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Today marks the beginning of this year's Banned Book Week (September 25 - October 2). Each blog post this week will feature a banned or challenged book. I just meant to write a short introduction about the significance of this week, to set the stage for these book reviews. But I really struggled to write one.
What can I possibly say to embody the passion that I and so many librarians feel for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of information and ideas? I scoured the web for quotes from everybody from Ben Franklin to Mae West. I thought of appealing to the most powerful ethical document in modern librarianship, the Library Bill of Rights. I tried to lighten the mood with interesting facts - that this Bill was in part a direct response to the banning of The Grapes of Wrath in 1939; that the "pioneer of modern American censorship" was Anthony Comstock, founder of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice in 1872. But none of it felt sufficient.
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Monetary gifts, bequests, and memorial or honorary contributions are particularly welcome. You can print out this Honorary/Memorial Donations form (PDF format) and either drop it off with a check (payable to Fauquier County Public Library) or cash at your local library or mail it to Fauquier County Public Library, Attn: Linda Yowell, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton, VA 20186.
Restricted gifts subject to certain conditions of the donor may be accepted if the Library Board agrees to the condition of the gift. Funds donated to enhance the collection will be used to purchase items in accordance with the selection policy of the library. Books, DVDs, and other materials purchased with bequests and memorial or honorary contributions will be identified with special donor plates whenever possible. If requested, notification of memorial or honorary contributions will be sent to the family of the person being recognized. Suggestions for subject areas or other areas of interest are welcome and will be followed to the extent possible.
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Small donations - approximately two (2) grocery bags or less are accepted at all library locations.
Large donations may be accepted at the Warrenton Library. Drop-off arrangements must be made in advance by calling (540) 422-8504.
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She noted the Syrian strongman in recent months ignored a cease-fire plan fashioned by the African Union.
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The unit forms part of the Parallel Nursing Studies cluster and aims to extend students' knowledge of mental health issues and nursing practice exploring the social, economic, environmental, and political factors that influence mental health. Students will examine areas of risk and protective factors for mental health with a focus on contemporary mental health issues across the lifespan. In addition, students are provided with opportunities to examine the key role of nurses in identifying risk factors, early intervention, mental health promotion, and prevention of mental health problems.
Group project (equivalent 1500 words) 40%, assignment (2000 words) 60%
Prescribed texts
Hungerford, C, Clancy,R, Hodgson,D, & Jones,T 2012, Mental Health Care, An Introduction for health
Professionals, Wiley, Australia.
Recommended texts
Barry, M and Jenkins, R 2007, Implementing Mental Health Promotion, Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia.
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Bordeaux unveils 'Cité des Civilisations du Vin'
- Thursday 15 November 2012
The chosen name for the €60m centre, due to open in 2015, is 'La Cité des Civilisations du Vin'.
'We consulted naming agencies Nomen and 4uatre in Paris, but also took into consideration the opinion of the five public entities that are funding the project,' director Philippe Massol told Decanter.com.
Those entities are the Bordeaux Wine Bureau, the City of Bordeaux, the Communauté Urbain de Bordeaux, the EU and the Aquitaine Region.
'We fully expect the name to be appropriated by the visitors, and to be shortened in much the same way that the Museum of Modern Art in New York became MOMA several years after its opening.
We understand that language evolves, but felt that this name best sums up what the centre stands for, and reflects Bordeaux's position as a global wine city.'
Workers have already begun clearing a site for the centre, overlooking the Garonne river, and the first brick is due to be laid on Wednesday April 10, 2013, during the en primeur week.
The centre will aim to attract 400,000 visitors per year. Private sponsors include local Bordeaux chateaux Domaine Clarence Dillon, Vignobles Bernard Magrez, Domaine de Chevalier, Millésima and Lucien Bernard & Cie.


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Bird Strikes That Caused U.S. Airways Hudson River Plane Crash Are Transportation, Environmental Problem
It's in the best interest of both conservation and transportation advocates to keep birds away from planes.
A U.S. Airways Flight out of LaGuardia crashed into the Hudson River today after it was struck by birds - a simple, but extremely dangerous hazard for aircraft around the world. The plane is still in the water, but all passengers are reported to have escaped into rescue craft.


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If you're an NFL lineman or a basketball player, Samsung has got the phone for you.
The South Korean company's Galaxy Note II is a massive tablet/smartphone hybrid with a whopping 5.5-inch screen.
Samsung bills the phone as having the best of both worlds, and with its massive display, you really do have more to see than other smartphones on the market. That makes it a solid choice if you're looking for something that you can use for reading books and magazines or playing video games.


