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Gloucester Daily Times
---- — A community-wide grassroots clothing drive — coordinated by two city councilors, but not formally under the city of Gloucester's sponsorship of leadership — is being planned for the week after Thanksgiving to deliver clothing and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Sandy still grappling with its aftermath in New York and New Jersey.
The drive is slated to run Monday, Nov. 26 through Friday, Nov. 30 at Gloucester High School's Benjamin A. Smith Field House, City Council President Jackie Hardy said Friday.
She and Council Vice-President Sefatia Romeo Theken are among the chief organizers of the drive, though Hardy emphasized that the effort is not a coordinated, city-run project.
"It really is grassroots in every way — grassroots at its finest," Hardy said. "It's just that it's Sefatia and I who are leading it.
"I'm hoping we can run the kind of drive we had, and get the kind of community response that we got, after the Lorraine (Apartments) fire," she added, referring to the December 2007 inferno that claimed the life of one man and left more than two dozen tenants of the Middle Street apartment building homeless. In that case, grass roots clothing drives and fund-raising efforts by The Gloucester Fund continued for several weeks after the downtown tragedy that also claimed the Temple Ahavat-Achim. A new temple opened on the same location in 2011, while a new apartment building in essentially the same footprint as the Lorraine was built through pre-fab construction and also opened last year.
Hardy said that Hiltz Moving and Storage of Gloucester has offered to transport the donated items that are collected locally to a community in New Jersey. Hiltz Disposal also participated in delivering goods received through a storm aid drive coordinated last week through Gloucester's Masonic Lodge.
The hours for dropping off items at the GHS Field House Nov. 26-30 will be Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., then again each evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Items that have been requested through the drive, Hardy said, include:
Winter clothing (men's, women's and children's), socks (all sizes), winter coats, hats, mittens, gloves, winter shoes and boots (all sizes).
Blankets, disposable diapers, baby wipes, towels (cloth not paper), face cloths, first aid kits, work gloves (heavy duty).
Flashlights, batteries, sleeping bags and pads, contractor(heavy) trash bags, packing boxes (with flaps so that it can be sealed shut), packing tape, and black magic markers.
Hardy said that the drive has not connected with a nonprofit agency, or set up any format for residents to donate dollars.
"We're not collecting money, we're collecting clothing," she said.
Anyone who can help, however, by donating, collecting needed items, sorting, packing, or in any other capacity is asked to contact Hardy at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"Five great enemies of peace inhibit us:
avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
Krisi wrote: "Here I am. Not there. Not where I used to be or where I will be someday or where I wish I were. But here. In this place. Amid this specific circumstances. Here I am. Not as I was yesterday, or as I will be tomorrow or as I wish I were. But as I am. In this condition, this shape. With this particular thoughts and feelings.
Here I am, GOD."
This was shared to me. And I love it. I'm sharing this to all.
enkey wrote:True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."
Krisi wrote:Hello lovely friends, today (and forever will...) this inspires me...
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
-Mother Teresa-
Please reflect on this and let's all listen to our innerself. And maybe you'll come to understand why I find this inspiring.
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"Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an overabundance to savor."—The New York Times Book Review Steven Rinella grew up in Twin Lake, Michigan, the son of a hunter who taught his three sons to love the natural world the way he did. As a child, Rinella devoured stories of the American wilderness, especially the exploits of his hero, Daniel Boone. He began fishing at the age of three and shot his first squirrel at eight and his first deer at thirteen. He chose the colleges he went to by their proximity to good hunting ground, and he experimented with living solely off wild meat. As an adult, he feeds his family from the food he hunts. Meat Eater chronicles Rinella's lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America. He tells of having a struggling career as a fur trapper just as fur prices were falling; of a dalliance with catch-and-release steelhead fishing; of canoeing in the Missouri Breaks in search of mule deer just as the Missouri River was freezing up one November; and of hunting the elusive Dall sheep in the glaciated mountains of Alaska. Through each story, Rinella grapples with themes such as the role of the hunter in shaping America, the vanishing frontier, the ethics of killing, the allure of hunting trophies, the responsibilities that human predators have to their prey, and the disappearance of the hunter himself as Americans lose their connection with the way their food finds its way to their tables. Hunting, he argues, is intimately connected with our humanity; assuming responsibility for acquiring the meat that we eat, rather than entrusting it to proxy executioners, processors, packagers, and distributors, is one of the most respectful and exhilarating things a meat eater can do. A thrilling storyteller with boundless interesting facts and historical information about the land, the natural world, and the history of hunting, Rinella also includes after each chapter a section of "Tasting Notes" that draws from his thirty-plus years of eating and cooking wild game, both at home and over a campfire. In Meat Eater he paints a loving portrait of a way of life that is part of who we are as humans and as Americans.Praise for Meat Eater "Full of empathy and intelligence . . . In some sections of the book, the author's prose is so engrossing, so riveting, that it matches, punch for punch, the best sports writing."—The Wall Street Journal "Steven Rinella is one of the best nature writers of the last decade. . . . This book was a page-turner."—Tim Ferris "Rinella's writing is unerringly smart, direct, and sharply detailed."—The Boston Globe "A unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from."—Anthony Bourdain
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By Katie Dahlstrom Herald Assistant Editor
The Clinton Herald
---- — CLINTON — The city of Clinton officially decided to honor one group of Clinton residents and is working its way toward honoring another.
During its Tuesday meeting, the Clinton City Council finalized the resolution to give Riverview Drive the commemorative name Veterans Memorial Drive.
None of the addresses along Riverivew Drive will change, but all the Riverview Drive signs will be accompanied by a Veterans Memorial Drive sign in honor of area veterans.
Naming a street for area veterans hit some detours after the idea was first introduced in late August.
Clinton veteran Bob Soesbe asked the city to rename Liberty Avenue Veterans Memorial Drive because although the city has other military memorials, it doesn't have any to honor all veterans who have served, are serving or will serve.
However, after forwarding the idea, council members questioned if Liberty Avenue was the right street to be renamed. Their second-guessing brought Riverview Drive into the mix and council members finally decided on the commemorative change.
Soebse told the Clinton Herald he never would have brought the idea forward if he thought it would end with a commemorative name rather than an actual street name change.
"I'm a little disappointed that they didn't do Liberty Avenue," Soesbe said, pointing out it would have been a better street to place military memorials along. "I think we need more than a hyphenated name, but I guess we will have to live with it."
Among the things that made council members doubt the Liberty Avenue change was honoring South Clinton and all its former residents.
Now, city officials plan to address the concerns raised regarding South Clinton by placing some sort of memorial near the residential area that has been replaced by Archer Daniels Midland and Liberty Square.
At-large Councilwoman Jennifer Graf called South Clinton one of three areas of Clinton, akin to the Lyons District, and said it needs to be acknowledged in some way, such as with a plaque.
"We have effectively eliminated the community of South Clinton through acquisition of property with ADM," Graf said. "It was a vital, thriving community that is no longer and I would like us to do something to commemorate that it was in existence at one time."
Graf's fellow council members supported her idea, but as to what the memorial should be, they were less sure. They directed Mayor Mark Vulich to work with the Clinton County Historical Society to draft an idea or design for what the honorary marker could be.


