the cups.
Sugar Heart Sandwich Cookies
From Foodnetwork.com
Cookie Dough Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough
This is Alton Brown's recipe for sugar cookie dough, although you could use your own.
Filling Ingredients
- 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice
- Small red sugar hearts, for decorating
- Equipment: 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter, 1 1/2-by-1-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Sprinkle a work surface and rolling pin with confectioner's sugar and roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick. Move dough frequently to prevent it from sticking and add more confectioner's sugar to the work surface and rolling pin as needed. With a 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut 72 dough rounds, re-rolling dough as needed. With a small heart-shaped cookie cutter (about 1 1/2-by-1-inch), cut hearts from the center of half the dough rounds. Place the rounds and cutouts about 1 inch apart on parchment -lined baking sheets. Bake until just set but not brown, about 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the pan slightly before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the filling: In a small bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, butter, confectioner's sugar, and pomegranate juice until smooth and fluffy. Spread about 1 teaspoon filling on each round cookie and top with a cut-out cookie. Place a red candy heart in the center of each. Leftover filling can be used to sandwich the small hearts together.
Sexy Bellinis
From Newton Patch Local Editor Melanie Graham
A comibination of traditional Sex on the Beach and Bellini drinks
- 1 1/2 ounces vodka
- 1 1/2 ounces cranberry juice
- 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
- 2/3 ounces peach puree (add more or less depending on how sweet you like it)
- Sparkling wine or Prosecco (Prosecco is typically sweeter)
1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and place vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice and peach puree in the shaker.
2. Shake drink mixture a few times until combined and strain into a champagne flute.
3. Float sparkling wine/Prosecco on top of the mixture and enjoy!


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