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Update 5 p.m:
The fire this morning on East Central Street may have been arson, according to fire officials,
The Task Force investigating the early morning blaze is reporting that the origin and cause of the fire was incendiary in nature. Police have opened a criminal investigation of the fire which they are calling a possible arson.
Local and state officials are asking anyone with information about the fire to call the Connecticut Arson Hotline at 1-800-84ARSON (800) 842-7766). A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest, conviction or prevention of an arson fire.
Individuals with information may also call the Manchester Police Detectives Kerri Rossa or Wayne Mora (860) 645-5510
Original story:
Responding to a call at 4:42 a.m. Wednesday morning, over two dozen personnel from the Manchester Fire Department, the East Hartford Fire Department, and the Eigth District Department assisted in extinguishing a fire at a professional office located at 178 East Center St.
The initial call described a "structural fire" at the building, which was once a residential structure but had been converted to office space. The building housed the Law Offices of William Broneill Sr. and Jr. and the Certified Financial Planning office of Sandra Baranowski.
The firefighters were able to get the blaze under control by shortly after 5 a.m. and the blaze was extiguished entirely by 6:30 a.m. Officials reported the fire could be seen by fire officials from the headquarters, a quarter mile from the site.
When the first fire unit arrived, the fire raged on the first floor with the blaze vented by three first story windows and the door. The fire intensified as the windows failed and fresh air entered the building adding fuel. The front porch of the structure, extending the length of the building was also involved in the fire.
The initial entry consisted of a Search and Rescue Team as well as a Suppression team. It was quickly determined that the building was unoccupied.
The fire extended through the walls into the attic area, and also damaged the roof of the structure before it could be fully extinguished.
Fire personnel reported extensive fire damage to the first floor offices, the landing and stairway to the second floor, and to the attic and roof. Smoke and heat damaged was reported throughout the structure.
No fire personnel or civilians were harmed by the blaze.
The Local Fire Marshall is investigating the cause and origin of the fire and an all day investigation is anticipated.


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It is autumn again, if you hadn't noticed, and that means it is also pumpkin time. There are parts of pumpkin time I like, but I do not like the smell or taste of pumpkin in any form.
The best part of pumpkin season is quite possibly the trip to the pumpkin patch to find the perfect one to light up on Halloween. Oh, and speaking of lighting them up, there is one pumpkin smell that I don't hate. When the inside of the pumpkin starts to burn after the candle is lit, I kind of don't hate that smell.
I have always been a fan of pumpkin carving, but not the cleaning out part. My mom made the rule that if you wanted to carve the pumpkin, you had to do the dirty work. I remember every year, as I dumped my pumpkin innards on the newspaper she had spread out, that it just wasn't worth it. The smell, coupled with the slime factor, grossed me out in ways my brother never could, though he did give it consistent effort.
See Wednesday's Times Sentinel for the full story.


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Our rescue has a special needs cat, Skippy, that is an epileptic and has rear leg damage. He has a special needs sanctuary in North Carolina that will take him, but we need to get him there. I thought via plane would be good, because he could get there in one day and that would be good with his meds. I just learned this weekend of a special needs cat that is in North Carolina at another rescue that has a home just 30 minutes from me. I thought we could work out a transport that took Skippy to North Carolina and brought Biancia back to Michigan or vice versa. I don't know how to go about working this out and could use advice please.
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From lyrical content to Party songs! Which is your favorite?
Whats your favorite Wiz Khalifa Song?
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From lyrical content to Party songs! Which is your favorite?
Pedal To the medal
Middle of you
Ink my whole body
And Know your name :)
Those are thaa best ; Thats wusss upp !
Roll Up
In The Cut
Slim Skit is my Shit
On My Level
Black and Yellow
Mafia Music
Ms. Rightfernow
The Checkpoint
Never Been
All My Life Freestyle
Vato Freestyle
Never Ever
Hollywood Hoes
Drunk Dialing
The Planes
Superhigh Remix and the list goes on .
theres so many to name so imma jus go with what im listening to now "UP" i love smoking to this lol just takes u to another place
roll up , black and yellow , on my lever , i still remenber the rain, stoned ,
the statement . stack money ,hustlin all the time , this plane, know your name and in the cut
and i am here in my country the Dominican Republic the song that is heard most of it is black and yellow but it is a good artist
Real Esate
Big Screen
ATL Freestyle
Huey Newton
In the Cut
Never Been
In my Car
One Way
Star of the Show
That Good
Taylor Made
Who I Am
way too manny, but when im in that mood i love, "buss down" and "exit row" gotta love "cabin fever" too .. "this plane" started his fame i feel like shit still is bumppin to this day
this plane
boarding pass
car service
waken baken
we're done
i'm actually going to use some of those beats on my new mixtape x)


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The Rams have a bunch of young, hungry recievers. Can any of them take their game to the next level in 2014?