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- Showcases realistic social issues of an interracial affair
- Looks inside a real family's dynamics
- Beautiful footage of Huntsville
- Many flashbacks that require concentration to follow along
- Billy Dee Williams
- Gabrielle Union
- Hill Harper
- Ever Carradine
- Lesley Ann Warren
- Zoe Saldana
- David Clennon
- Rae Dawn Chong
- Melissa De Sousa
- Alec Newman
Guide Review - Movie Review "Constellation"
The movie opens with a brief look at the budding love of a young black girl and a white solider. This was taboo in the early '50's. The rest of the film shows how this one love affair tore the family apart and then brings them all back together 50 years later at the funeral of the once-young girl, Camel Boxer, played by Gabrielle Union. This funeral digs up all the family's buried secrets and reunites them in a reunion long overdue. Billy Dee Williams portrays the family patriarch as Helms Boxer.
I found this movie very confusing at first. There are a lot of flashbacks and it was hard to match couples together, then and now, married and dating. The more I reflect on the movie, the more I like it and I think a second look would be a good idea.
The movie actually lists and names "Huntsville, Alabama" as the place where this fictional story takes place. This is almost a promo for Huntsville, showing beautiful footage of the US Space & Rocket Center, the Huntsville Museum of Art, North Alabama Railroad Museum, EarlyWorks Children's Museum, The Ledges, A&M University, Humphreys, Holiday Inn-Madison plus many other places. You can see a map of where scenes were shot and a list of who some of the local residents in the movie are.


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Teresa (Kantorowski) Rose and Penny (Bala) Kungle were active women in the prime of their lives when they found themselves confronting unspeakably traumatic diagnoses.
Few folks knew the full extent of their imponderable journeys until a much-earned recognition landed one in the spotlight and a burgeoning fundraiser was in the works for the other.
While sharing their stories may not effect a different outcome for either; my hope is that they will serve as never-to-be-forgotten, teachable moments for the rest of us: If your health is relatively good, make an effort do what you can whenever you can for others who find themselves in a different boat.
Extremely rare condition
Penny (Bala) Kungle never spent time in the military; yet, some see her as a prisoner of war of sorts.
Only there is no truce or release on the horizon to be negotiated as she's being held captive by two inescapable enemies: multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Both are debilitating, neurological diseases, but while MS can be managed, ALS is far less merciful.
In spite of it all, Penny remains stoic. That's not to say she doesn't have moments of despair.
I met the 52-year-old Copley Township woman a few weeks after learning she had been tapped for induction into the Copley High School Athletic Hall of Fame, receiving a meritorious award of distinction. She was just that powerful of an athlete. She lettered in volleyball, basketball and track, leading the volleyball team her senior year to All-Suburban honors and to a 7-0 conference record and Suburban League title. That makes what happened even more unfathomable.
She was blindsided by her first enemy — MS — when she was 22, a college student at the University of Akron, where she played volleyball and worked at Halle's department store. "All of a sudden, I kept tripping on the [store's] carpeting," she said. "Then I noticed my leg was numb up to the knee. The next day, it was up to my hip. Soon my back started to go."
Dr. Harvey M. Friedman, an Akron neurologist, told her it was MS.
For a time, the numbness subsided. But that was short-lived; it was replaced by tingling. After a few weeks in the hospital, she again seemed to be better. Until the next flare-up, that is.
Married to her high school sweetheart, Jeff, she happily went on with her life.
Later she became pregnant. The pregnancy progressed normally but there were complications: "They were supposed to do a C-section but I was left in labor 29 hours … The MS flared up and I went into fetal distress."
Daughter Brittany — today a 21-year-old college athlete in her own right and a nursing major — arrived healthy.
But Penny had lost control of her arms, a condition that lasted a year.
Life returned to some semblance of normalcy for the stay-at-home mom. Once her daughter was in middle school, Penny became a recess monitor at Copley's Arrowhead Elementary School. "I loved that job," she said, returning to thoughts of the past about how she quietly surveyed the athleticism of the children on the playground.
But after years of bending down to tie hundreds of little shoes and zipping and unzipping coats, Penny began having great difficulty getting back up and she noticed her leg dragging more.
"I was sent to the Wellness Center for therapy but I wasn't getting any better," she said. "So I was referred to the Oak Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis [in Green], who did all they could."
An MRI revealed her fifth and sixth vertebrae had shifted and Penny had surgery with the hope that 95 percent of her problems would be better. Not only did the situation become much worse but another surgeon informed her that two of the four screws were put in crooked, so more surgeries followed. "But nothing helped," Penny railed. "So, my MS doctor suggested steroids. … I was on Tysabri for seven months. A possible side effect could be brain tumors. I still proceeded because I wanted my life back."
Long story short, a Cleveland Clinic neurologist diagnosed Penny with ALS on Oct. 15, 2011.
She is among only six women in the United States with the dual diagnosis of MS and ALS and the only one ever seen at the Cleveland Clinic.
Penny is helped on her journey by her mother, Barbara Bala, 85, who is there every day, and a team (social worker, home health-care aide and nurses) from Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Service/Akron General Health System.
"Thank God for my good friend Peg Chuparkoff, also a social worker, who has helped me a lot."
Blinking back tears, Penny talked about when she was able to clean her own home. "Every Thursday and Friday, I would clean from top to bottom. I used to be a cleaning nut, even wiping the hot water tank off and washing inside and outside the cars. I cut the grass, trimmed the shrubs. Now I don't have strength to pull even new weeds."
In spite of everything, Penny Kungle vows "to fight as long as I can."
Fundraiser for patient
Teresa (Kantorowski) Rose, a 1982 Archbishop Hoban High School graduate, was diagnosed last year with Stage IV breast cancer with metastasis to the lung and vertebrae. The diagnosis came a short time after she attended her 30-year class reunion.
The story is much more involved, as shared by classmates Sarah (Horvath) Weber and Marianne Suich.
"After graduating from Hoban in 1982, Teresa joined the Air Force, where she traveled the world and met her husband-to-be Leon Stevens, who also was in the Air Force," Sarah Weber said. "Soon they married, and Teresa gave birth to their first son, Christopher Corey Stevens, on Jan. 15, 1991. When she was pregnant with their second son, Joshua Kyle, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Teresa received two sessions of chemotherapy before Joshua was born on April 25, 1992 [five weeks early]. Following his birth, Teresa had a bilateral mastectomy and more chemotherapy. Once she recovered, she and her husband focused on raising their two beautiful sons."
Teresa, by now honorably discharged from the Air Force, home-schooled her boys in Maryland before moving to Tennessee. "Soon after relocating, both sons were diagnosed with cancer within eight months of each other. She spent all of her time with them in the hospital." Joshua passed away Sept. 18, 2008, of osteosarcoma. Corey, who is 21, has had several recurrences.
Teresa is now divorced. Her cancer is "100 percent service-connected," said Marianne Suich, chief planner of the fundraiser. "She worked on AWACs in the Gulf War and worked with very high amounts of radiation. This is where she believes the cancer stemmed from. … She also does not have life insurance [because of the early diagnosis of cancer].
"After returning home to Tennessee in July [following the school reunion], Teresa was hospitalized and received news about the status of her cancer battle," Sarah added. So, Marianne, who tried unsuccessfully to monitor Teresa long distance, moved her to an assisted-living facility in Copley; much of it at her own expense.
Several former classmates — Debbie (Mee) Younkins; Anita (Heyden) and her husband, Marty Waung; and Rachel (Knoderer) Klatt — are frequent visitors at the facility; often coming with food.
