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Three years, nothing has changed.
Unless you love thrash metal or hair bands, in which case you're thrilled at the music at the RBC Center. Can't we bring back Super chunk? Worked in '06.
(Props to the music crew for bringing "The Rising" back to the rotation, but wouldn't it make more sense to play it while the team is on the ice?)
I know, I know: No one hates the music played during Canes games as much as I do. But when you've been places where they do it really well, you know it can be so much better.
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Tomato and Feta Galette with Jalapeno Syrup and Aged Balsamic
1 ¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour
8 Tablespoons Butter cold butter
¼ cup all purpose flour
Pinch of salt and pepper
2 t cold Water
2 pints grape tomatoes
1-2 cloves of garlic minced
2 Tablespoons minced shallot
3 sprigs of thyme de-stemmed
5-6 leaves of basil
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt and pepper to taste
8 ounces of good quality feta
Aged Balsamic for finishing
Fresh mint Minced
Jalapeno Syrup
1 jalapeno pepper deseeded and roughly chopped
2 Tablespoons diced shallot
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
¼ cup spinach
(can be made several days ahead)
Combine the shallots, jalapeno pepper and sugar in a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until the sugar melts and browns slightly. Watch it carefully so the sugar does not burn. Add the water and cook for several minutes until a slightly thick syrup is formed. Taste the syrup and add more sugar as needed until its slightly spicy but not overwhelming.
Allow the syrup to cool slightly and combine it with the spinach in a blender. Puree until the spinach is broken down and the sauce turns green. Strain and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
To make the dough: Combine the whole wheat pastry flour, all purpose flour, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Then toss the sticks of butter in the flour. Remove the butter from the flour and use a box grater to grate the butter in to the flour. Then use your fingers to mix the butter until the dough looks like rough corn meal. Add the water and mix to combine. Do not over mix or the dough will become tough. Wrap in plastic and let it sit in the fridge for 30 – 40 minutes. The dough can be made a day ahead and kept cool in the fridge.
To make the Filling: Pre-heat your oven to 350. Heat the olive oil over medium heat and add the shallots, garlic tomatoes and thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook the tomatoes for a few minutes or until they soften and the juices become slightly thick. Remove from the heat and cool in the fridge for 10 minutes. Once the tomatoes are cool toss in the basil.
Divide the dough in to 4 or 8 (depending on how big you want the galettes) equal balls and roll them in to circles about 1/8 inch thick. Crumble the feta with your hand a little bit and divide it equally among the circles of dough, placing it in the center leaving about 1 inch of dough around the edges. Divide the tomato mixture equally among the dough once again leaving about 1 inch of space around the edges. Take the edges of the dough and fold them up pinching it as you go to make a very rough looking pie. Transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 18-20 minutes or until the crust becomes golden brown.
To serve drizzle the galettes with the jalapeno syrup and the balsamic, garnish with some minced mint leaves. (makes 4 large or 8 small galettes)
Tips: Using the box grater to cut the butter in to the flour is an easy way to make the dough by hand, you can make the dough in a food processor. Just cut the butter in to small cubes and pulse it in to the flour. Be careful not to over mix the dough. The galettes can be made several days ahead of time and re heated when you need them. Just bake them for 15 minutes the first time., then for 4-5 minutes the second time just before you are ready to serve them.
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Grilled Beef Tenderloin with a Cabernet Reduction Sauce
Serve with St. Supéry Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
Great special occasion recipe to go with the elegant Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon.
4 filet mignons about 8 ounces each (this is the small end of a beef
1 clove of garlic
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Place the filets, garlic, thyme, pepper, oil, and balsamic in a zip lock bag and refrigerate overnight. Remove the steaks 30 minutes before you are ready to grill, dry with a towel and season with salt & pepper. Grill to the desired doneness and serve with the Cabernet sauce.
½ cup onion, chopped into 1-inch pieces
¼ cup carrot, chopped into 1-inch pieces
¼ cup celery, chopped into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2 cups cabernet sauvignon (St. Supery)
1 quart veal stock
salt and pepper
In a heavy-bottomed pot, cook the onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil over medium heat in a medium sized saucepan until browned. Add the garlic, bay leaf. Add the vinegar and wine, bring to a boil, and simmer until reduced by one half. Add the veal or chicken stock; bring to a boil, and simmer, skimming occasionally, until reduced by two-thirds. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Return the sauce to the heat and simmer until it lightly coats the back of a spoon. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
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I hope you all had a fantastic summer and are enjoying the anticipation and thrill that seems to come along with the cooler weather and falling leaves. The HR industry is certainly abuzz as seasonal hiring begins in the retail industries and part-time jobs open up as kids return to school.
