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HILMAR — For 48 minutes, the mutual admiration society that links the football programs at Hilmar and Ripon high schools will be suspended.
This season's Trans-Valley League Game of the Decade will pit the YellowJackets and Indians on Friday night, with both teams hoping to maintain perfect records and grab the inside track toward the league title.
"This is what high school football is all about," said Hilmar coach Frank Marques. "You have two great programs on the field, a winner comes out and we'll shake hands after the game."
The programs have been battling each other for many years, since both were members of the Southern League for decades through the early 1980s. Hilmar made the move first to the Trans-Valley League with Ripon following, and after another league jump Hilmar returned to the TVL from the Western Athletic Conference in 2010.
"I remember back in the 70s and 80s when we were in the Southern League together," Marques said. "Those were always great games and it's always been a great rivalry in all the sports. What's better is that I can't ever remember any bad blood between the schools and you won't find a higher-class guy than (Ripon coach) Chris Johnson."
If either side is looking for bulletin board material from this story, that might have been a clue to stop reading.
"It's a good rivalry," Johnson said. "Hilmar is so well-coached and has so much tradition, and they do it with class. You always respect that, and we've tried to get to that level for so many years.
"What we always get from this game is that both teams play hard all the way to the whistles, but they keep it between the lines and then go their separate ways. At the end of the day you're always going to respect somebody who is tough."
Yes, there's a lot of respect between these two programs, but that's not all they share. These teams are very much alike.
Both are 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the TVL, averaging about 40 points per game while allowing about a single touchdown.
Both teams have excellent offensive balance with young quarterbacks. Ripon sophomore Nick Price is completing 54 percent of his passes, with eight touchdowns against only one interception, while Hilmar junior Jonathan O'Brien completes 67 percent of his passes, with 15 scores against only two picks.
They both feature multi-headed rushing attacks, with the YellowJackets averaging 5.3 yards per rush and the Indians an unfathomable 9.1 yards per carry.
But what really brings these teams together are their defenses, featuring lines adept at crashing backfields, speedy linebackers who can run sideline to sideline, and steady defensive backs who keep everything in front.
"You pull up the stats and you look at the films," Johnson said. "We've scored the same amount and given up the same. They might throw a little more than us. The only common opponent we have is Modesto Christian and it was a common outcome.
"It looks like Hilmar has 40 about guys on defense. I see that defense on film and say 'Hey, that's us,' and it's funny how similar we are."
If there is a difference so far between the teams it's in their schedules. Ripon already has pinned losses on TVL contenders Escalon and Hughson, while Hilmar closes its regular season against those two schools. The Indians' opponents are 20-23 this season. The foes of the 'Jackets are 11-33.
It certainly wasn't Hilmar's intent to play what in retrospect has been a softer schedule than Ripon. Opponents are booked at least two years ahead of time, and a non-league slate that included historically tough programs like Chowchilla and Dos Palos looked at the time like a gauntlet.
"By far, Ripon will be the best team we've played when we finish our schedule," Marques said. "But we were looking at this schedule two years ago and were thinking that if we got out at 2-2 we would have had a good preseason. Turns out that those schools are having bad years. Our schedule hasn't been the beefiest, but we couldn't control that part of it."
With the Indians finishing the regular season against 1-6 Orestimba and 2-4 Riverbank, this game likely will determine whether Ripon finishes with a second straight perfect regular season. The same can't be said for Hilmar and its road ahead.
"This is it for them," Marques said. "Ripon will be waiting for a playoff game after this. They'll either be 9-1 or 10-0, so either way they'll be sitting pretty after Friday night."
The Indians also have a 21-game regular season win streak on the line, which is pretty far down Johnson's list of team incentives.
"They're good and we're good," Johnson said. "It's our kids against their kids. Frank will do a great job, his kids will be in the right spots and they'll play hard.
"This is what high school football is all about."
Wait, didn't Marques already say that?
Brian VanderBeek can be reached at (209) 578-2150 or follow him on Twitter, @modestobeek


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Chamber to Unveil New Look for Memphis Bucks
Memphis Bucks have taken on a new look in 2010. What are Memphis Bucks? They are gift certificates that recipients can redeem at any Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce member. Memphis Bucks may be purchased in $10 increments at Community Bank of Memphis, Exchange Bank in Memphis, U.S. Bank in Memphis or Memphis Auto Parts.
The special MACC currency is a favorite prize for many local events, including the majority of the chamber-sponsored programs such as Peanut Day.
The new Memphis Bucks will debut as the prizes for the window decorating contest during the Antique Days celebration. First place in the contest will pay $80 in Memphis Bucks with second earning $60. The third place window decorations will receive $40 in Memphis Bucks.
The MACC currency expires six months from the date issued. All old Memphis Bucks have expired.