Still expenses are mounting. So in the spirit of "that's what friends are for," a spaghetti dinner benefit has been set for 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the Summit Wesleyan Church, 2303 S. Main St., Akron, (cost is $7, $5 for children 10 or younger, cash only). "Since she is a veteran, her visits to the local VA hospital have been covered but there are so many things that she needs that are not covered," Sarah continued.
A few days ago, Teresa was readmitted to the hospital.
"I moved to Vero Beach, Fla., right after high school and was in the Air Force for six years (had my 22nd birthday during basic training)," a more energized Teresa wrote in the class reunion booklet. " I flew on AWACS and did Air Surveillance, Identification and Communication with the ground units. … I went to survival school in the mountains of Washington state. …
"I subscribe to a higher power than the docs (as an ordained minister with the Universal Light). I will be here as long as I'm supposed to be, doing what I know and learning more along the way."
For tickets for the dinner, please email email@example.com or call 330-703-2991. A Teresa Rose Benevolent Fund has been set up at Falls Catholic Credit Union, 33 Graham Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223.
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CLOVER — Clover High School seniors and twin sisters Brittany and Brooke Rhinehardt of Clover today signed letters of intent to play softball for Erskine College.
Brittany plays center field and is left handed. Brooke, a third-base player, is right handed.
CHS softball coaches are Shea Hall, an Erskine alumni, Doug Collins and Allison Knapp.
"She sets the bar high and you have to meet her expectations," said Brooke of Hall.
The teens credit their parents Stacey and Jeff Rhinehardt for years of driving them to softball fields.


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Cops are searching for two individuals that robbed a group of people. One of the suspects had a silver revolver.
"Two individuals approached a group, and robbed them at gunpoint for their property," says Doug Morse of the Sacramento Police Department.
That's when something peculiar happened, according to some reporters. One of the victims told one of the robbers it was her birthday. And that's when he gave her phone back.
"I haven't seen it before." remarks Detective Morse.
But cops say the robbers may have struck again just blocks away later on that night.
Cops are beefing up patrols in the area and searching for the two suspects.
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Kings Island will begin accepting applications for the 2013 season, starting December 1st.
The park is looking to hire more than 4,000 seasonal workers for the next season, which will begin April 27th.
Officials say they are looking to fill many different positions, including admissions, call center, entertainment, food and beverage, guest services, games, rides, lifeguards and more.
Applicants must be 15 years or older to apply and will be contacted to schedule an on-site interview.
Applications can be accessed online at www.visitkingsisland.com.
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RALEIGH — A 20-year-old Raleigh man, charged last month with several home break-ins, was charged Thursday with a May break-in during which Wake County sheriff's deputies say 11 guns were stolen.
Mellendez Verlez Hargrove of 2741 Conifer Drive, was accused in an arrest warrant of breaking and entering and larceny after breaking into a home on Stonepond Lane on July 7
Deputies said the guns and jewelry, worth $8,755 altogether, were taken that day.
In July, Raleigh police charged Hargrove on July 23, 25 and 26 with a total of seven counts of breaking and entering, one attempted break-in, five counts of larceny after breaking and entering and two counts of larceny of a gun.
Earlier this month, sheriff's deputies charged Hargrove with felony probation violation and six counts of larceny.
Hargrove was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail for a court appearance Friday on the latest charges.
He has been in the Wake County Detention Center since the July 23 arrest.
A judge put Hargrove on three years' probation in February after he was convicted on three felony burglary charges from 2011, state prison records show.


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FOSDEM 2010: OpenIntents Addresses Dependency Management
Under the motto "Reuse components, don't reinvent the wheel," Friedger Mueffke, founder of OpenIntents, described his project and its next steps. Using so-called intents, Android apps can provide services to other apps.
The "intents" concept in the Android mobile platform help apps work together. The CALCULATOR intent, for example, launches a calculator and returns the final calculated value to the user. Google has already provided a series of intents on their Developer webpage. However, every app developer can develop their own intents.
Friedger Mueffke has been working since 2007 on an open version of Android intents. In 2009 he formed the OpenIntents UG firm with two of his coworkers, with him as CEO.
He sees the danger that the decentralized and nonstandard process might lead to the same intents under varying names or different ones going by the same name. The conflict could create incompatible intents on a platform or even nonworking apps because they expect different behavior. If Android already has a certain intent in use under a particular name, it will ignore any like-named additions to it. Thus the OpenIntents project has been working since 2007 on getting interfaces and protocols between Android apps documented and registered from a centralized location.
The project page lists Android apps already implementing intents. For instance, there is an app that shows all intents that a mobile phone is currently using. This is where the next step comes in: a dependency manager. OpenIntent so far has no dependency management software in place, said Mueffke, so he invited developers to write it.
In his FOSDEM talk, the Java developer emphasized the advantages of Android and how its modularity encourages interoperability. Outside his talk a few developers asked him why Google wasn't supporting the project more. Specifically, what would the company behind Android have against someone independently maintaining an intent database and thereby furthering its standardization? Suggested a Belgian developer, "There are two kinds of people at Google. The Android developers would just as soon open up their project, but on another level, no one quite knows how to deal with an open development project."
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Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.
Firefox Says Yes to DRM
Quintessential open source browser shores up its market share with a step toward the proprietary dark side.
Webcam Hijackers Busted
Authorities in 16 countries take action against users of the imfamous BlackShades malware tool.


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Helpful Information About Using Your Insurance Plan
- The semester health fee is not reimbursable by Aetna. However, for other fee-for-service charges at the Student Health Center, just stop at the front desk on your way out to request an Aetna claim form. Fill out the top, sign and date it on line 27 and send it with your checkout statement to the claim mailing address on the back of your Aetna card. Aetna will reimburse the student at 100%.
- Utilize the services available at the Student Health Services to reduce your out-of-pocket costs (the amount you pay).
- If you have an urgent health concern when the Student Health Center is closed, call ODU Police at 757.683.4000 and ask for the Student Health Services on-call clinician. The on-call clinician will return your call and advise you accordingly.
- If you are referred to a health care provider or source of health care off-campus, ask if they are in the Aetna network since your out-of-pocket costs are lower by seeing in-network providers.
Aetna: 866.618.0026
Student Health Services: 757.683.3132
Paying for Your Insurance
Just as in the previous semester, your insurance will be added to your tuition statement when you register for courses. There are two ways to pay for your coverage: one payment or multiple payments. If you wish to make multiple payments, you can sign up for the payment plan which will break down all of your costs into four equal installments, thus giving you the benefit of not having to all of your tuition and fees at one time. To set up the payment plan, you'll need to submit the Payment Plan form to the Cashier on the second floor of Rollins Hall; all payment plan questions can be directed to that office.
Coverage Dates for the Plan
Coverage dates are as follows:
Fall semester: 1 August 20XX to 31 December 20XX
Spring/summer semester: 1 January 20XX to 31 July 20XX
As an ODU international student, you are required to have health insurance at all times, thus the dates above. If you graduate in May or travel outside the United States for the summer, please know Aetna will not provide a partial refund.
Insurance Cards & Enrollment
You are automatically enrolled for the continued coverage when you enroll for classes--whether you enroll for 1 credit or 15 credits. If you currently have Aetna insurance from the previous semester, Aetna will NOT send you a new card. However, if this is your first semester here at ODU, Aetna will send you a card. As always, you need to ensure that your SEVIS U.S. and U.S. "Permanent" addresses are up-to-date. Besides the need to have them updated for the insurance, remember that incorrect addresses are also a violation of your F-1 or J-1 visa status. (See the FORMS page of the ISSS site for forms to update these addresses.)