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I know it's hard sometimes to figure out which tradeshows to attend. Most of us flock to SHRM but in many cases, real results come from quality not quantity. It isn't always easy to stand out in a crowd and the quick follow-up after events, require a massive sales force that sometimes isn't always there. The real return on investment doesn't come from how many cards you gather, it really comes down to how many sales you make. Just another factor to think about as tradeshow planning begins for 2008 ...
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It seems that every time you turn on the television, radio or open a newspaper these days all you hear about is how social networking websites are costing employers billions of dollars in lost productivity. But savvy marketers - and companies - are quickly learning that social networking is not their worst enemy but their best friend. read more
For many marketers online advertising - banner ads, button ads, pop-unders, pop-unders - are seen as an exercise in branding. We stretch our creative muscles just enough to let online visitors recognize our logo, our name and, ideally, what we do. But just like exercise, most of us get some snazzy new running shoes, jump on the treadmill and despite the best of intentions, fall off the wagon and quickly return to our couch potato ways. But what if we changed the way we thought about online advertising and kept on running? read more
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text: Germany is giving us a template on how we handle Muslims: just like we handle neo-Nazis.According to Bloomberg, German police carried out 30 predawn raids against the nation's largest neo-Nazi group two days ago.Why? Because German authorities are determined to "stamp out" this movement because it is "potentially violent." According to Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Beyer, the group includes within it a "violent subculture" of extremists.Authorities are also alarmed that the movement thrives behind prison walls, where "imprisoned comrades" are urged to "fight on against the system."Bloomberg describes the neo-Nazis as a "virulent political force" which is "more extreme" than other anti-Semitic groups in German because of "their implicit support for an authoritarian 'Fuehrer state'" modeled after the Third Reich.The German government banned one neo-Nazi organization in 2009 because it "sought to attract youths to an anti-Semitic...ideology." Police discovered "extremist lyircs" during a raid on one of its camping sites on the Baltic Sea.Let's see. What other organization operating in the West is "potentially violent," has a "violent subculture" of extremists inside it, thrives inside prisons, is a "virulent political force," tries to "attract youths to an anti-Semitic...ideology," supports an "authoritarian...state" and includes "extremist lyrics" (such as "Slay the idolaters wherever you find them") in its repertoire?I'll give you a hint. It's not the Southern Baptist Convention, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or the United Methodists.Islam obviously, as 9/11 and 32 subsequent foiled terrorist attacks on U.S. soil attest, has great potential for violence. It includes radical jihadists (a "violent subculture") within its ranks, does some of its best recruiting in prison (one imam in Britain actually directs terrorist cells from inside the prison where he resides as an inmate), cultivates a jihadist and anti-semitic mentality in youths (the valedictorian of a Saudi-funded high school in Virginia is now in prison for trying to assassinate the president of the United States, and Muslim youth are taught that Jews should be wiped off the planet), and aims to impose sharia law on all Americans at the point of a sword if necessary (can't get any more "authoritarian" than that).I see no reason why our policies toward Islam in the West in general and America in particular should not be a mirror image of our policies toward the neo-Nazi movement.Whatever steps we take in public education and law enforcement to reduce the threat of Aryan supremacists are the same steps we should take in reducing the threat Koranic Islam poses to the West.Bottom line: whatever the FBI does to keep white supremacists in line is the same thing it ought to be doing to keep Islam in check. For instance, according to Athan G. Theoharis in his book The FBI: A comprehensive reference guide (p. 32), FBI agents were ordered in 1964 to "frustrate any effort" by the KKK and other supremacist organizations "to recruit new or youthful adherents," and to miss no "opportunity" to expose the "devious maneuvers and duplicity" of white supremacist groups.In other words, the goal was to make it unthinkable for America's youth to join a white supremacist group. A noble goal for today, I suggest. Our aim should be to make it as unthinkable for a resident of America to embrace Islam as we have made it to embrace Aryan Nations ideology. And for the same reasons.That sounds eminently fair to me - let's choke off violent, anti-semitic ideology and actions wherever we find them, whether in the meetings of skinheads or in the mosques of America. Anybody have a problem with that?(Unless otherwise noted, the opinions expressed are the author's and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Family Association or American Family Radio.)


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Wilson Addition recovering from sewage backup
By SCOTT AUST
By SCOTT AUST
Tyson and Stephanie Birkholz noticed a problem around 10:15 Sunday night after Tyson went downstairs to check on laundry and his dogs.
"There was water," Tyson said.
"Sewer water," Stephanie added.
Several homeowners in the Wilson Addition of Garden City, located off Spruce Street east of the U.S. 50/83 bypass, spent Sunday night and on into Monday afternoon hauling out loads of soaked carpet and furniture trying to clean up the mess caused by a sewage pump malfunction at the city's wastewater treatment plant that caused sewage to flood into the basements of many homes.