"The best thing about Memphis Bucks is you are not limited to just one business," said MACC secretary Tammy Adams. "The Chamber has over 50 members throughout the county and any of them would be honored for you to spend your Memphis Bucks with them. Your local businesses donate their time and money in the community. Memphis Bucks is a fun and easy way to surprise someone with a gift. One size fits all and you can also show your appreciation to your local businesses."
The Chamber business members are involved in many of the functions going on around this community while also helping to produce several special events. The MACC hosts a Valentine's Day Dance at the Rec-Plex for the kids, and also gives back to the community with a customer appreciation Pancake Day breakfast held annually at the fire station.
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"You are used to seeing her with life, energy, facial expressions, laughter and joy," Ferguson says.
The day of her viewing is also her birthday. Precious Amajhy would have turned 10-years-old.
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It was last week that Ferguson remembers Amajhy, his oldest daughter 11-year-old Tamia, and 4-year-old son Tim-Tim going to bed. His niece and two nephews were also sleeping over.
But fire ripped through their Chester home while the family slept early that morning.
"You know how when you start a grill, you hear that sound? That's what it sounded like. So I knew the fire was there. The smoke was so black and thick," Ferguson recalled.
He was able to get his wife, son and youngest nephew out. His oldest daughter also made it out.
Sadly his niece and other nephew died from the fire. And he soon realized his baby girl Amajhy was gone too.
"I was just happy she didn't call out to me and say, 'Daddy, please,' and I couldn't really get to her, and the last thing on her mind would have been like my dad left me." Ferguson said.
The family lost everything. Ferguson doesn't know how they will survive.
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Cote, much like JMac or Loiseau is another mid-range Canadian fighter with a rocksolid fanbase, who'll be able to regroup, retool, get some wins on the independent circuit and make his way back up. He's still young, but his TDD is abysmal.
He's you're basic Fight Night Brawler but I think deserved one more shot, because he wasn't himself vs. Belcher, who's a big task for anybody and he's always gotten eaten up by wrestlers. Entertaining brawler, should land on his feet.
huge cote fan, but his game had holes in it & in the 3rd rd i texted my brother "cote will find the unemployment line"
I figured he'd get cut after that fight. Gonzaga just confirmed that he has been cut from the UFC too, but I can't create a new thread.
I would love to see him fight Scott Smith, Cung Le, and Robbie Lawlor. All three of these fights would be great, let's make them happen, come on Coker sign Cote and give us all some exciting fights to watch. Le vs Cote would be great, Cote won't be KO'd and he'd never stop fighting. Great fight.
man i called this 1/2 way through the third that he would be getting cut. One of the few Canadian fighters I can't bring myself to cheer for
Cote hasn't looked good at all in his fights after surgery. He was never really shredded or anything, but he looked out of shape, tentative, and not very "predator" like. IMO, stomping out a few people in smaller orgs while getting back in shape can do him and his confidence wonders. Best of luck to Cote, hope to see him back in the UFC.
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Forest beat Tito after he lost to Anderson.
Cote got lucky to get the title fight, then Anderson hit him with a mind bullet,and dropped him. He came back,but people realized he cant stop a TD, and that was that. Sharkfights or Bellator would be a good place for him.
Cote hurt his knee in that fight I believe and it was stopped due to injury. I am not saying that Cote would have pulled off a win or anything, but I believe the fight would have gone to decision for Anderson.
Just shows how GREAT Anderson is.
Not real shocked by this....Cote has and probably always will be a 1 dimensional fighter, who once taken out of his element is lost.
But....I don't think we've seen the last of "The Predator" in the UFC.
I still dont understand how Cote got the title shot in the first place. Was the middleweight division just that weak at the time? Patrick beat like Almeida before that fight didnt he?
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Two pounds of pinto beans and three pounds of rice will be given away to anyone in need and while supplies last from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church, 207 E. Washington St., Athens. No questions asked. No names taken.
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... (well, aside from Wiechec's, that is) ... pretty much has to be the 24-Hour Store at the corner of Elmwood and Bird. Buzz loved its marquee this morning. It read: "FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK DJARUM CLOVES ..."
We did not catch the price on the clove cigarettes which, may we say, are a very 24-Hour Store thing to sell.
The 24-Hour Store, on Facebook? How would you even find it? Who knows its real name? A roommate of ours used to call it the Two Four Store. Other people call it "We Never Close" because it has a huge sign that flashes that at passers-by.
Goofing around, Buzz figured it out. The store is Cameron's 24-Hour Store, We Never Close. It posted as its profile pic the gray, snowy, frankly Buffalonian picture at the top of this post.
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Hungry families in the Brazos Valley are getting a supply of extra cereal for the holidays.
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The $16,500 worth of cereal can make 145,000 bowls of food.
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This past year the Brazos Valley Food Bank fed more than 50,000 people.