For new students or new plan years, within two weeks or course registration, your card will be available for printing on the Aetna site. Within a month of course registration, your card will come to you in the mail.
There are very limited circumstances in which students can be waived from Aetna. Cases where an exemption may be possible (pending review of proper documentation):
- Student's parent or spouse is employed by an American organization providing health insurance via a U.S.-based insurance provider; and/or
- Embassy-sponsored students where the embassy is directly providing health insurance from a U.S.-based company and the coverage is equal to or greater than the benefits required by ODU; in addition, a copy of the current sponsorship letter is on file in ISSS.
Both of the above items require documentation be submitted to ISSS. To be eligible for this waiver, the insurance in question must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be equal to OR greater than the insurance Aetna provides, and
- Comply with the Commonwealth of Virginia mandates, and
- Be filed and approved for sale in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
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NORMAN — Editor, The Transcript:
The restraint of the Norman Police in response to the shooting on Flood Avenue Wednesday afternoon, March 6th, is unsettling. A man shot his gun at a fleeting car that was no threat to him. The bullets from his gun passed the full length of McKinley Elementary School where children were playing. Fortunately, none of the children darted into the street at that moment.
Norman Police Captain Easley was quoted in the March 7th Transcript, "Detectives will continue to investigate the matter." He is quoted in the March 14th Oklahoma Daily, "We're constrained by the law."
"The fact is, unless we get a victim, the best we're going to get on on the person who fired the gun is a misdemeanor offense like reckless conduct with a firearm."
Is that all we can expect from our police department?
The letter in the March 15th Transcript is an eloquent statement of the problem with the handling of this incident.
James H. Warram
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nicole and Michael Gross aren't the kind of people who seek attention. Their homecoming on Saturday at Wilson Air in Charlotte is a reflection of their humility.
About two dozen friends and family members gathered early with posters, flowers, and signs.
Nicole Gross walked through the door on crutches, beaming, sometimes through tears. Michael was never far. The room was often silent, with the Gross's hugging their friends and speaking through whispers.
The couple was injured in the Boston Bombings and each underwent several surgeries. Nicole for a compound fracture to her left leg and a nearly severed Achilles tendon.
Michael for burns and wounds. Nicole's sister, Erika Brannock, remains in Boston. She lost a portion of her left leg in the bombings, as the three watched for Nicole and Erika's mom to cross the finish line.
Michael and Nicole sat down with NBC Charlotte and talked about the bond that kept them strong and about the moments when they couldn't find each other.
"I knew he would find me. It's kind of an indescribable feeling to not know where your partner is. He's done so much. I can't imagine my life without him," Nicole Gross said of her husband.
"There's always a little wonder on how it will be. She is a fighter. She showed with each obstacle that she faced, what she's able to overcome," said Michael Gross.
Nicole Gross says she will use social media to keep in touch with her sister, Erika Brannok. She said it was hard to leave her in Boston where she is still undergoing treatment and rehabilitation.
And that picture that circulated around the world after the bombings is not how Nicole sees herself today.
"Now I want to be a face of strength and perseverance. And I'm happy to give back and show that's much more than that picture. And fear is not going to weigh us down," she said.
There will be a fundraiser for the Gross's. Be Strong, Stay Strong will be held at the Charlotte City Club June 26, 2013 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tickets purchased before June 15th are $100. After that date, they will be $125. For more information go to www.bestrongstaystrong.net


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Can your conscience live with killing the bill?
by deaniac83, Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 07:52:11 AM EST
There has been a loud pronouncement by self-proclaimed representatives of the left-netroots that the Senate bill must be killed in order to be saved. Or improved. Or some such thing. Never mind the absolute incoherence of logic in the argument of killing the patient to save it. I don't want to talk to Adam Green or Jane Hamsher. I want to talk to the people they talk to. The people that sign their petitions. I want to share my feelings about what I feel I would be doing if I had a hand in killing the bill.
If they are successful in killing the bill (which, thankfully, they won't be since among the progressives in Congress, cooler heads seem to be prevailing), health care/insurance reform is over for more than a decade. This idea that we can bring it back next year or in 2011 with some sort of a left-right populist alliance if we fail now is bullshit. Before you sign one of their petitions to kill the bill, let me remind you what you will be putting your name to:
Killing $10 billion (in the Senate bill) or $14 billion (in the House bill) of community health center funding. Vermont's independent Senator Bernie Sanders - perhaps the most progressive member of Congress has secured this funding in the Senate bill. The Senate version of this bill will make primary care affordable and accessible for 25 million more Americans than is currently the case. Today, the United States is one of the worst performing countries in terms of deaths from preventable illness. In fact, 100,000 more people die in the United States from preventable illness every year than would if we had the same rate as the top performing countries. Community Health Centers cut down on those preventable deaths. People have a doctor to go see. They get medication at a cheap, affordable rate. Community Health Centers save lives. This is real health care. I can't live with signing off on something that would kill a law that could save as many as 100,000 lives a year.
Denying health insurance coverage to 31 million additional Americans. 31 million. 45,000 Americans die every year due to the lack of health insurance coverage. If we kill the bill, we damn those people to death. Every year. For ten years. Maybe more. I might be one of these people one of these years. You might be one of these people one of these years. No. I can't say no to expanding coverage and saving lives simply because coverage isn't being expanded my way. I can't deny 31 million people health insurance to stroke my ego. I can't have a chance to change that 45,000 number downward and be proud that I stopped that - however imperfect - effort. I can't have that on my conscience.
Refusing the best chance to create pressure on insurance companies to lower premiums: People in the kill-bill crowd like to loudly denounce the mandate as immoral because the government is forcing you to purchase a private product. And it might be a crappy product. And you are forced to buy it no matter how much it costs or the IRS will fine you, and if you can't pay it, arrest you and put you in jail. This is all mostly misleading. The so-called mandate is reasonably weak (and quite reasonable, actually) - one is exempt from it if their premium costs more than 8% of their income. So to recap, no one is forced to buy coverage that is unaffordable. Secondly, insurance companies will know that if they want the people who may not have employer provided coverage to actually buy it from them, they are going to have to offer products in that reasonable price range, or people will be able to opt out, and there is no force of law or fines holding them captive. If insurance companies want a captive audience, they will have to provide coverage within that affordable range. Remember also that insurance companies are not allowed to charge one more based on income. That means that if they want a family making $75,000 (who get no subsidies) to be subject to the mandate, they have to provide coverage with all the required medical services covered for $6,000 a year or less for every family. What's more, the bill eliminates co-pays and deductibles for recommended preventive care, bring your cost down even further. This bill will also mandate that insurance companies spend 85% of their premiums if they are in a group market (or 80% in individual markets) on actually delivering care. If they don't, they will have to issue you a refund!
No, I will not be helping kill this opportunity to create a downward pressure on both premiums and actual cost of care to individuals and families.
Denying needy families assistance to purchase coverage: Once the exchanges are in place, individuals and families who have the most trouble affording coverage will have substantial help. The Center for Budge and Policy Priorities sum up how substantial this help is. The premium assistance is on a sliding scale for people up to 400% of poverty. Here's how the premium assistance works out:
- Under 100% of Federal Poverty Level, you pay nothing. Nada. Zilch.