Tyson Birkholz said he noticed the smell, but at first thought maybe one of the kids had clogged up the toilet or something. Then he looked over at the drain.
"It was just gushing out," he said. "It got to three or four inches, standing, for three or four hours. They finally got it to where it started going down."
Stephanie Birkholz said their home, which they have owned for two years, had a finished basement. They spent Monday tearing out carpeting and baseboards and damaged furniture. They also lost some clothes.
"We had Henk's come over at 3:30 (a.m.) and start sucking it out," she said, referring to Henk's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning.
The Birkholzes aren't sure of how much the damage will cost yet, but they wouldn't be surprised if it gets up around $25,000 to $30,000 to replace carpeting, hardwood floors, doors, trim, furniture and other things that were ruined.
Oddly, while many homes saw similar damage, some neighbors, including one right next door, received no damage.
"It's like hit or miss," Stephanie Birkholz said. "The luck of the draw."
The 600 blocks of Amy, Sarah and Susan streets appeared to be affected the most by the backup. The problem began late Sunday afternoon. Reports of problems began coming in between 7 and 11 p.m.
Mike Muirhead, public utilities director, said workers at the treatment plant discovered a considerable amount of rags and debris clogging the pumps that normally get pumped through the system without causing a problem.
"The pump shut off, and the sewer backed up. When we got the first call, we started the process of checking manhole to manhole to see if there was something in the main line clogging it up" Muirhead said.
After crews checked two or three locations, the problem appeared to be headed back toward the plant. Plant staff then discovered the pumps weren't operating correctly. Muirhead said that after taking some things apart, the pumps were turned back on and began operating normally.
"They'll do their checks after the fact and make sure nothing was damaged," he said.
The reason Wilson Addition received the brunt of the backup, Muirhead said, is due to a large sewer main that follows the drainage ditch nearby that collects sewage from Wilson Addition and homes south of Spruce Street west of the bypass. Sewage backed up from the water treatment plant along that main and hit basements that were lower than the sewer line.
"Gravity is just going to push it out of the pipe," he said.
Residents along Sarah Street reported similar issues.
Brenda and Socorro Garcia said they noticed something wrong around 7 p.m. and contacted a plumber, who had a look but determined the problem wasn't in the house, it was coming from something outside. The plumber then contacted the city.
"All the basement was flooded," Brenda Garcia said. "This house and all those houses."
The family lost whatever was in the basement, but they aren't sure exactly what was lost. Sewage reached ankle height at one point.
Garcia said family members stayed at a friend's house Sunday night and Monday morning due to the smell.
"The smell was so bad," she said.
Michele Reichmuth said she and her husband, Ben, were alerted to a problem just before 11 p.m. Sunday, when a person with Lopez Restoration knocked on their door and told them about the other homes that had experienced the sewer back up.
Reichmuth said the man asked if their basement was flooded, and her husband went downstairs and discovered the laundry room had about an inch of water.
"We didn't get it that bad, but we weren't fortunate enough to not get it at all," she said. "My husband tried to sop up the water, but that didn't work."
The smell had been reduced by Monday afternoon, but the odor was bad overnight.
"It stunk," she said.
"At least it doesn't smell like it did," Linda Sherman, Reichmuth's mother, said. "According to Ben, he turned on all the paddle fans in the whole house, opened up the windows, because it was really bad."
If necessary, the Reichmuth family could stay with Sherman or Ben Reichmuth's family.
Reichmuth said her family doesn't have a damage estimate yet.
"All I know is they're tearing all the carpet out," she said.
As of Monday afternoon, 18 homeowners had contacted the city about damage, but Muirhead said no damage estimates have been prepared yet.
"We're asking everybody to keep copies of their receipts, contact their insurance. I can't speculate on what their insurance may or may not do, but we're certainly hopeful everything will be covered by our insurance," Muirhead said.
Matt Allen, city manager, said claims will be sent to the city's insurance provider, Travelers Insurance.
"I think we're going to work to try to identify the scope of the damage up front. I doubt we're obligated to turn them all in at the same time," Allen said.
Allen said the scope of the damage is still being assessed and the city, as of Monday afternoon, was contacting people affected.
"Trying to figure out, based on user reported damage, the extent of the claims, we reasonably believe it's parts of a couple different subdivisions," Allen said.
Garden City crews went through the affected area Monday afternoon, speaking with renters and homeowners to log items that were damaged or destroyed in the backup. Crews also were providing information on how to file a claim and address the cleaning bill.
The city asks those who experienced sewage back up Sunday and Monday that resulted in damage to contact their own insurance agency and follow their directions; take photos of the damaged area; keep copies of all receipts and attach them to the city's claim form; and take the completed claim form to the city clerk's office at 301 N. Eighth St.