"It's cereal which is in high demand by all food banks, and it's a large donation at a time when there's a lot of need, so it's a great thing. I think it will be annual. I know that we got something similar last year," said Theresa Mangapora, Executive Director of the Brazos Valley Food Bank.
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By BRADEN LAMMERS
With site work already under way on the approaches to the east-end bridge in Kentucky and Indiana, work on the downtown portion of the project began Thursday.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced preparation work for the downtown crossing of the Ohio River Bridges Project will begin this week with initial clearing of right-of-way along interstate routes in downtown Louisville.
Tree cutting and trimming along Interstate 65 between Jackson and Floyd streets, Preston and Floyd streets and Mellwood and Story avenues will be among the first steps and will continue over the next several weeks. The tree cutting and trimming will not require lane closures or restrictions, according to a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet press release.
The preliminary work will prepare the areas for Walsh Construction Co., the team selected to build the downtown crossing, to begin construction work this summer. Kentucky is responsible for constructing a new downtown I-65 bridge, approaches on both the Kentucky and Indiana sides of the Ohio River and the reconstruction of Spaghetti Junction.
Anticipated construction costs for the downtown portion of the bridge total $971 million with an expected completion date of December 2016.


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Victim's widow sues psychiatrist re Batman movie theater massacre
Posted Jan 15, 2013 5:01 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
Corrected: The widow of a man massacred last year, with nearly a dozen others, in a July 20 shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater showing the new Batman movie has sued the former treating psychiatrist of the suspected gunman, James Holmes.
Dr. Lynne Fenton acted negligently by failing to take appropriate measures after Holmes told her, less than a month before the slayings, that he fantasized about killing numerous people, Chantel Blunk alleges in the suit she filed Monday in federal court in Denver. It also names as a defendant the University of Colorado, Denver. Fenton serves as director of student mental health services on the Anschutz Medical Campus, where Holmes, before the shootings, was a neuroscience graduate student. Articles in the Denver Post and Reuters provide additional details.
In particular, the suit alleges, Fenton failed to take reasonable care by refusing an offer by University of Colorado police to detain Holmes for a 72-hour observation in a psychiatric facility.
A spokeswoman for the university told Reuters that "the university has nothing but sympathy for the victims, but in our initial review of this case, the university believes the lawsuit is not well founded legally or factually."
Blunk's suit over the death of her husband, U.S. Navy veteran Jonathan Blunk, 26, is reportedly the first filed against Fenton concerning the movie theater slayings. Another 70 people were injured in the attack.
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ABAJournal.com: "Will U of Colorado Face Duty-to-Warn Suits re Off-Campus Movie Theater Shooting Spree?"
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ABAJournal.com: "First Suits Filed re Shooting Spree During Batman Movie Blame Colo. Theater for Lax Security"
ABAJournal.com: "Accused Movie Theater Shooter's Arraignment Delayed by Judge"
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I cover ethics and corporate responsibility through a 'quant' lens.
UPDATE — According to an Ann Arbor news article by Amy Biolchini, the professor in the scandal has retired. See Biolchini's article: "Sidney Gilman, U-M medical professor in midst of insider trading scheme, retires"
With respect to the recent insider trading case, an internal email to staff at the University of Michigan health system has been released. Originally, the University denied a request to release the email. According to Amy Biolchini's comments in the article, "
University of Michigan Health System mum on review process of Dr. Sidney Gilman", at the Ann Arbor news,
I asked for the email directly and was denied, and so I have filed a Freedom of Information Act with the University of Michigan for the email. FOIA requests to U-M can take weeks to return. AnnArbor.com has since obtained a copy of the email
Biolchini received the email and then wrote the article, "Read Ora Pescovitz's email to U-M Health System employees regarding insider trading scheme". The article has the full email to employees — a portion of which is listed below:
Earlier this week, one of our faculty members was implicated in an insider trading scandal. The matter involves the alleged disclosure of confidential information in violation of various federal securities laws. The investigation and legal process is ongoing.
However, this is an opportune time for all of us in the Health System to reaffirm our commitment to follow the highest standards of integrity in the conduct of research and in the delivery of patient care – standards that are governed by the National Institutes of Health, The Joint Commission and American Medical Association but grounded in our own values of what is right.
In our teaching, patient care and research roles, we are entrusted with confidential information of many types, and we work hard to never betray that trust. We are proud of our rich legacy and disappointed when we fail.
Kai Petainen's views on the market and stocks are his alone, and do not reflect the views of the Ross School of Business, or the University of Michigan. Kai teaches a class on quant screening, F334 — Applied Quant/Value Portfolio Management, at the Ross School of Business. Kai is a MFolio master at Marketocracy, and is featured in Matthew Schifrin's book, "The Warren Buffetts Next Door".