- Between 100 and 400 percent of poverty, you pay on a sliding scale from 2.8% to 9.8% of your income, maximum. Take a look at the table on this page if you want to know exactly where you'll stand with respect to the assistance and what your premium would be at most before the subsidies kick in.
Today, annual family premiums in 18 states are 18% or more of family income, and the national average stood at a staggering $12,300 last year. We are paying the price, and the price is too high. No, I can't live with killing significant premium assistance to poor and middle class families who are having the toughest of times.
Here, I should say a word about actuarial value, as smart people will inevitably read on the above linked page about actuarial value. And then, some detractors will scream that with a policy with an actuarial value of 70%, the insured still pays 30% of the costs (including your premium and out of pocket expenses). That's true, but 30% of your costs isn't 30% of your income. The Senate bill's actuarial value of 70% is for families of three earning $45,775 or more, and the House bill reaches it at a far more generous level of $73,240 or more.
But that's not all. The Senate bill protects you legally from being charged any more than 10% of your income in out-of-pocket expense. Out-of-pocket expense is all of your medically necessary expenses except for your premium. That includes co-pays, whatever your share is at the hospital, etc. And the bill puts an absolute cap of $11,900 on out-of-pocket for family plans, and $5,950 for individuals (that is, if 10% of your income is greater than those amounts).
And, as I mentioned above, you will have no co-pays or deductibles for preventive care, regardless of how you get your insurance. So you would actually have to be sick to reach your out-of-pocket limits, and not have to go into your savings just for staying healthy and having regular checkups.
Killing important insurance reform: Killing the bill would kill enormously important insurance reform. If I help kill the bill, I will be helping insurance companies:
- Continue to pick and choose which essential services they cover and how much they make you pay for routine, preventive care. The Senate bill will "eliminate co-pays and deductibles for recommended preventive care, including preventive care for women."
- Continue to deny coverage based on pre-existing condition. Like acne. Or domestic violence. Or pregnancy. Or for a toddler, being too big.
- Continue to kick people off their insurance rolls just as soon as they get sick.
- Continue to con people into high deductible plans and then refuse to pay their fair share even after that.
- Continue to let insured people lose their house because of their staggering, non-capped out of pocket expenses.
- Continue to place annual and lifetime caps on benefits so that the patient loses, no matter what
- continue to make their bureaucrats stand between people and their treatment, while taking nearly 30% of your premiums for administrative costs, executive pay, and bonuses.
to list just a few. No, I cannot, in good conscience, preserve the status quo and allow the insurance companies to ruin more and more and more lives with no oversight and no accountability.
No. I have made up my mind. I will not let my ego, or my anger against Joe Lieberman, or my agony for the public option turn into a destructive force against a huge step forward in health insurance reform.
I know what the retorts are. What about handing over all these customers to the insurance companies with a mandate? Am I willing to have that on my conscience? Yes I am, if that means I don't have to have all these above things on there.
I cannot live with killing the bill. My conscience won't let me. So no, I won't be joining the status quo caucus - on the right, or on the left.
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Did you know this Sunday (Jan. 27) is National Chocolate Cake Day? If you did, award yourself by making a chocolate cake. If you didn't, award yourself for learning something new by making a chocolate cake. To help you with the process, we have a recipe for you.
The following recipe comes from Kathi McNeil, who shared her mother's formula for chocolate cake with Mount Vernon Patch in Virginia.
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 tbsp. of cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. of vinegar
- 2 tsp. of vanilla
- 10 tbsp. of vegetable oil
- 2 cups of cold water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda. Mix dry ingredients well and make two small holes and one large hole.
Pour the vinegar into one small hole and the vanilla into the other small hole. Pour the vegetable oil into the large hole. Pour two cups of cold water over everything and mix about 50 strokes with a wooden spoon.
Bake in a greased 13-by-9-inch cake pan for 35 to 40 minutes or 2 9-inch round pans for 30 to 35 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean when the cake is finished baking.


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House District 5: Attack Mailers Flood Hawk vs. Yokley Contest
David Hawk and Eddie Yokley both say they have striven for civility in their Greene County competition for the right to represent citizens of House District 5, but political party powers in Nashville are pushing the campaign in a mean-spirited direction.
As of Friday, the Tennessee Republican Party had sent seven direct mail pieces into the district that Yokley says range from "terrible distortions" to "outright lies," accusing the Democratic candidate of everything from "Chicago cronyism" to support for illegal immigrants and taxpayer-funded abortions. Hawk disavows them all.
The Tennessee Democratic Party last week sent voters in the district a direct mail piece outlining domestic violence charges that Hawk faces, which are adamantly denied by the Republican lawmaker. Hawk says it is "unfortunate that the Democrats have resorted to personal attacks."
Yokley disavows the mailer, saying he and his local supporters have strictly avoided mention of allegations that Hawk attacked his wife. The charges against Hawk have been bound over to the Greene County grand jury. (Note: This has been corrected from the original post, which mistakenly said Hawk has been indicted.)
Still, both men say their party's mailers are better than the other party's attacks.
"At least the Democrats are truthful," says Yokley, 60, of the party mailer reciting quotes from police reports on the alleged assault on Crystal Hawk and reproducing a police mug shot of the candidate.
"At least the Republicans are sticking with issues, not getting into personal attacks," said Hawk, 44, of the GOP mailers, which in some cases cite votes taken by Yokley during previous terms as a state representative.
The Republican party perspective on the race may be illustrated by state GOP Chairman Chris Devaney, who last month appeared with Hawk at a meeting of the Greene County Republican Women in a show of support for the accused legislator. Hawk's wife resigned in August as chairwoman of the group, according to the Greeneville Sun, which also reported on Devaney's comments.
"We're in a war, OK?" Devaney said. "Now, I know Eddie Yokley is a nice fellow. I know he is. He's a jolly guy ... and he probably knows all of you in this room."
But, Devaney said, "We don't vote for people because they're a nice guy ... We vote for people on the issues, and Eddie Yokley is not right on the issues."
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner, meanwhile, says the Democratic mailer against Hawk was basically retaliation for the "nasty" Republican mailers unfairly attacking Yokley.
"You punch someone in the face long enough and you're going to get punched back," said Turner.
Both candidates say they are hopeful, based on talks with voters, that the negative party attacks are not working.
Hawk said he has had "dozens of voters" tell him they were undecided until receiving the Democratic mailer, which so upset them they are now backing the Republican. Yokley said people who know him -- and that includes a lot of citizens who recall his prior terms as a legislator and, before that, his election as county property assessor -- ignore the "fallacies and untruths" by simply tossing the mailers in the trash.
There are apparent differences on state issues.
Yokley, for example, says a bill authorizing for-profit "virtual schools" in Tennessee is "the biggest travesty I've seen come out of the Legislature" because it takes money from public schools. Hawk voted for the bill, which proponents say provides new educational opportunities for many students.
The Republican mailers cite several votes Yokley made as a lawmaker before being defeated in a bid for re-election in 2010 by Rep. Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, in District 11. Redistricting earlier this year left Yokley's home out of Faison's realigned district and put it into Hawk's District 4.
Both districts are rated as leaning strongly to Republicans. Yokley was first elected to the House in 2002, defeating then Rep. Ronnie Davis, R-Newport, who at the time was under indictment on extortion and drug charges.
State and federal law both prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions. The vote cited was on a 2009 bill intended to block federal funds going to Planned Parenthood for women's health services not involving abortions.