Claim forms are available at the city clerk's office, or online at www.garden-city.org. People with additional questions are urged to contact the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 276-1281 or city administration at 276-1160.
Muirhead said the city has a pretty good handle on what happened, and had some brief discussions about installing some additional equipment outside the treatment plant at the first manhole so if something else happened, it would trigger an alarm sooner about a backup coming from the plant before it could reach the community.


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Today, I would like to challenge you to touch the future of technology !
We've launched the Windows 7 Touch challenge to inspire you to change the world. To compete in this challenge, we are inviting you to leverage Windows Touch and build solutions to help people use their PC in a more natural, accessible, and interactive way.
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If you still need a little more inspiration, take a look at the "Imagine Cup Solve This" library and consider helping a global organization create a technology solution.
Imagine Cup 2010 featured a Touch & Tablet Accessibility Award where participants were tasked with creating a new education application that uses Touch & Tablet technology while expanding the possibilities about how a user interacts with their PC. Check out last year's winning projects:
Team Note-Taker from the U.S: The Note-Taker Project solves issues that students with visual impairment have by combining a custom-designed pan, tilt and zoom camera, and a Tablet PC that supports both pen and multi-touch input. Users simultaneously view live video and take notes on a split-screen interface.
David Hayden turned frustration into motivation, which resulted in an innovative Windows 7 touch solution that won first place at the 2010 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals.
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The Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals has once again granted a request to push off Costco's case to build a gas station at its Lawrence store.
The request came from Costco's attorney, Daniel Baker, who had asked for another hearing on Nov. 28 in order to prepare against any opposition. The board, however, rejected that request on Wednesday, and completely took the case off the calendar, pending the town board's decision on Costco's application.
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Town Welcomes Gallery at Westbury Plaza
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Equity One, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Olson and other representatives of Equity One held the eagerly awaited ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at The Gallery at Westbury Plaza.
The project, a 330,000-square-foot commercial destination for shopping, dining, banking and more, will create more than 600 permanent jobs in management, retail, business, financial operations, restaurant services and other career areas, according to the town.
"When we purchased this site less than three years ago, we envisioned building something special that would be a destination for people across Long Island and today we can all see the realization of that vision," Olson said. "The Town of Hempstead has been a tremendous partner in this process and we thank them for helping us get to this point."
Shopping destinations at the Gallery at Westbury Plaza include Nordstrom Rack, Bloomingdale's (The Outlet Store), Saks Off 5th, The Container Store, Trader Joe's, Starbucks, S.A. Elite by Sports Authority, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty, Red Mango Yogurt and Smoothies, Shake Shack and Verizon Wireless.
Total economic activity resulting from construction of the site is estimated at around $160 million, with an average of 500 workers employed annually during the construction phase, according to a release from the town.
Murray and the Hempstead Town Board reviewed and approved Equity One's site plan to ensure that it complied with all town codes and building requirements, as well as studying its impact on the surrounding environment.


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MONROE, N.C. -- A consultant's report for the city of Monroe details a dysfunctional city hall riven with paranoia over secret tape recordings, nepotism by a meddling City Council and fear of council members who do not get their way.
While all municipalities have issues, the blistering report paints an unusually detailed portrait of Monroe's problems.
For instance:
• The report found "credible and objective evidence" that Police Chief Debra Duncan secretly recorded former City Manager Wayne Herron without his consent.
• Some employees are so convinced that City Hall is bugged that the report recommended the building be swept for listening devices.
• The report stated that "nepotism exists." For instance, council member Dottie Nash's husband, son, the son's fiancée and an ex-girlfriend of the son were hired by the city. "City staff felt they had little choice in the decision to hire" the former girlfriend, the report stated.
The report by lawyers with Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein details a divided City Council with two factions who often ignore the manager to get their way. As one interviewee stated, nobody can handle the council, and "if Jesus himself wanted to be the City Manager of Monroe, he would have been fired in 6 months."
The report was released this week. The council had commissioned it to learn why Monroe has trouble keeping city managers. Herron quit last July and Monroe is looking to hire its fourth manager in 12 years.
The council's actions have impacted Monroe's ability to operate effectively, the report concluded. The 29-page document was redacted to hide names of staff, council members and others interviewed for it.
Tuesday night, the council adopted a resolution prohibiting the council, city manager or staff from retaliating against anyone who participated in the report. The vote was 4-3. Nash voted against it, and said that in the current climate, "if you look at somebody wrong, you could offend them."
On Wednesday, council members Nash and Billy Jordan claimed the report was biased because of the involvement of its lead attorney, Anthony Fox.
Nash said Fox has ties to some council members: He has long worked as attorney for the city's Board of Adjustment, whose chair is the brother of council member Margaret Desio, and is "golf buddies" with council member Lynn Keziah.