I lost a ton of money thanks to Dr.Gilman and his alleged selling information.What scum
This is irresponsible journalism. You should recognize that The Michigan Daily was the first to report the existence of such an e-mail to the UMHS faculty and staff. The Daily's story appeared long before AnnArbor.com's story. Here's a link, because you clearly missed it the first time: https://www.michigandaily.com/news/11umhs-emails-staff-about-insider-trading-scheme26
In fact, AnnArbor.com cited The Michigan Daily in the first paragraph of its first story about the e-mail: http://www.annarbor.com/news/sidney-gilman-u-m-health-system-warns-faculty-staff-in-wake-of-insider-trader-scheme/


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There was a time back in the '80s and '90s when radio stations and MTV were great outlets for discovering new music. But these days, more often than not, I find my favorite artists through film and TV soundtracks. Such was the case with Wardruna, a Norwegian musical project created by Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik.
Selvik, formerly the drummer for Black Metal band Gorgoroth, created the project in 2003 to pursue his passion for Nordic spiritualism. Profoundly influenced by the runes of the Elder Futhark, the world's oldest runic alphabet, he began working with former Gorgoroth frontman Gaahl (a.k.a. Kristian Espedal) and vocalist Lindy Fay Hella to craft an epic, ambient sound rooted in ancient folkloric traditions.
Their second album, Yggdrasil (named after the tree that connects the nine worlds of Norse mythology), was released in March of 2013. But it wasn't until Wardruna's music was featured prominently in the History Channel TV show Vikings that the band began building buzz. The show's producers eventually contacted Selvik directly, asking him to collaborate with composer Trevor Morris (The Borgias) on Vikings' season two soundtrack.
After tracking Selvik down via his website, we were delighted to get a chance to speak with him about his interest in Norse history, the challenges of making his own reproductions of ancient instruments, and how his success with Vikings will impact Wardruna's third album, which he hopes to release next year.


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Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale - Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
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New York
3.98/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I had purchased a bottle of this a few weeks ago at the local beer store, and thought that it was skunky and vinegary. It was the first beer I've ever tossed down the drain. On looking at the label, I found that it was the 2000-2001 vintage, so I resolved to try a fresh bottle. Freshness wins with this beer!
It poured a clear, light amber, with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma was malty, with a touch of lemon. Tastes were malt, faint lemon, leather, coriander, caramel. Mouthfeel was thin, with a light carbonation. It finished with leather and lemon.
It didn't strike me as being particularly wintry, like some offerings that have spices, or higher ABVs. However, this struck as the kind of beer the macros wished they could make. It'd be a good intro to better beers for a macro drinker, for sure!
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Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale brewed by Samuel Smith Old Brewery with an ABV of 6.0% this brew pours out a nice golden amber color with a nice white, head. This is a filtered brew; you can see right thought it. The smell is rich with grains and some bitterness. Not much else to say out the smell of this brew. As far as the taste it is nice a crisp, but smooth at the end. You pick up on the grains in this brew. Winter Welcome Ale has a nice balance to it ,there is nothing overpowering in this brew. The mouthfeel is nice and clean. Samuel Smith old Brewery did a nice job with this brew. overall I'm giving this brew a 4 out 5. I would get this brew again.
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Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster). Poured from the bottle into a pint glass, this has got a three finger head, adequate lacing, and a clear, medium light brown body.
I smell malt galore, some type of nut aroma,maybe even a dash of butter. This needs to fuller for a 4. But its a pleasant shift for Christmas in July.
I taste the same characteristics as I did with the smell. Sweeter caramel-y vibe going on here, too. Rich and full. This does a great job of reminding of the frosty months ahead here in Ohio. I kind of wish this was slightly more profound here too.
Mouthfeel is smooth and clean. Only a slight lingering element here that lasts only a minute or so. But hey, this is a savory winter brew; so its not gonna be very crisp.
Overall a very good 3.75 for Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster). This would've gotten a higher score if if it were at least just a BIT fuller. I will buy this again
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Aroma is a little caramel and some vinous white grape. The nose is fairly muted though and I dont get much even after an agitating swirl and my nose buried in the glass.
The first sip reveals a lighter than anticipated body with very fine and tingly carbonation.
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A very easy to drink beer, a little light on flavor and nose but otherwise decent.
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Cheese Crisps Recipe
"The surprising crunch of these fun snacks makes them great for parties or anytime of day," assures Janelle Lee of Appleton, Wisconsin, who shares this simple, late-night recipe.
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 cups crisp rice cereal
- In a bowl, cream the butter until fluffy. Slowly mix in the flour, salt and cayenne pepper. Stir in cheese and cereal. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or cold. Yield: 32 servings.
Originally published as Cheese Crisps in Taste of Home December/January 1995, p64
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I got mixed reviews on these. Personally, I thought they were almost addicting. I loved the little crunch.