Yokley says he voted the same way as Hawk on some of the other votes that have brought Republican attacks. A cited example is a 2009 vote on a bill that repealed a law allowing persons without a Social Security number to get a Tennessee driver's license and instead authorizing a "driver's certificate." Yokley and Hawk both voted yes on the final House roll call vote, though Yokley opposed some Republican-sponsored amendments that Hawk backed.
One GOP mailer has Yokley depicted as a costumed puppet with President Obama "pulling Eddie Yokley's strings" and says the Democrat is supported by "union bosses" and "Chicago cronyism."
Financial disclosures filed with the Registry of Election Finance show Yokley has received a total of $6,500 from union PACs -- $5,000 from a group representing plumbers and pipe fitters, $1,000 from a firefighters union and $500 from a carpenters union. Total contributions to Yokley stood at about $30,000 at last report, Oct. 1, with most of the money coming in small amounts from area residents.
Yokley has reported spending of about $11,000 -- not counting $10,700 the candidate spent himself. He had a cash on hand balance of $20,205.
Hawk, who defeated three opponents in the Aug. 2 Republican primary, has reported about $60,000 in contributions this year, most from political action committees and fellow Republican legislators. Among the largest is $3,600 from the Tennessee State Employees PAC, which Yokley said he took as "a slap in the face" because of his past support of state employees. Hawk still had $30,094 cash on hand as of Oct. 1.
Hawk has spent about $35,000 this year. The state GOP and the House Republican Party have further provided him with abut $18,000 worth of "in-kind" support. That does not include "independent expenditures" for the direct mail pieces, which Hawk says he does not have any control over.
Only one of the mailers attacking Yokley was reported on the state Republican Party's Oct. 1 disclosure and it cost $6,261. The other GOP attack mailers -- and the Democratic attack on Hawk -- will presumably be listed on the next report due later this week.


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For the first time in nearly four decades, North Carolina State enters the season as the Atlantic Coast Conference favorite.
The Wolfpack, with four starters back from a team that reached the NCAA round of 16, earned 26 of 53 first-place votes Wednesday from media members at the league's annual "Operation Basketball" media day.
It is the first time N.C. State has been picked as the preseason favorite since the 1974-75 season, while it marked only the second time in 16 seasons that neither Duke nor North Carolina were picked to win the league race.
In addition, N.C. State junior C.J. Leslie was player of the year, teammate Lorenzo Brown was an all-ACC pick and guard Rodney Purvis was voted rookie of the year.
"It's new territory for our team," second-year coach Mark Gottfried said. "This is unchartered waters. And we have to learn how to accept that responsibility.
"It's something I think our guys are in the process of doing right now. And when you start playing games, you have to understand that you're viewed differently than maybe you were a year ago, so we've got to be ready for that."
N.C. State hadn't been picked first since the year after David Thompson helped the Wolfpack stop UCLA's run seven straight national titles on the way to program's first NCAA championship in 1974.
The Wolfpack hasn't won the ACC tournament since 1987 and last won a regular-season crown in 1989.
Wednesday's vote came two days after the league coaches also picked N.C. State as the preseason favorite in their first-ever vote on an ACC finish or preseason awards.
N.C. State (24-12) finished with its best win total since 1988. Now Gottfried has an experienced core to go with one of the nation's top recruiting classes.
Duke was second with 21 first-place votes and has four starters back from a team that finished second in the league before falling to 15th-seeded Lehigh in its NCAA opener.
North Carolina was third after losing NBA first-round draft picks Harrison Barnes, John Henson, Kendall Marshall and Tyler Zeller.
The Tar Heels have won the ACC regular-season title and reached an NCAA regional final the past two years.Reigning tournament champion Florida State was fourth and got the other six first-place votes.
Miami was picked fifth, followed by Maryland, Virginia, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Boston College.
North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo and Duke's Mason Plumlee joined Leslie, Brown and Snaer on the preseason all-ACC team.


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The fourth-generation iPod touch is the latest version of Apple's handheld computer with added features, such as the speedy A4 processor, front and rear cameras, FaceTime video chat, iOS 4.1, and a high resolution Retina display.
It is currently available starting at $230 for a version with 8 GB of storage, $300 for the 32 GB version, and $400 for the 64 GB one.
The new iPod touch is beautifully designed, as all Apple products are, with sleek lines and modern details. Unlike the iPhone 4, it isn't at all boxy. It is remarkably thin and light, with strongly tapered edges. If you use the device "naked" you may not even remember it's in your pocket -- it really is that small.
With smartphones, they sometimes seem quite light... and then you notice that the battery is still in the box, so you are immediately disappointed with a light phone that almost instantly becomes a heavy "brick" in your pocket.. That isn't the case here; the iPod touch is sealed so it comes fully assembled with the battery inside and it weighs just a few ounces.
The build quality is excellent, as you would expect from Apple. There is no creaking, bending, or flexing of any kind.
The new Retina display on the iPod touch is absolutely gorgeous. I haven't had the opportunity to see it side-by-side with a new iPhone 4 yet, so it's hard to make direct comparisons. I can say that it is vastly superior to my old iPod touch. It is extremely sharp and clear, and much more readable outside in bright sunlight.
My photos look better than ever before, and video does too -- amazingly sharp and clear. If you have an older iPod touch, you'll see a huge difference in the display -- the new Retina technology represents a great improvement.
This improvement isn't really all that surprising, considering the screen resolution has gone from 320x480 to 640x960, but the display size hasn't changed -- it's still 3.5 inches.
The iPod touch doesn't have a physical keyboard, instead relying on a virtual keyboard for text entry.
It works well, but of course I have long experience with the old iPod touch so there's nothing new for me here. I can say that typing is easier with the new model because it is fast enough to make the built-in word completion utility a pleasure to use instead of a pain.
It also lets you double tap on the shift key to enable Caps Lock, which I use all time time and am thankful to have. It's a little thing, but it isn't available on the original iPod Touch.
Other Buttons & Controls
The front of the device seems to be all screen, because it is all black. This differs from my original first-generation model, which has a display that appears lighter when it is off, like a calculator. The Home button is centered below the screen.
A low-res camera for use with the FaceTime video-conferencing app is centered over the top of the display, while the main image/video camera is on the top left corner of the the back of the device.
The power button is on the top right, the volume controls are on the upper left side of the device, and the headphone jack and charge/sync port are on the bottom edge.
The external speaker is just to the left of the charge/sync port. It works fairly well, with nice volume, but of course the sound isn't nearly as good as what you get listening with headphones. For games and sharing a new tune with your friends it's plenty good enough, but you won't want to use it all the time.
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My goal is to provide the highest quality laser vision correction to everyone who desires it at an affordable price. I provide free screenings to determine if a person is a good candidate for surgery. The screening includes refraction to determines if a person is near sighted, farsighted or has an astigmatism, as well as corneal thickness and shape analysis to rule out which people are not good candidates. My desire is also to set reasonable expectations of what a person will obtain from surgery. Once inappropriate candidates are excluded from surgery the results of the surgery are excellent and almost all patients are very satisfied and say they would do it again when asked.
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Mitt Romney [Unlink] has been declared the winner of Illinois Primary. This win has further strengthened his position in the race. Rick Santorum [Unlink], on the other hand, achieved the second position in the recent polls and showed a hope to take the lead in the upcoming polls.