Former head coach Barry Trotz, now with the Washington Capitals, took one on the chin in his dismissal from Nashville this year. But was what happened his fault?
Preds defenseman Michael Del Zotto has a lot of skill and potential upside, and is still in his early twenties. But for what he brings to the ice currently, is the amount required to qualify him...
There are a lot of question marks surrounding the Panthers offense going into the 2014 season. Some of these questions are warranted but at the same time, we may be blowing some of these problems...
Brett hits the air waves tonight at 8:30 p.m. CST to talk Bill O'Brien, Romeo Crennel, and the 2014 NFL Draft.
The modern vocabulary of football needs a re-haul. Because it's describing a game that no longer exists.
What does "Predators hockey" mean? It means your top scorers will put up middling offensive numbers, and that's maddening when you think about the coin the organization is shelling out for...
Kyle Whittingham would rather win on the backs of defense. But it's his offense that has established a clearer path to success.
I'll try to post one of these for each game. I am going to track each drive this season, in addition to charting plays. The Washington Huskies averaged 20.5 seconds per offensive snap on Saturday...
The argument for Hurry Up No Huddle in less than 700 words.
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Looks like L.A. is going to need a few more paparazzi.
You can't stroll Venice Beach or sit down to bacon-wrapped monkfish at Spago without spotting a superstar Laker or Clipper in the nation's new basketball capital.
Looks like L.A. is going to need a few more paparazzi.
You can't stroll Venice Beach or sit down to bacon-wrapped monkfish at Spago without spotting a superstar Laker or Clipper in the nation's new basketball capital.
Here comes Dwight Howard, the latest in a long line of larger-than-life Lakers centers.
There goes Steve Nash, the savviest point guard of his generation.
And isn't that Kobe Bryant, the onetime star of stars who is now just one of the guys?
Add the Lakers' Pau Gasol and the Clippers' Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and you have six All-Stars, three slam dunk contest champions and two most valuable players who call Staples Center home.
"L.A. is the basketball mecca of the world," said Shaquille O'Neal, the skyscraping center who teamed with Bryant to win three NBA titles with the Lakers from 2000 to 2002.
Howard and Nash were the latest luminaries to complete the migration to the hoops holy land. Their arrival this summer gave the Lakers inarguably the best starting lineup in the league and made them a trendy pick to win a 17th championship.
Maybe it's no coincidence that Lakers small forward Metta World Peace, suddenly surrounded by four probable Hall of Famers, is launching a T-shirt line with a rock star theme.
"Because I feel like a rock star," World Peace explained.
No less an authority on Lakers legends than Magic Johnson compared fan fervor for the current team to what he experienced during Showtime in the 1980s.
"I tell you what, the buzz is just as strong, the anticipation for the season just as strong as when I played," Johnson said. "And it's not just L.A., it's around the world. Everybody really is waiting to see what this team is going to do. So I think they may have us because social media things are so much bigger today than when I played."
Meanwhile, the Clippers' title hopes are trending beyond their Playa Vista headquarters, something unimaginable only two years ago.
The team that advanced to the Western Conference semifinals last season for only the second time in franchise history surrounded its core with what might be the best bench in the NBA.
Lamar Odom, Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill and Matt Barnes could start for a host of teams.
They will help back up Paul and Griffin, who spent the summer working toward what they hope will be the longest playoff push in Clippers history.
Griffin, determined to show that he can do more than leap over Kia Optimas in a single bound, improved his jump shot and his defense.
Paul didn't do much besides win an Olympic gold medal alongside Bryant and pose for the cover of GQ. The point guard stoked the teams' hallway rivalry in his interview with the fashion magazine, implying he was glad NBA Commissioner David Stern yanked him back from the Lakers in a proposed trade last year because he really wanted to play for the Clippers.
"They had the better pieces," Paul told the magazine, "and winning with the Clippers would be legendary."
Winning with the Lakers would be equally thrilling for Howard and Nash, who have zero titles between them.
You have to like their chances when you consider the Lakers possess the league's best closer in Bryant, its most versatile big man in Gasol, its top center in Howard and its best shooter in Nash.
Of course, having so much talent also comes with a flip side. Kurt Rambis experienced it in the 1980s playing on Lakers teams that included Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy.