Nash called the report one-sided, and a way to discredit Duncan and Mayor Bobby Kilgore at a cost of up to $50,000 to the taxpayers.
Fox denied bias. He noted there were two other attorneys who also worked on the report, and that both factions of council were criticized. The report's issues did not surprise city spokesman Pete Hovanec. "An outsider looking at this would go, 'Oh my God.' But it is something as city employees we've dealt with for years," he said. "Whether the (concerns) are true or not, employees believe them."
He and interim City Manager Greg Demko hope the report can be used as a way to move forward and rebuild trust.
Secret recording
For the first time publicly, the report detailed what it described as a secret recording of Herron by Duncan, the police chief.
The former city manager quit after council members had strong closed-door debate over his decision not to give Duncan a performance bonus.
Meanwhile, an anonymous call by a woman threatening the chief was traced to Herron's home.
Duncan's conduct does not appear to violate police policy against recording another member of the force without their knowledge because Herron is not an officer, the report said.
But in an apparent reference to the recording, the report stated it may bring the agency into "disrepute or ridicule and may impair the performance of official duties and obligations" of city employees, and "may constitute unbecoming conduct of a police officer."
In an email statement, Duncan denied any wrongdoing. "My reputation has been built on honesty and my employees are aware of the consequences of being untruthful. I hold myself to that same standard.
"I did nothing illegal, unethical or against policy. My actions were undertaken with the knowledge of the majority of city council members." She declined further comment.
Herron could not be reached for comment.
Nash had previously said she recorded a conversation with Herron without his knowledge because she thought other members would not believe their conversation. The recording "created an environment of distrust, suspicion, fear and paranoia," the report found.
Hiring issues, fear and intimidation
Hiring family and close associates of council members impacts the quality of people the city hires, the report found. Nash, Kilgore and Keziah have influenced personnel decisions regarding hiring and discipline, the report said.
The day after Herron left, Nash's son was promoted to detective in the police department, a move that did not come with a pay hike, Hovanec said.
Nash said she never interfered to get relatives or friends hired, and that the report did not detail hiring on behalf of other council members.
The report did note Keziah's son once worked for the police. Keziah said nepotism was not involved, and an interviewee agreed with that assessment.
Kilgore could not be reached for comment.
Interviewees also cited council members whom they feared.
The report said Nash created an environment "where there is a strong fear of retaliation and distrust by staff." And it said Keziah "has a demanding style which has created fear among some staff."
"I've never been anything but nice to staff," Nash said. She was surprised to hear staff feared her. "When I looked at the report, I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm the spawn of Satan.'?"
Keziah said, "I don't know of anyone I've intimidated."
What's next?
Monroe, Union County's county seat, has a population of about 33,000. Under its council-manager form of government, the manager is appointed by the council and is the city's top administrator.
About 420 people work for the city, including about 50 in City Hall.
The report found that few on council understood or respected the council-manager form of government while few city managers have been willing to say no to council for fear they could lose their jobs
The report made 11 recommendations, including: City Council should develop a code of conduct governing their interactions with the next manager and staff; an anti-nepotism policy should be implemented; and the council should consider a no-tape-recording policy.
Meanwhile, the city will work with a search firm to find its next manager
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So here we are, two weeks into the IHSAA football tournaments and teams are playing for "sectional" championships.
(Going forward, the word "sectional" should also be used in quotations because no one can argue that Center Grove and Jeffersonville or Triton Central and Providence are in the same section of the state.)
And that's not the worst decision unveiled by the Indiana High School sports governing body that affects this week.
After successfully hosting a "sectional" game a week ago — and picking up the first "sectional" win in program history — the IHSAA announced that Silver Creek doesn't have the facilities to host this week's Class 4A "Sectional" 24 semifinal against Evansville Reitz.
Instead, the Dragons will travel more than two hours for a "sectional" game to the Reitz Bowl.
On Monday, Silver Creek coach Mike Donahue said he understands the IHSAA's decision. I don't.
If Creek can host Boonville, it should be able to host Reitz. Apparently, if a team will theoretically travel with a lot of fans, it can be rewarded extra home games.
On top of that, this is officially a road game for Reitz, the Panthers will also host next week's "sectional" championship against either Jasper or Evansville Central.
Whether I'm right or Donahue is, this is something Silver Creek must resolve. Inevitably at some point in the future, the Dragons will be a "sectional" contenders. Losing home game because of lack of facilities could be the difference between winning and losing a "sectional championship."
On to the picks:
• Center Grove 55, Jeffersonville 21: In all seriousness, congratulations to Jeffersonville for reaching its second straight "sectional" championship game. As silly as it is to reach a sectional championship, it is quite an accomplishment for a program that won one game just a few of years ago. Their reward is Center Grove, a team that beat New Albany, which earlier beat the Red Devils, by 56 points. Expect Jeff's offense to put up some numbers, but not nearly enough to stick with the team I'm officially predicting to win the first-ever Class 6A title.