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i think i did something wrong because it was hard to get this to stick together and it was crumbly. however, after cooking, it stuck together really well and was very delicious. i would definitely make this again!
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People always gobble these up when I baked them. I see them try them not really knowing what they are and come back for a couple more! I like to make them up and freeze the balls before baking, then when we want something savory, its as quick as heating up the oven to have nibbles! GREAT STUFF


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They had already been one the go for days when the call came in. From first-thing Monday morning Oct. 29 through the height of the storm.
Going out on around the clock service calls after Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey left the Brookside Engine Co. running on adrenaline and the "thank yous" of Mendham Township residents and not much else.
But when the call came in from the county mutual aid coordinator on Halloween, there was no hesitation.
"We got the call at 11:30 a.m.," Brookside Engine Co. No. 1 Chief Jay Alderton said. "They asked us to be ready for a deployment to the Toms River area by 1 p.m."
According to Alderton, he spoke briefly with Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Evan Thomas and Mayor Sam Tolley and rolled out in the Brookside Engine by 12:45 p.m.
"Buzzy Thomas and Mayor Tolley were in full support," Alderton said. "And although we were initially headed for a 24 hour deployment, the severity of the conditions forced us to extend it to 48 hours."
Alderton said he was confident leaving Mendham Township due to the mutual aid agreement Brookside had with the Mendham Fire Department.
"I knew the residents were covered, which allowed us to go somewhere else where we were needed," Alderton said.
Alderton said the Brookside Engine reached the staging area in Toms River shortly before 4 p.m. and they had no idea what the situation they were heading into was like.
"We had very little information. And when we arrived we spent some time with some of the other task force members learning their apparatus," Alderton said. "And then we waited for instruction."
They didn't have to wait long.
The Brookside task force was deployed shortly after 5 p.m. and traveled down Route 37 toward the barrier islands. No one had been allowed onto the islands since Sandy had passed through, and as the convoy approached the bridge to Ocean Beach, Alderton said they saw their first signs of life.
"We could see displaced residents along the way. They were smiling and waving flags," Alderton said. "There were news crews there. There was such an outpouring when people saw us."
The greeting the task force had at the base of the bridge was nothing compared to what awaited them at the Ocean Beach Firehouse.
"We were greeted by five fireman who appeared more exhausted than we were. As our task force pulled up these guys started to cry," Alderton said. "The firehouse had no power, no heat, no food and these guys didn't even have a change of clothes."
According to Alderton, these firefighters had responded to 58 house fires in the previous 48 hours and NJ Task Force One hadn't even made it to their part of the island yet to perform their searches and evaluations.
After a briefing from the division chief, the task force went out into Ocean Beach to begin searching for gas leaks and door-to-door checks for residents.
"There was so much water and damage," Alderton said. "A lot of the mains were broken and pilots were out so the homes were filling with gas. Once they found an ignition source, they would explode."
In their initial sweep of Ocean Beach, Alderton said the task force found six confirmed gas leaks, under search conditions that were less than ideal.
"Everywhere we went, we were walking on 2 to 4 feet of hardened and wet sand. The level of destruction was unimaginable," Alderton said. "Homes washed away into the ocean, cars sand cresting up over the hoods of cars. The smell of the garbage and water and sewage was overwhelming."
But the elements weren't the only thing the responders were dealing with. There was an increased risk from the criminal element.
"We were assigned police escorts because looters were coming in by boat," Alderton said. "The officers would stay ahead of the search crews and scout ahead."
It wasn't uncommon during the deployment that task force engines were called to block off access points and hose down anyone trying to get on to the island, Alderton said.
Trying to get their bearings, as also an issue for the visiting responders.
"I had never been to Seaside or that area at all. So it was a new area for all of us. It was like trying to orient yourself to an area based off of landmarks that were destroyed," Alderton said. "Street signs weren't visible. Route 35 North was wiped away. The guys from Ocean Beach stayed at the command post and gave directions."
Seaside Heights
At 11 p.m., the decision was made to move the visiting task force to the firehouse at Seaside Heights. That firehouse had power courtesy of generators, and while they didn't have running water bathrooms were being delivered.
"Once we settled in we were able to go walk the entire length of the boardwalk and could see fires in Mantoloking and Brick," Alderton said. "That was really hard for us. We could see the orange glow in the distance, but we couldn't get there. And that was difficult for us to comprehend. We felt helpless."
Alderton said the iconic image of the Seaside roller coaster in the ocean was a difficult one to shake.
"I don't have words for it. The photos don't do it justice," Alderton said. "The damage was historical and unprecedented."
Sleeping wherever they could find a place to sleep, the visiting responders sacked out at 3 a.m.
Day Two
A few hours later, before their first service call, the responders received a pleasant surprise.