"We made it all the way to the Finals and lost and the next day in the paper there was talk about breaking up the team, Kareem is too old, I can't shoot," Rambis recalled. "And it's probably going to happen with this team too. If they don't win the NBA Finals, it's going to seem like a failure to some people."
At 38, Nash has three more chances to win a title because that's the number of seasons in what figures to be his final contract.
"I definitely could live with myself if it never happened," Nash said, "but I would also be the life of the party if we won."
Howard wants to follow the flight path of another Superman, only with a stiffer tail wind.
O'Neal came west from Orlando in 1996 and needed four years to win his first championship with the Lakers.
Howard undoubtedly would prefer to get it done in his first season, before deciding if he'll come back for a second. It helps that everywhere he looks, there is another superhero ready to aid his quest.
"Dwight Howard is going to be much better with a Kobe Bryant and a Pau Gasol," TNT analyst Charles Barkley said. "When you're a great player, the more great players you play with the easier the game becomes."
It's getting crowded on the red carpet in the new basketball metropolis.
Get your cameras ready. The Lakers and Clippers are coming.


text: The 10 Most Overly Used Rom-Com Gimmicks by POPSUGAR Entertainment 7/31/08 20 Reactions 0 Shares Print 0 0 0 0 0 A lot of you had the same ambivalent reaction I did to the recent Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy casting news. In fact, I think RosaDilia summed the sentiment up with, "Oh geez, the same story line over and over and over again." Which got me thinking: Why do rom-coms continue to be the genre where new ideas go to die? Given that these movies are generally geared toward women, it's getting to be borderline insulting. So I'm listing here some of the cliches and gimmicks that continue to mire the whole genre in predictability. It's not to say these things never work, or that I dislike all these films. It's just annoying to see the same stuff rehashed, like we won't notice. As if! To see what I'm talking about, hit "Start." Ending Up With the Guy That Kinda Ruined Things What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 You know what's not romantic to me? When a guy puts me out of business rendering me unemployed (You've Got Mail). Or when a guy interrupts my cab ride on the way to a promising job interview and insists I stay with him How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days). (Why can't he go with her?). Or when a guy steals my idea for an ad campaign and gets me fired with his secret mind-reading abilities (What Women Want). Time for a leading man who's not all "take, take, take". Source 1 / 10 Cinderella Redux Stories What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hey look, I was charmed by the prostitute who gets the handsome, wealthy man in Pretty Woman like the rest of the world but the grown-up Cinderella story gets old pretty fast. The hotel maid/prostitute/stripper/poor girl getting rescued by rich guy story is played. Next! Source 2 / 10 The Makeover What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 I love What Not to Wear and those makeover episodes of Oprah. But when the woman's (99.9% of the time, it's the woman's) makeover is central to a rom-com plot line I start to lose interest. Not only is it terribly retro for a guy to only see the beauty in a girl after she takes her glasses off and puts on lip gloss, but it's completely unoriginal and predictable at this point. Source 3 / 10 The Entire Plot Based on a Lie What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oh man, the big elaborate lie kills me because you can already map out how the whole story will unfold, and where's the fun in that? In Never Been Kissed it's just a countdown until Michael Vartan's character finds out Drew Barrymore's character's secret. Then it's just a matter of time before he loves her anyway. There have got to be better, more creative ways to drum up some romantic conflict than this...right? Source 4 / 10 The Hatred That's Actually "Love" What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Have you ever fallen in love with someone you've really, truly hated? I mean, really hated? We don't need the main characters to do horribly nasty things to each other so that it'll be a pleasant surprise* when they realize they're in love. *It's never a surprise. Source 6 / 10 The Race to the Airplane What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stop me if you've heard this one before: "Faith rushes to board Peter's flight to Boston which is on the verge of taking off. As Faith boards the plane, Peter turns to see her. They kiss and the passengers and crew erupt into applause for the two lovers. The last shot of the film is of the plane flying out into the sunset." Yeah. Thought so. Source 6 / 10 Falling in Love With a Man-Child What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guys who refuse to grow up are...sexy? Sure, some men have that childlike vibrancy, a youthful joie de vivre. But some actually behave like children — and still get the girl in these movies. Why would these highly successful, smart women in films like Fever Pitch be attracted to someone who lives at home and/or sits on the couch with his stoner friends all day? Are women just supposed to settle? Food for thought. Source 7 / 10 It's All Based on a (Totally Implausible) Bet What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 It's funny