• Floyd Central 49, Jennings County 28: While Jeffersonville is playing for a "sectional" championship, Floyd Central and Jennings County are just beginning tournament play. Three weeks ago, the Highlanders' offense did whatever it wanted to do against the Panthers in a 54-30 win. The problem is, Jennings scored 30 points and ran all over the Floyd defense in the second half. Did the Panthers figure something out? Maybe. But even if Jennings is able to move the ball, Floyd will simply outscore them.
• Whiteland 35, Franklin 28: For being 7-2, Whiteland has given up a ton of points this year. However, last week's 28-7 win over Greenwood was awfully impressive. Next week's Floyd-Whiteland showdown for the "sectional" championship should be a good one.
• Reitz 62, Silver Creek 7: It really didn't matter where the game was played, defending champion Reitz was going to dominate. But it's much worse to have to travel two hours back from a blowout loss. Even so, the Dragons will finish the season with four wins (and some excruciatingly close losses) in their third varsity season. Four victories, including a "sectional" win, is an impressive number for such a young program.
• Jasper 22, Evansville Central 20: It's a battle of Central's potent offense against Jasper's tough defense. It could go either way.
• Charlestown 28, Brown County 7: A couple of weeks ago, Elwood's Sammy Mireles became the state's all-time leading rusher. On Friday, he'll be the first Indiana running back to go over 8,000 yards. Depending on how Charlestown freshman Antonyo Gaddie is used the next three years, there's a chance that record may not stand long. Some are predicting a close game between Charlestown and the Eagles, who will finish above .500 for the first time in nearly two decades. Gaddie and the Pirate offense will put up enough points and let the Pirate defense to the rest.
• Brownstown Central 42, North Harrison 13: Brownstown Central has been looking forward to a matchup with Charlestown for a sectional championship since the Pirates beat them 62-10 for last year's title.
• Providence 34, Triton Central 21: Triton Central's resume is awfully impressive, but the Tigers don't play nearly the schedule Providence does. After blowout wins over Jeffersonville and Charlestown in the second half of the regular season, I'm convinced the Pioneers are the real deal and are destined for a sectional championship.
• Paoli 42, Clarksville 8: It was nice to see Clarksville get a win over Crawford County a week ago. The Generals celebrated like they won a sectional — and they should have. However, Paoli is not Crawford County. In fact, the Rams beat the Wolfpack 57-12 on Oct. 4.
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Blair Field.
• RECORDS: Jeff 6-4, Center Grove 9-1.
• SERIES RECORD: Center Grove 1-0.
• SERIES STREAK: Center Grove won the only meeting in series history.
• LAST MEETING: Nov. 13, 1987 at Center Grove — Center Grove 17, Jeff 14, Class 5A regional.
• KEY FACTS: In the lone matchup in series history, former Red Devil place-kicker Tom Behringer missed a field goal late in the 1987 regional to allow the Trojans to win their first regional title. Jeff's James Lewis compiled 185 total yards, as he 89 yards rushing and 96 yards receiving. Center Grove handed the Red Devils their only loss of the season, as Jeff ended up 11-1. … The Trojans and the Devils each rank in the top 10 in Class 6A in scoring average. Center Grove is fourth in 6A at 39.6 points per game, while Jeff rates ninth at 33.1 points a contest. The Trojans also are third in 6A in average final margin at 22.5 points per game, while the Red Devils are 10th at 9.9.
• ANALYSIS: Jeff must play very fundamentally sound if it is to upset Class 6A No. 3 Center Grove. That means no turnovers, a low number of penalties and being solid on special teams. Plus the Trojans are going to have to not be as sharp as they have been all season if the Red Devils are to win their first sectional title since 2007.
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Ron Weigleb Stadium.
• RECORDS: Floyd Central 7-2, Jennings County 3-6.
• SERIES RECORD: Floyd Central leads 32-6.
• SERIES STREAK: Floyd Central has won 14 in a row.
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 11, 2012 at Weigleb Stadium — Floyd Central 54, Jennings County 30.
• KEY FACTS: Highlanders' coach Brian Glesing is a perfect 8-0 against the Panthers since he took the reins at Floyd Central in 2007. The closest Glesing has come to losing to Jennings was in the 2010 regular season at Jennings as the Highlanders won 37-36. … Floyd Central ranks second in Class 5A in scoring at 44 points per game. The Highlanders also are ninth in 5A in average final margin at 9.2 points per contest.
• ANALYSIS: If Floyd Central rushes for 439 yards like it did versus the Panthers in the regular-season meeting, the Highlanders should advance to a sectional championship game for the third time in five seasons.
• TIME: 8 p.m.