"The church next door gave us a nice, warm breakfast," Alderton said. "The outpouring of support and kindness from this church was phenomenal."
After a fire alarm call, the Brookside task force was assigned to the Route 37 bridge where they performed decontamination protocols on anybody leaving the island.
"They didn't want to bring it further off the island," Alderton said. "We de-conned 10 vehicles and landed two helicopters."
From there, the squad resumed gas leak checks and they went from the ocean to the bay door-to-door.
"The hardest thing for us was when people would ask us questions. We had no answers for them," Alderton said. "Is it safe to be here? Can I leave? How do I leave?"
At 3 p.m., the Brookside Engine was able to get refueled, and at 5 p.m. when they had finished their gas leak checks, returned to a firehouse that was much improved.
"Power had been restored to the firehouse when we returned and that meant power for the Seaside Police Department as well," Alderton said. "The bathrooms were up and running and we were provided a phenomenal dinner from the church again."
Last Call
Not long after dinner, the task force was dispatched to a pole fire on the north end of the island. What they found when they arrived there Alderton said was nothing short of staggering.
"We were in an area where 50 houses had burned down two nights prior. We were standing there with spot fires all around us. Boats through houses and police cars wrapped around telephone poles," Alderton said. "As we put out these spot fires we could see there was just nothing left. Just big piles of rubble. And you could see the ocean waves breaking and running up against the back of the houses because all of the dunes had been washed away."
The task force returned to the firehouse and spent the remainder of the night decompressing and talking to the other first responders.
"It was nice to get to know those guys. It was like picking up a conversation with someone you knew for years, even though we had just met," Alderton said.
Early the next morning, after a couple hours of sleep and a hot breakfast, a crew from Cape May County arrived, and after briefing them on the conditions, the Brookside task force went back to the command post in Toms River for a complete decontamination of their vehicles.
"Then once the officers checked out, we were released," Alderton said. "And it was back up north on the Parkway."
As they rolled toward home, Alderton said they continued to see people on the side of the road waving to them, or in vehicles honking.
When the engine rolled into home at 12:30 p.m. that Friday, the firefighters were ready for a solid meal and their own beds.
But not yet.
"We caught a fire alarm on School House Road immediately when we returned to town," Alderton said. "But after we were able to eat lunch and decompress at the shelter."


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The tone of the debate continues to be mild, with Democrats holding the view that there's not much money to fight over.
The recent move of Missouri House of Representatives members to vote in favor of continuing to allow smoking in their Capitol building offices has drawn some criticism - in the form of a formal complaint.
Rossie Judd of Fenton, Mo. has filed an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint against the policy, saying in her complaint that it denies her "meaningful access to the House of Representatives" as a result.
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Like every two years, there are 435 congressional races around the country this election season. But of all the races, the New York Times decided to write about the race happening right here, in the 15th Congressional District, on Monday.
It's easy to see why the Times would find the race between longtime congressman Pete Stark and Dublin City Councilman Eric Swalwell compelling for a national audience.
The 80-year-old Stark has been in congress longer than Swalwell has been alive and is considered one of the most liberal representatives in the country.
Also, Stark and Swalwell are both Democrats, and the Times used the race to take a look at California's new primary system, which allows the top-two performers in the primary to face each other in the general election.
"I wouldn't have had a chance before," Swalwell told the Times about the new primary system.
Stark, who won the June primary, would probably win easily in November if he was pitted against a Republican, considering that the district — which stretches from San Ramon to Fremont — has more registered Democrats than Republicans.
But a victory this year isn't a guarantee, since Republicans in the district might be more inclined to vote for the relatively moderate Swalwell compared to the liberal Stark.
The Times wrote:
In an example of how many of these voters could vote against the liberal Mr. Stark, one older man answered his door and closed it quickly, though not before saying curtly, "I'm a Tea Partyer — I'm voting for you."
"What we've noticed is candidates in California playing to a wider ideological audience as a result of the top-two primary, instead of tailoring their message to a very narrow base," said David Wasserman to the Times, who follows House races for the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan newsletter.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) _ Reggie Sanders has always been in the
opening day lineup and an everyday player when he is healthy.
But he will not be introduced with the starters on Monday, when
the Kansas City Royals host the Boston Red Sox to start the season.
The Royals' outfield instead will have Mark Teahen in right
field, David DeJesus in center and Ross Gload in left. Emil Brown
will platoon with Gload, leaving Sanders as the fifth outfielder.
Sanders says it will be strange not to start, but he is not too
concerned about it.
The 39-year-old Sanders is one of six players in major league
history to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases. He in the final
season of a two-year ten (m) million dollar contract with the
Royals, who are undergoing a youth movement.