that movies continue to include plots revolving completely around ill-advised, unrealistic bets which, once won or called off, somehow result in love. Source 8 / 10 Letters From Dead People What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 This isn't necessarily a trend yet but the notes-from-a-dead-lover tactic used in P.S. I Love You certainly felt gimmicky. It seems like it would only mentally mess up a grieving widow, rather than help her. Hollywood should nip this one in the bud. Source 9 / 10 The "Sassy" Best Friend What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 This is probably most tiresome of all. The BFF to the main character is usually quirkier, funnier, less conventionally attractive and way more interesting to watch than the main lady. Yet she's sidelined and often saddled with the schlubbiest guy in the room in the end. Like all of these, it's just gotten so old. Source 11 / 10 0 0 0 0 0 Read More Buzz SlideshowRomantic Comedies Romantic Comedies 5 Rom-Coms Sure to Tug at Your Heartstrings This Summer 3 weeks ago 11 Romantic Comedy Clichés We Love to Hate 6/25 11 Great Romantic Comedies to Stream on Netflix 6/24 Our Ultimate Guide to 2014's Sweet and Sexy Movies 6/18 What Is the Best Romantic Comedy of 2013? 12/02/13 Justin Long Could Not Be More Adorable in the Trailer For A Case of You 9/24/13 Get a Personalized Celebrity & Entertainment Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Movies Young Hollywood A Listers TV divinedebris 5 years I agree, cmd0610, I would much rather watch a played out romantic comedy than a stupid Will Ferrel movie any day. It's one thing to get escapist and disappear into a world where people have amazing romantic love lives and huge declarations of love but totally another to watch a 40+ man behave like he's 10 for an hour and a half. crazyana 5 years i still like rom-coms! i rather watch 'em than some dump movies that get maid these days! ShePirate2010 5 years i agree, but fpr sum reason they are still great, for sum reason....sum thou...suck Linda-McP 5 years Great slideshow, Buzz! cmd0610 5 years Ditto pinkymystic- rom-coms always end well, the are fun, uplifting, and a bit lame but not a run-around-make-thinking-ppl-will-laugh Will Ferrel stupid-comedy sort of way. pinkmystic 5 years I still love romantic comedies. They're so light and fluffy.. Simple plots and not too much to think about.. :) Very therapeutic! Jude-C 5 years These are the reasons I stay as far away from romantic comedies as I can. WhatTheFrockBlog 5 years Good list, Buzz. I agree that each one of the things you listed is gimmicky and trite. What about the movies in which the woman realizes that her male best friend is the one she's loved all along? That one's been used a bunch of times too. 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Update, Nov. 2. Comment from school district in Cunnane case.
Two new claims against the Moraga School District accuse administrators of failing to follow up on abuse allegations made in the 1990s.
The two claims for $15 million each alleged the district and its administrators allowed molestations to take place because of flawed investigations at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, according to a story in the Contra Costa Times.
The claims allege abuse by former Joaquin Moraga teacher Daniel Witters, who committed suicide in 1996 shortly after the original allegations were made, the Times reported. The two "Jane Does" making the claims read about another abuse allegation made against Witters in the 1990s in an investigation earlier this year by the newspaper.
The district is also defending itself against a lawsuit filed in September by Kristen Cunnane a former JM student claiming abuse by Witters and another teacher at the school in the 1990s. In an October legal filing, the district stated "Carelessness and negligence on (Cunnane's) part proximately contributed to the happenings of the incident and to the injuries, loss and damages," according to the Contra Costa Times.
The district in June established a Board Committee for Student Safety to review "policies, practices and training regarding child abuse and mandated reporting."
Moraga School District Superintendent Bruce Burns declined to comment on the new claims.


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Commonwealth Journal
March 14, 2013
Turner frustrated with efforts to redistrict
By BILL MARDIS, Editor Emeritus
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset —
Tommy Turner, state representative from Pulaski County's 85th House District, is dissatisfied, maybe frustrated, by futile attempts to realign legislative districts as required after the 2010 federal census.
"They blamed poor old David Williams for never doing anything up here, and David is not up here now and we still can't get anything done," Turner declared. Former Senate President David Williams, often blamed for blocking legislation, is no longer a member of the General Assembly. Williams resigned from the Senate after being appointed to a circuit judgeship.
The House of Representatives last week approved a redistricting plan on a partisan vote. The plan has little or no support from Republicans in the House and is unlikely to be approved by the Senate.
"I voted against because it pits 11 Republicans against each other, and in one district it puts three incumbent Republicans against each other," Turner explained. Also, Turner said most Republicans in the House didn't get to see the legislative redistricting plan until it was almost ready for a vote.