• PLACE: Reitz Bowl.
• RECORDS: Silver Creek 4-6, Evansville Reitz 7-3.
• SERIES RECORD: First meeting.
• KEY FACTS: The Dragons have a 5-2 record when they have scored 40 or more points in the last three seasons. They earned their first-ever sectional victory last Friday with a 49-41 home win over Boonville in the first round of Sectional 24. … The Panthers have won 11 of their last 12 sectional contests since 2009. That includes three sectional championships in that span.
• ANALYSIS: It will be Silver Creek's first experience in making the dreaded two-hour bus drive down Interstate 64 to Evansville to play a game, which a few area teams have made over the years. It also will be the Dragons' first visit to the 92-year-old Reitz Bowl, which has a seating capacity of more than 10,000 and will be the largest stadium Silver Creek has ever played in. This game will test the Dragons mentally due to the bus trip, the atmosphere and playing against one of the most tradition-rich programs in Southern Indiana. They must display lots of mental toughness if they are to knock off Reitz.
• TIME: 7:30 p.m.
• PLACE: Daily Hill Field.
• RECORDS: Charlestown 7-3, Brown County 6-4.
• SERIES RECORD: Charlestown leads 5-1.
• SERIES STREAK: Charlestown has won five in a row.
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 29, 2010 at Dutch Reis Field — Charlestown 54, Brown County 20, Class 3A Sectional 23 semifinal.
• KEY FACTS: The Pirates rank fifth in Class 3A and 23rd in the state in scoring defense, yielding 13.4 points per game. In their seven victories this season, Charlestown has allowed three points a contest in each win. That included five shutouts. … The Eagles are in the midst of their first winning season since 1995. That year, they posted a 10-2 record and won the lone sectional championship in program history.
• ANALYSIS: Brown County has scored 30-plus points in five of its six victories this season, including 42 in its first-round sectional win at Salem last Friday. But the Eagles will face a big challenge in trying to tally more than 30 points against the Pirates' formidable defense.
• TIME: 7:30 p.m.
• PLACE: Bud Mendenhall Field.
• RECORDS: Providence 7-3, Triton Central 8-2.
• SERIES RECORD: Providence leads 3-2.
• SERIES STREAK: Triton Central has won two in a row.
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 21, 2011 at Murphy Stadium — Triton Central 31, Providence 17, Class 2A Sectional 31 first round.
• KEY FACTS: The Pioneers have won six games in a row. That is their longest winning streak since they won seven consecutive contests in 2004 when they posted an 8-4 record. … The Tigers rank fifth in 2A and 23rd in the state in scoring defense at 13.4 points per game. Providence (19.9 ppg) and Triton Central (19) rank ninth and 10th, respectively, in 2A in average final margin. The Pioneers are fifth in 2A in scoring at 39 points per contest.
• ANALYSIS: If the Pioneers can find a way to run the ball like they have during their six-game win streak versus the Tigers' stout defense, they have a great shot of advancing to their first sectional championship game since 2007.
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Cook Field.
• RECORDS: Clarksville 1-9, Paoli 8-2.
• SERIES RECORD: Clarksville leads 20-8.
• SERIES STREAK: Paoli has won three in a row.
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 21, 2011 at Cook Field — Paoli 41, Clarksville 14, Class 2A Sectional 31 first round.
• KEY FACTS: If the Generals lose on Friday night, it will be the first time they have ever lost 10 games in one season. In fact, this year's nine setbacks are the most they have suffered in one campaign. … The Rams have a 13-6 record in sectional play since coach Brian Balsmeyer took the Paoli helm in 2006. The Rams have advanced to the sectional final in each of the past five seasons.
• ANALYSIS: The Generals got a huge confidence boost last Friday with their 42-38 first-round sectional victory over Crawford County. They will need that confidence if they plan on upsetting a Paoli team that ranks fourth in Class 2A in scoring at 40.1 points per game.


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Classes have been cancelled for Lynbrook School District students for an eighth straight day due to Mother Nature.
Although Malverne and West Hempstead public school students will return to class Wednesday, Lynbrook students will stay home. While Hurricane Sandy and her aftermath were responsible for shutting down Lynbrook schools for the first seven days, this time it's the approaching Nor'easter that has motivated school officials to cancel classes.
The district posted the following message on its Web site:
"Due to the potential timing and impact of tomorrow's Nor'easter, the Lynbrook Public Schools will be closed for students on Wednesday, Nov. 7 While students should not report to school, all faculty and staff should report to their schools."
With its site finally up an running again, the distict also updated residents on the status of its buildings post-Sandy. Waverly Park Elementary School in East Rockaway, which was among the hardest hit areas on Nassau County's South Shore, is still without electricity and will be without power for longer than the district initially expected
Although Waverly students and teachers are expected to report to their school when classes resume on Thursday, Nov. 8, they will be relocated to either Marion Street or West End elementary schools for instruction.