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The Vision Therapy Center of Brookfield and Madison, Wisconsin, has released its 2012 Vision-Friendly Holiday Gift List. The list includes 81 toys and games that promote visual skills such as hand-eye coordination, visualization, and space perception.
The list does not include hand-held video devices and home gaming systems, which can increase the risk of computer eyestrain.
"By spending excessive amounts of time on hand-held video devices and home gaming systems, there is a potential for worsening vision problems such as focusing issues, poor eye teaming and even nearsightedness," said Dr. Kellye Knueppel, developmental optometrist and owner of The Vision Therapy Center.
The 2012 Vision-Friendly Gift List is arranged by visual skill and includes ideas for preschoolers through adults. It was developed by Dr. Knueppel and her team of vision therapists.
Building toys – Develop eye-hand coordination and visualization/imagination.
1. Building Blocks
2. Legos/Duplos
3. Lincoln Logs
4. Tinker Toys
5. Erector Set
Fine motor skill toys – Develop fine motor skills including visual skills and manual eye-hand coordination.
6. Light Bright
7. Pegboard and Pegs
8. Coloring Books and Crayons
9. Dot-to-Dot Activity Books
10. Finger Paints
11. Playdough/Silly Putty/Modeling Clay
12. Chalkboard (24" x 36")/Easel
13. Bead Stringing
14. Sewing Cards (craft)
15. Paint or Color By Numbers
16. Sand Art
17. Stencils
18. Bead Craft Kits
19. Models (car, airplane, ships, etc.)
20. Jacks
Space perception toys – Develop depth perception and eye-hand coordination.
Within arm's length:
20. Jumpin' Monkeys
21. Flippin' Frogs
22. Ants in the Pants
23. Fishin' Around
24. Operation
25. Pick-up Sticks
26. KerPlunk
27. Jenga
28. Don't Break the Ice
29. Marbles
Beyond arm's length:
30. Oball (good for kids who aren't very good at catching)
31. Ball (any kind!)
32. Pitchback
33. Toss Across (tic-tac-toe)
34. Ring Toss
35. Nerf Basketball
36. Dart Games (velcro)
37. Ping Pong
38. Cuponk
39. Elefun
Visual thinking toys and games - Develop visual thinking including visualization, visual memory, form perception, pattern recognition, sequencing and eye tracking skills. These skills are important basics for academics including mathematics, reading and spelling.
40. Color Blocks and 1" Cubes
41. Parquetry Blocks
42. Attribute Blocks
43. Make N Break Game
44. Jigsaw Puzzles
45. Rory's Story Cubes
46. Card Games (Old Maid, Go Fish, etc.)
47. Dominoes
48. ThinkFun Bug Trails
49. Checkers
50. Chinese Checkers
51. Perplexus
52. Qwirkle
53. Battleship
54. Labyrinth
55. Blokus
56. Connect Four
57. Rush Hour/Rush Hour Jr.
58. Regatta
59. Perfection
60. Tactilo
61. Bingo
62. Memory Games
63. Chicken Cha-Cha-Cha
64. Simon Flash
65. Bop It
66. Hyperdash
67. Blink
68. Set
69. Loopz
70. Racko
71. Sort it Out
72. Tangrams/Tangoes
73. Mancala
74. Q-bitz
Balance and Coordination toys and games – Develop large motor skills.
75. Hoppity Hop
76. Jump Ropes
77. Sit and Spin
78. Slip 'n Slide
79. Trampoline
80. Stilts
81. Twister
For more information on The Vision Therapy Center, visit http://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com.


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Twinings Glossary
D'Aeth, Thomas
A wealthy merchant of the East India Company who employed Thomas Twining and introduced him to tea and coffee, the new drinks from the East.
A very high quality black tea grown in the Himalayan Mountains in North India. It is most often referred to as the champagne of teas.
Dengyo Daishi
A Japanese Buddhist monk who spent two years (803-5) in China. He returned to Japan with tea seeds which he planted at his monastery. It is said that he later served the new drink to the Emperor Saga, who ordered tea to be grown more widely.
Devereux Court
The site of Tom's Coffee House, Thomas Twining's original coffee house. Devereux Court was situated just off London's Strand. The location no longer exists, although adjacent buildings eventually became Twinings shop at 216 Strand.
Tea grown in the Dooar district located in Central India.
Duchess of Bedford
It is said that Anna, 7th Duchess of Bedford invented afternoon tea sometime during the 1840s. Although her simple pot of tea with a light snack was originally introduced to counteract her hunger pangs, it soon developed into a popular social occasion among the fashionable classes.
Tea liquor which is not clear or bright. Little reflection in the liquor usually denotes a lower quality of tea.
A term which has been used to describe the smallest particles of a tea leaf.