Turner is not unhappy with realignment of his own 85th District. He would get a little less territory in Laurel County and a little more in Pulaski County. The new plan gives him four precincts in Laurel County and 38 precincts in Pulaski County.
Under the new plan, Pulaski County would be divided into four House Districts instead of the current five. It would push Democrat Terry Mills' 24th District out of the northern part of the county. Five precincts –– Ansel, Buncombe, Mt. Zion, Eubank and Fall Branch –– are currently in the 24th District.
Parts of four legislative districts that make up Pulaski County in the still-not-approved House plan are:
52nd District, represented by Ken Upchurch, Monticello, who recently won a special election to fill a vacancy created when Sara Beth Gregory was elected to the Senate.
53rd District, represented by David Meade of Stanford. Meade, who succeeded Danny Ford, currently represents what is now designated the 80th District.
83rd District, represented by Jeff Hoover of Jamestown.
85th District, represented by Tommy Turner of Pulaski County.
Turner is the only state representative who lives in Pulaski County. The 38 precincts in the 85th District is more than half of the county's 59 precincts. He has represented the 85th District for the past 17 years.
A "gentlemen's agreement" between the Senate and House says the Senate will approve the House's legislative plan and the House will approve the Senate's plan. However, Turner expressed doubt the Senate will approve the House plan, especially before the current session ends.
Previously realigned House and Senate districts were declared invalid and a court ordered existing districts to remain in place until new plans are approved.
The General Assembly is in recess now and is scheduled to return March 25 and March 26 in what is referred to as a " veto session.'
"We can suspend the rules and pass legislation on those two days if both bodies agree," said Turner.


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On the 3rd of July I was out at Dundreggan for a couple of meetings, and in between them there was a gap of an hour or two. I decided to go and have a look for some invertebrates on some of the trees near the buildings there, thinking especially of some aspen trees (Populus tremula) along one of the burns. However, on my way to them, I made a slight detour to a couple of bird cherry trees (Prunus padus) at the far end of the field where our tree nursery is situated.
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Beauty is only skin deep
Possible interpretation: Physical beauty is superficial. A pleasing exterior is no guide to a person's interior or character.Note: skin (noun) = the layer of tissue covering the body of a person or animal | deep (adj.) = going far down from the surface | skin deep (adj.) = superficial; not deep; on the surface
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Interweaving real episodes in recent Chinese history such as the Olympic Games, the SARS virus, and tainted pet-food scandals with a richly imagined world, this heartwarming story of cats and humans does what W. Bruce Cameron's A Dog's Purpose did for canines. It will make you laugh and tear up, while showing the battles fought between the corruption of modern living and the ideals of traditional life.
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"An enchanting and profoundly moving novel about our relationships with animals told from a unique and refreshing perspective."--Neil Abramson, author of Unsaid
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For all the Ajax calendars that are appearing, it's a shame I can't find one which really meets my needs.
I tried out Trumba, Kiko, 30 Boxes, Yahoo! Calendar, and Spongecell. I couldn't recommend any of them.
My needs are probably weird, but not that weird. Here's what I need a calendar to be able to do:
Listen, I know that everybody is saying that the cool thing to do these days is Ship Early and Often, but when you ship half-baked ajax calendars that don't do much and then get Scoble to go nuts about how great they are, well, you're going to have a lot of people like me checking it out and realizing that, for example, no thought whatsoever has gone into printing, which is fine, it's a 1.0 release, but you know what? I'm not going to look at 30 Boxes again -- I've spent enough time evaluating it. G'bye. I've talked about this before -- it's the Marimba phenomenon -- when you get premature publicity, lots of people check out your thing, and it's not done yet, so now most of the people that tried your thing think it's lame, and now you have two problems: your thing is lame and everybody knows it.
Why so many Ajax calendars? My theory is that about a year ago, there was a lot of buzz (possibly true, possibly false) about Google shipping a calendar, and everybody thought, oh gosh, it's gonna be really good, like Gmail, and then Yahoo! is going to be embarrassed again, and run out and buy the best Ajax calendar company they can find, just like they did with Oddpost, making those very funny kids millionaires overnight. So people aren't really building calendars to sell to people like me who need calendars: they're building calendar companies to sell to Yahoo!, which, for some reason, has given up on the old concept of hiring programmers to write code, and is going with this new age concept of buying entire companies on the hopes that they might contain a good programmer or two, which, by the way, is a sure sign of trouble for a technology company.