Romney, after winning Illinois Primary, addressed his supporters, who showed confidence in the Republican candidate. "Elections are about choices. And today, hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois have joined millions of people across the country to join our cause," Romney said in his message.
As the time for presidential election is approaching, the candidates are becoming more concerned about their positions. The polls that have been conducted have made the situation of the competition for the Republican nomination more clear. The competition has now shrunk to a few candidates as compared to the beginning of the polls.
Romney is focused on his agenda that he set for becoming the president of the country. While addressing his supporters, he said, "This election will be about principle. Our economic freedom will be on the ballot. I'm running for president because I have the experience and vision to get us out of this mess."
The candidates are still active in their campaigning to get greater support from voters in various states. They are focusing on the current economic situation, which has created problems for the people, and promising them change and betterment. Their popularity depends on how people perceive their agenda and their strength to make policies for the benefit of common man. They are, however, trying their best to gain the maximum support and voter confidence.
The fights among the candidates get intense as they see each other's position in the polls. They criticize each other's ideology and try to prove themselves as more suitable for the nomination. The voters make their decision on the basis of the past records of the candidate and the ideology if it matches with their own. If they agree with the agenda of one candidate, they do not change their decision and support for him despite criticism and objection from others.
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Now, before we dive into the details of today's featured floral items, we'd like to start by referencing how the runways and a few well-dressed celebrities approached these bold patterns. At the D&G S/S 11 show, designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana turned out a fantastic display of whimsical garden-party ensembles, which included blossom-strewn tops, skirts, and flowy dresses expertly mixed and matched for a youthful take on the trend.
While a mash-up of botanical prints is bound to garner plenty of attention, it's certainly not the only way to incorporate this au courant range of floras into your daily mix! For a more wearable, everyday approach, you can always try just one standout piece and balance it with a few neutral accents, as demonstrated by Eva Mendes. We came across a photo of the actress shopping in Los Angeles recently, and couldn't help but admire the way she kept the simple-yet-bold rose print of her Daughters of the Revolution Revolution Floral Short Sleeve Dress ($268) the focal point of her daytime ensemble by pairing it with gray Christian Louboutin wedges (from a past season) and a caramel bag. It's also worth noting that this styling trick comes in handy for busier floral prints as well, as Ashlee Simpson showed us last month. The singer was spotted in New York recently wearing Topshop's vibrant Jade Floral Print Dungarees ($100, 212.966.9555) with tan heels and a gray fedora. Of course, if you're feeling a bit more daring, you can always take a page from Tali Lennox's stylebook! We totally love the way the model teamed her hibiscus-print dress with wonderfully bright accessories, including cobalt blue heels and a lime green hat, for the Royal Academy of Arts Sumer Exhibition preview party in London last month.
Ready to introduce some big florals into your summer wardrobe? Well you've come to the right place, dear readers, because we've found some pretty fantastic items that will help you create this fresh look at home! Seeing as we pretty much own every Equipment blouse ever made, it should come as no surprise that we're currently obsessing over their latest floral button-down: The Daddy Tie Front Blouse ($268) in Berry. It's simply irresistible, thanks to its bright fuchsia rose print and adorable tie-front detail, and would look lovely worn with a midi skirt or denim cutoffs. We're also quite fond of Rebecca Taylor's Poppy Sequin Cami ($275); we think the multiple colors and subtle sparkle would really pop against a pair of white flare jeans. If you found yourself falling for Simpson's adorable one-piece, you definitely don't want to miss Zimmermann's Posy Floral-Print Cotton-Voile Playsuit ($340)! The vibrant floral print is perfect for numerous summer occasions and would look smart worn over a bathing suit and with a pair of chic sandals for your next pool party. Also topping our list are Charlotte Ronson's Floral Pleated Shorts ($195)--the precious floral motif and silky material make for a seriously chic pair of summer shorts!
If you were hoping to snag a few non-clothing floral items, you're in luck because we've also gathered an amazing pair of shoes and a fabulous suit too! When it comes to floral footwear, Girl by Band of Outsiders' Geisha Floral Wedges ($380) are an office favorite. We adore the printed silk ribbons--which look darling when wrapped around your ankles--plus the comfortable wooden flatform is a spot-on choice for summer. And last, but certainly not least, you must check out Nanette Lepore's Provence Rose Heartbreaker Swim Top ($79) in Lavender and Bottoms ($69) in Lavender. With a bright color scheme, cool graphic-rose print, and subtle mesh detailing, this bikini is sure to make a splash this season!--Jessica Baker
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Former Kinston High School/UNC football star Quinton Coples will likely be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft tonight. He'll be first player in Lenoir County to earn the honor.
My take: I couldn't be more proud of a young man who has worked hard to get to this point in his life. I've watched him and covered him since he was in the eighth grade and playing recreation basketball for Larry Powell with Bo Ingram and the rest of the "Six Shooters."
He's been a stand-up young man who did what was best for his family and himself when he left Kinston as a senior — a decision that has helped him to where he is today: on the threshold of becoming a multi-millionaire NFL player.
A behind-the-scenes look at what we're doing tonight at TFP: we're hoping he is selected earlier rather than later because we've switched press times with one of our sister papers, giving us a little bit later deadline than our typical ridiculously early deadline. Award-winning page designer Richard Clark has a freaking fantastic front page ready, so … Carolina Panthers — TAKE QUINTON COPLES!
When legendary North Lenoir baseball coach Jim Montague's Hawks take the field against Kinston today, they'll be going for the coach's 350th career victory.
My take: One thing I've always liked about Coach Montague — he never takes credit for his team's success but always takes the brunt of their losses.
Some of the best times of my journalism career was covering those championship teams in 2005-2007, with Sthil Sowers, Brandon Sutton, Andrew Manning, John Alphin and the others. In 20 years of covering prep sports, I've never seen a pitching combo like Sowers and Sutton, who were as confident and successful as any pair of high school pitchers EVER. Montague coached his tail off, too, and if a certain western N.C. school hadn't put together an all-star team to take down North Lenoir, the Hawks would've had three straight state titles.
Congrats, Coach! Stay around for 400!
When the Charlotte Bobcats take the court against the New York Knicks tonight — on national TV, no less — they'll be trying to avoid their 23rd straight loss and the infamy of being the worst team in NBA history (by percentage).
My take: Yikes. I'll be pulling for the Bobcats … but if I were a betting man, I sure as heck wouldn't bet on them.
And check out this scatching Chicago Sun-Times column on Bobcats majority owner Michael Jordan. Yikes again.
Contrary to popular belief, there is actually a primary for the Republican nomination for governor. While the Democrats have had several debates and forums, the GOP has had none, since everyone naturally assumes Pat McCrory (who has been campaigning for the last four years anyway) will get the nod.
One Republican, though, is challenging McCrory to a debate.
My take: If I were him, though, I wouldn't hold my breath. McCrory has nothing to gain by debating a Republican challenger … nothing. All he'd do is lend credence to that opponent.
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STEPHENVILLE — The adage "offense wins games, but defense wins championships" needs a third part to it: Free throws send you to Austin.
With Brock clinging to a 43-39 lead with 1:20 to go in Saturday's Region 2-2A Final, it was the Eagles' free throw shooting down the stretch, hitting 9 of 10 over the final 80 seconds, that enabled them to pull away and post a 52-42 win over fellow District 9-2A foe Ponder before 2,014 at Tarleton State University's Wisdom Gym.