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June 29, 2011
The voice of the displaced persons and communities is crucial for growth to ultimately blossom. We conduct surveys every distribution day; there's a survey with every house visit; the displaced population is present at all the events concerning the IDP situation in Florencia. The attention and initiative is certainly there! But, sometimes, the interactions seem artificial as one simply jots down or clicks away at the answer to a question. The surveys must be that way, though, so that there are numbers and figures for IRD to measure the quality of the work being done.Development, in all senses of the word, requires progression. Progression always entails a beginning and an end, a past and a future, as well as a stimulant that nurtures that growth. For International Relief & Development in Florencia, development is nurturing. Nurturing internally displaced persons and communities through health, education, and empowerment allows IRD to support families' and communities' progress from a bleak and anxiety-ridden past toward a more stabilized future. The growth IRD hopes to see in beneficiaries is not one divergent from one's past—and one's identity—but one moving beyond one's former troubles by re-establishing oneself through nutritional, social, and political integration.
The surveys must be that way, but the whole interaction with the displaced persons doesn't have to. So, whenever I'm in charge of conducting a survey, a house visit, or meeting with members from La Mesa de Desplazados ("The Committee of Displaced Persons"), I look back in time to my days at the Gateway Center for Contextual Education I. The Gateway Center is a homeless services center in Atlanta, which makes my comparison nearly ridiculous. Atlanta is a thriving urban center whereas Florencia is a small city surrounded by huge patches of green. However, all my knowledge concerning the art of dialogue and listening is based on my formative interactions with the homeless persons of Atlanta. Simple things yielded great trust in those exchanges: being present, being patient, being an active listener, creating space for the dialogue to flow, not acting as if one should always give answers, which made way to life-learning experiences. I practice these same techniques in my interactions with the persons seeking support from IRD. As a "chaplain" at the Gateway Center, being present and attent allowed the other person to know I was there for them. And, by being there for them, I too, was in a position where the other was there for me. The art of dialogue is the art of listening and the art of communication. It's not always about giving answers or responses. Many times, if not all the times, it's about what one receives, hears, and understands that makes listening crucial for someone's development—for the other and for me.
Development also consists of reaching a goal, of reaching justice cooperatively. The historical progression of one's woes and thoughts must be confronted. Everything must hang, that is, everything that frustrates, scares, enjoys, and saddens one, must be brought out for true justice and reconciliation to be reached. Facing that which confronts us causes lament, but, in turn, peace and justice might be reached. IRD does a good job to let the people know who they are; they are victims of heinous crimes, but there's a light at the end that can be reached with support from others—neighbors, international organizations (IRD, International Red Cross), national government (Acción Social), local government, etc. IRD wants to hear what bothers people. As a chaplain one also wants to hear what bothers people. That story (or stories) might contain more information than one at first notices (generative themes, as we've learned them). By delving into these loose strands one finds that the other person may be trying to get at something deeper. Afterward, one is better equipped to confront the situation together with the person seeking support.
Reinaldo (the psychologist) and I met with members from La Mesa de Desplazados (the grassroots initiative begun by representatives of displaced persons in predominantly IDP barrios or invasiones) one Saturday morning to write a document for the mayor. The document consisted of bringing forth the needs of the displaced population in Florencia. We sat down and conversed about the lack of services for the youth and older adults. We talked for hours and finally came up with a decent document. The needs are great, but the motivation for a solution is great too. The grassroots initiatives, such as working with La Mesa de Desplazados toward creating events and documents to make the displaced population known in Florencia, are terrific ways to make issues known. For example, an event named the Golombiao will take place in August (which I helped plan with Reinaldo), which will involve at least 250 persons from eight different barrios.
In all my experiences with underrepresented persons, I learned that change and development takes time. Proper development doesn't occur willy-nilly nor does it happen fast. Proper development requires human evaluation that begins with hearing another's history up to that point of contact. Any attempt to develop the social and political re-integration of displaced persons in Florencia requires the voice, thought, understanding, and cooperation of the displaced persons and communities. This type of development necessitates acute hearing, concentrated focus, total expression, and a reconciled approach toward justice. The other thing I learned was to remember that the other, no matter his/her situation, always has something to offer: the communities, the barrios, the invasiones always have assets (whether it is the youth, cooperation, skills, etc.). This is something, as a chaplain, I needed to learn to be an active participator in someone's life—and allow the other person´s life in mine. Although I am not representing a religious body during my internship in Colombia, I am certainly making my internship represent a stage in my religious development.


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"If you have to change your plans for family events, do what you can to be active for at least 20 minutes that day," according to ATI Physical Therapy in the blog Holiday Health and Fitness Tips. "A little stimulation is better then none."
Here are six tips from ATI to stay on track and start 2014 off right.
- Be flexible when your days get busy.
- Mix up your routine.
- Get the most out of family activities.
- Book that winter vacation.
- Have a home routine on standby.
- Keep your meals consistent.
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