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With Raleigh County taking home the regional Gazette-Mail Spelling Bee title eight out of the last nine years, hopes are high for county winner Nikki Zinzuwadia, a seventh grader St. at Francis De Sales Catholic School, and Abby Stimson, a seventh grader at Victory Baptist Academy, as they head to the regional bee Saturday at Capital High School in Charleston.
For the two girls, studying hard up until the bee will be the key to success.
Nikki said she has been studying the county lists as well as spelling lists on the national site and reading the dictionary.
She has been focusing on word origins to help give her a leg up.
Likewise, Abby has been studying as harder she can, she said, and she is both "nervous and excited."
"I'm just going to do my best and know that win or lose, I made it this far and it is a big honor. Regardless, I'm proud of myself," she said.
Nikki explained, "I'm just going to stay calm and focused on the words and not focus on everyone around me."
Both girls are filled, almost equally, with nerves and excitement.
Other area students competing in the regional bee are:
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A routine traffic stop on Ky. 490 resulted in multiple charges against a Laurel man who was wanted on federal parole violations.
The arrest came on Sunday evening around 6 p.m. when Laurel County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Parrott conducted the stop at the location about five miles north of London. After running a check of the driver, Parrott learned that 22-year-old Jacob T. Cobb of Line Creek Road in London was driving on a DUI-suspended license and was wanted on a Laurel County bench warrant for driving under the influence of intoxicants.
The check also revealed Cobb was wanted on a federal parole warrant for failing a drug test, absconding which means failure to report for scheduled appointments, and failure to report to his parole officer. He was also charged with several traffic violations and taken to the Laurel County Detention Center where he is held without bond.


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Tonawanda News — Almost a year after construction began on a new gazebo in the City of Tonawanda, the project remains unfinished, according to city officials.
One of those last details is a light that will hang from the middle of the gazebo's ceiling.
"That should be in next week," Mayor Ron Pilozzi said.
City Engineer Jason LaMonaco also sent a list of items for the contractor to fix before the city pays the bill for the construction. But LaMonaco said he's currently in a squabble with the contractor over the list, which requires some additional paint and the repair of two loose railings.
According to LaMonaco, the contractor is arguing they are not responsible for the railing repairs.
"My stance is that they did the same procedure on the other railings, and only these two are loose," LaMonaco said.
Pilozzi said people could technically use the gazebo before all those finishing touches are complete, but he isn't thrilled about the idea.
"It is minor stuff," he said. "But I don't like to use something until it's done."
The old gazebo collapsed in 2010 as city workers attempted to make structural repairs, injuring two men in the process. Two years later, construction began on a new gazebo in mid-September.
Construction on the iconic structure was originally set to be complete in October, but workers discovered the foundation beneath the gazebo was hollow shortly after starting their work. LaMonaco said the delay didn't cost much in terms of money, but the issue set the bulk of construction back until the spring and summer. Per the original plan, contractors were only supposed to be painting in the spring.
The gazebo has been a structure in Clinton Park for decades, and was replaced once before in the 1970s. Pilozzi said he hopes to use the new and improved gazebo more than ever before — for events like summer concerts — once it's completely finished.
City officials also discussed the status of Spaulding Commerce Park Tuesday night at the council's meeting. LaMonaco said he is waiting on grant distribution approval in the amount of $82,000 for the interior work of the park, which includes sidewalk installation and tree planting.
The city will also need to receive a certificate of completion to recognize the environmental work done at the site before the park is done, hopefully by the end of September.
Council members took advantage of the discussion to raise the issue of a potentially dangerous drop-off from recently installed sidewalks on the Hinds Street side of a business park being built on the former Spaulding Fibre site.
"The street and the curbs are high, and then behind the sidewalk, there is a drop-off there," LaMonaco said.
The fill brought in to replace the contaminated dirt at the site has all been used, but LaMonaco said he is hoping a business that will come into that area may lessen the incline.
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MTA members are urged to contact their Senators immediately to urge them to talk to Senate President Therese Murray and Senate Ways and Means Chair Steven Panagiotakos to modify language in the municipal health insurance sections of the Senate budget. Tell them these changes are needed to protect the legitimate, time-honored rights of employees to have a voice in decisions about their health insurance plans.
At 2:15 am on Friday morning, the Senate approved state budget amendment, proposed by Sen. Panagiotakos (D-Lowell), changing the municipal health insurance system in a way that jeopardizes your participation in the process. Unless this provision is amended, you will lose critical rights in health insurance bargaining.
Many senators voted for the proposal as an alternative to an amendment offered by Sen. Richard Tisei (R-Wakefield). Senator Tisei's amendment mirrored the Massachusetts Municipal Association's plan to give cities and towns unilateral control over plan design in order to shift costs to the employees.