The Eagles (31-6) now move on to the state boys basketball tournament to play in a Friday semifinal at a time to be determined. It is Coach Jeff Bell's fourth trip to the big dance in his 12 years at Brock.
"People don't realize how hard it is to get to Austin, so we like to say we're playing for those who couldn't get there," Bell said. "It never gets old, I'll say that much."
After Clay Morgan's put back cut the Eagle lead to 43-39, Tré Ewell was fouled on the ensuing possession and hit both free throws to put Brock up six. Luke Hummel added a pair from the stripe for an eight-point lead.
Morgan converted from outside the arc with 36 seconds to go, but it would be as close as the Lions (30-10) would get. Ewell and Bailey Cockburn combined for the final points, all from the stripe.
The squads each won at home during the district slate. Bell said his Eagles brought their game with them.
"We played good team ball for four quarters today," Bell said. "We played within ourselves and did what we had to do."
Brock jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, holding Ponder without a shot and forcing four turnovers in the first three minutes. Ponder would tie the game at 20 before Micah Thornton's free throws and Lance Ewell's basket helped put Brock up 24-22 at the break.
Lane Southern and Ewell had buckets and Tré Ewell added his fourth three-pointer to put Brock up 34-26 late in the third. Brock put the lead back into double figures with a Hummel bucket midway through the fourth.
Tre Ewell paced Brock with 24 points with Lance Ewell addng nine. Morgan tossed in 20 to lead Ponder.
Brock 58, Chapel Hill 47
In Friday night's semifinal, the Eagles withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by a very game Red Devil squad, which cut a 17-point deficit down to seven with less than a minute left.
Brock led 49-32 on a pair of three pointers by Dylan Carrigan, who was scoreless through the first three quarters, with just under four minutes to go. Leading scorers Tré Ewell and Lance Ewell spent the bulk of the second half on the bench in foul trouble, which hurt the squad offensively in the eyes of Coach Jeff Bell.
"Our bench played very well late in the game. Guys like Luke (Hummel), Micah (Thornton and Dylan really stepped up because with the Ewells out, it hurts what we can do offensively," Bell said.
Chapel Hill (27-7) clawed its way back into the fray, hitting six straight shots down the stretch to get within 54-47 with 50 seconds left. It was Tré Ewell that came through down the stretch with four free throws after the Red Devils were forced to foul. After hitting the six consecutive shots from the floor, Chapel Hill missed their last two.
The unranked visitors from Mount Pleasant gave Brock fits early. Three Lance Ewell buckets put Brock up 6-3 but Chapel Hill forced Brock into 25 percent shooting in the opening eight minutes to take a 9-8 lead after one.
Coming out of the timeout, Brock opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run, using three pointers by Tré Ewell and Luke Hummel and baskets by Thornton and Lance Ewell to take a 19-10 lead and force Chapel Hill Coach Ron Hanks to take a respite.
Tré Ewell, who was 9-9 at the free throw line for the game, hit three in a row to put the lead into double figures for the first time at 28-17 with 30 seconds left in the half. A three-pointer by Chapel Hill's Caleb Gatlin at the buzzer cut the halftime deficit to 28-20.
Both Ewells were whistled for their third fouls midway through the third after the Eagles had soared to a 39-24 lead with help from a Lane Southern three and a Bailey Cockburn bucket. After shooting 41 percent in the first half, Brock used a 50 percent shooting frame from the floor to lead 41-27 heading into the final eight minutes.
Tre Ewell paced Brock with 20 points with Lance Ewell tossing in 13 and leading the team in rebounds with eight. Hummel had eight points, Carrigan seven, Southern five, Cockburn three and Thornton two.


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---- — I just finished a mediation session two days ago and we came to an agreement. After getting home and looking over everything I feel that I was treated unfairly.
The agreement puts me in a very tight position financially. I felt like I was pushed into accepting this. I have the original signed paper. Can I choose not to file it because I no longer agree?
An agreement is an agreement. By trying to go back on the deal, you could face problems. The other side can file a motion to enforce settlement.
Courts more often than not confirm mediation settlements as a matter of policy. Otherwise, everyone would be wasting their time in alternative dispute resolution.
In very rare instances, there are, in fact, mediations that end in a bad forced result and if you honestly feel this is the case, retain an attorney to review the deal. Ninety-nine percent of the time, mediations are upheld.
Is a fast food joint liable if broken glass was in the drive-thru lane and one of my expensive truck tires received irreparable damage?
I was going through a 24-hour drive-thru late at night and paid at the first window. As I drove to the second window, I heard a burst of air from one of my front tires. In 10 seconds, it was flat.
There was broken glass and I reported this. Since then, they do not return phone calls. What can I do?
Owners of property have a duty to reasonably maintain the premises. What that means is that if there is a foreseeable danger, they are responsible to clean it up before there's a problem. But, there's always an issue as to whether they knew or should have known of the problem.
Send them priority mail with the bill for the new tire and reference to the incident. Hopefully, there was some type of incident report or you have a receipt from your visit. Give them a certain defined time to pay. Thirty days is standard.
If they do not make it right, take it to small claims court.
The other option is to make a claim with your own insurance company. If they pay, they may choose to go after the establishment themselves to recoup the loss.


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Every February, love becomes the topic for a few weeks. There is nothing wrong with that idea, though it should be the topic of discussion all the time.
During this past weekend, an estimated 111 million people watched the Super Bowl, a game to decide the National Football League championship.
Leave it to a mother's wisdom. Mine said the same thing that yours said: "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything."
A common statement made by many is, "It really does not matter what you believe as long as you are sincere in your beliefs." Others tell us that "everyone is going to heaven, so it really does not matter what belief you have."
"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him." - 2 Thessalonians 2:1
I have to admit that my first thoughts and responses have been to laugh. On Monday, when the temperature was almost 60 degrees, schools all over the area were canceling for the next day.
I have to admit that my first thoughts and responses have been to laugh. On Monday, when the temperature was almost 60 degrees, schools all over the area were canceling for the next day.
Expecting the weather to be bad, many people began to prepare days before the storm was to hit.
A great week of celebration is in store.
"After these things, Jesus shewed himself again to the disciple at the sea of Tiberias, and on this wise shewed he himself." - John 21:1-23
In the first chapter of 1 Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul tells the Christians to whom he was writing that he had confidence they were chosen by God, because when the Gospel was preached to them, the result was deep conviction on their part.
If it were announced that there were a million dollars hidden inside of a book, that book would become an instant success. Millions of people would pour over the pages to find the money or the clues to lead them to the prize.
My son moved his left leg ever so slightly a couple of weeks ago.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." - Jeremiah 29:11
In a few weeks, I will have yet another birthday and will be a little older than I was before.
I recently read a story of a lady who spent $30,000 so she could look like Kim Kardashian. Now, she has to spend the next few years paying it off.
Back in the summers of my college days, I worked for a builder. For the most part, I kept the skilled laborers (carpenters and brick layers) supplied with materials. Then, there was the biggest mistake I made during my first summer.
Anyone who desires to be saved needs to realize that God's will must be obeyed.
"But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because ...
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When you are dieting and feel hungry, don't eat. Instead, drink water until you fill your stomach. The feeling of fullness removes (most of the) desire to eat.
This is a bad idea to do regularly, and is a classic behavior of someone with an eating disorder. Eat healthy food (e.g. vegetables) instead of a burger and fries when you feel hungry.