However, some provisions of the Panagiotakos proposal will take away our ability to collectively bargain over health insurance. We believe that some senators voted for this amendment based on a verbal description that did not make clear what was in the amendment and, as a result, they may be willing to advocate for changes if you ask them to do so. There is no doubt that many important employee protections are lacking in the amendment and must be changed. The most egregious of these is a provision that allows municipalities to unilaterally enter the GIC – with no bargaining required.
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It came at the 11th hour, but Chapman had its wish granted.
The South Carolina High School League agreed to hear an appeal regarding the Panthers' 3A upper state softball game at Daniel. Chapman and Spartanburg School District I officials will have the appeal heard by the league's executive committee at a date to be determined.
The game in question was played on Tuesday and suspended due to rain and lightning in the top of the sixth inning with Chapman at bat and leading 3-2. There were no outs in the inning and a runner on second base.
Once the heavy rain set in, the umpire told both teams that the game was postponed and would be completed beginning at the point it was halted at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. On the bus ride home, Chapman was informed by the umpire in charge that a mistake was made and that by rule the game was over with Daniel taking a 2-0 victory.
By SCHSL rule, a game is ruled complete after five full innings. In this case, the sixth inning was not completed and the game reverted to the previous completed inning. The Lions led 2-0 through five innings.
Chapman filed the protest late Tuesday and was informed by the SCHSL that the game would remain as called. In a letter to Chapman principal Stephanie Mathis, the league stated that "it is the responsibility of the umpires and coaches to know the game ending procedures."
Chapman and District 1 then petitioned the 7th Judicial Circuit for a temporary restraining order and declaratory relief after league commissioner Jerome Singleton denied a protest to allow the completion of the game.
Singleton said that Chapman later asked league executive committee president Paul Anderson for a hearing, which he granted. This came after the brackets were advanced and Daniel had already begun its winner's bracket game at Union County. Chapman was 10 minutes away from getting started at home in the loser's bracket against Seneca.
"They asked for a called meeting to appeal the decision of the commissioner," Singleton said. "It was granted. The president approved it. They have the right to protest the outcome of a game."
Singleton said the league was aware of an injunction and wanted to see its result before moving forward.
"We were waiting until after 5 (p.m.) to see if the injunction was signed," he said. "After 4 (p.m.) we got a letter from them asking for a called meeting."
Chapman athletic director Greg Wilson said the school became aware it could appeal to the executive committee president later on Wednesday afternoon, but still moved forward seeking the injunction. It has yet to be ruled on.
"We just wanted a hearing to express the concern we had about the explanation we were given by the umpire," Wilson said. "The umpire told us the game would be postponed and never said it was suspended. We took their direction and left. We also feel like we were denied the proper rain delay protocol as mandated by the National Federation High School softball rulebook."
Wilson added that Singleton did not take into consideration a 30-minute delay rule and "made his decision based solely on the rule that the game reverts to the previous inning."
Singleton admitted an error was made by the umpiring crew in its communication with the teams, but it does not change the rule.
"The official was wrong," he said. "But it does not give us flexibility with the rule. The umpire cannot make a call to postpone, and the teams cannot agree to reschedule. That's in the league's hands."
Singleton does not expect a hearing to be conducted on Thursday. He said time will be needed to contact the executive committee members to set a time and date.
"We just came across (the approved hearing) late in the afternoon," he said. "I'll need time (Thursday) to call the committee members and see what works best for all of them. I do want to get this done as fast as I can. The goal is to have the hearing and get the upper state champion crowned by Monday."
Chapman softball coach Kendall McCarter is hopeful once the hearing is conducted that his team will have an opportunity to work its way into the winner's bracket.
"The way our affidavit was written, and the way our appeal was worded, we just want to do what the umpires suggested (Tuesday) night," he said. "Nothing more, nothing less. We want to resume the game from the point it was suspended and decide the winner on the field, not by human error or by a book in an office 90 miles away."
Garner agrees that he'd like to see the outcome be determined on the field and not a rulebook.
"We simply asked the S.C. High School League to do the right thing and honor what was suggested by the umpire-in-charge," he said. "Our team was never given the opportunity for a rain delay. Our folks did what they were told by those in charge of officiating the game. If this situation was botched by the officials and erroneous information was given to both coaches, then we believe the S.C. High School League should take all of those things into consideration.
"The players on both teams deserve the opportunity to finish that game and a true winner be declared. We regret having to take such measures, but the students and the community deserve our best efforts on their behalf."