The district explained:
Students should be dropped off at Waverly Park at 8:30 a.m. Grades 1 and 2 will be attending Marion Street. Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be attending West End. Students and teachers will be transported directly to, and back from, these schools ... Parents of Waverly Park students should drop off and pick up students only at Waverly Park. Teachers and their students will travel together.
Waverly Park students will be transported back to Waverly Park for 3 p.m. dismissal.Those students who attend the YMCA program will remain at either Marion Street or West End.
The district said that this plan is only temporary as it works on "an alternative solution until power is fully restored to the building."
Acknowledging that some district residents may have been temporarily displaced or may have taken in families from other communities due to Hurricane Sandy, the Lynbrook Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria to answer questions.


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Black Friday will have you running all over town for the best deals. After you shop-til-you- dropped or if you are avoiding the crazy crowds, Patch has your weekend covered.
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Here are five must-see and things to do in North County this weekend.
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow in Carlsbad! Legoland will kick of Snow Days on Friday, Nov. 23. Build a snow man with Legos or watch a Christmas tree lighting. Snow Days runs from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31.
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A special holiday extravaganza will come to the New Village Arts Theatre. Plaid tidings will have you singing along to holiday classics. The show will start on Nov. 23 to Dec. 24.
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Make Your Own Pine Cone Turkey Piece in Encinitas
Learn a piece of history and create a piece of dining table art on Saturday, Nov. 24 or Sunday, Nov. 25 at Noon. The San Dieguito Heritage Museum will take you back to 1928 and explain who supplied the majority of the turkeys in San Diego.
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What becomes frustrating, some Realtors don't understand the process. I recently had a realtor recommend to my client, that they shouldn't do a home inspection. The reason given was, the purchase agreement indicated that the house was being sold "as is." It also was subject to an FHA 203K loan. After a short conversation, I explained it wasn't the best way to represent the buyer.
I never have a problem with a sophisticated buyer having a willingness to purchase without inspections, but never a homebuyer that is buying for their own use, especially for a first time home buyer.
It is extremely important for a homebuyer to be working with a knowledgeable realtor when looking for a home that needs work.
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An employee in the University of Kentucky's Office of Research Integrity was charged with multiple counts of bank robbery spanning two years, according to NBC affiliate LEX18.
Police took Crystal Little into custody at her home Saturday after she allegedly held up a PNC Bank nearby.
Police are charging her with three other robberies that took place starting in 2010, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.
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A suspected drunk driver who drove on a closed section of new highway almost came to a dead end. He slammed into the right read end of a parked grader.
The crash happened sometime overnight on highway 370 near Gretna Monday morning. it was not discovered until about 7am when construction workers came to work. They found the smashed SUV empty.
Lt Russ Zeeb said the driver walked about four blocks to his parents home in Gretna. Zeeb said 28 year old Daniel Beaman was cited for suspected DUI. He said the driver was then taken by his mother to a hospital for treatment of a broken hand, broken sternum and possible head injury.
Zeeb said deputies estimated if the SUV had hit the grader a few feet to the left the driver likely would have been killed.
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05/17/13 — Robert A. "Bob" Jones, 67, of Brinegar Road, Olive Hill, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his residence.
He was born June 18, 1945, in Kayford, W.Va., a son of the late Marshall Lee Jones and Verna Williams Jones. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Carlos Jones, Virgil Jones, Richard "Dick" Jones and Randall Lee "Sausage Man" Jones; and four sisters, Jeanie Jones, Doris Jones, Charlotte Jones and Ruby Jones.
Bob is survived by his wife, Betty Jones, whom he married May 4, 1984; four children Roberta Ann Jones and husband Rafael A. Figuera of Puerto Rico and Suszanne Jones, Robert Allen "Robbie" Jones, and Charles Robert Jones, all of Olive Hill; and five grandchildren, Anna Michelle Nogueras, Cindy Ann Nogueras, Savannah Marie Jones, Julissa Flores and Isaiah Allen Jones.
Other survivors include three brothers, Delbert Jones of Olive Hill and Troy Jones and wife Becky and Johnny Jones, all of Cleveland, Ohio; sister-in-law, Shirley Kay Jones of Olive Hill; and nieces and nephews, extended family and friends.
Bob served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War, was a salesman at Southern States for 17 years and a lifelong farmer. He was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Brother Bobby Day officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Cemetery on Brinegar Road with military honors by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126.
Pallbearers will be Don Williams, Paul O'Daniel, Michael Williams, Robert Allen Jones, Charles Robert Jones and Suszanne Jones.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead.
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Profile: Living With Type 1 Diabetes
For Kerri Morrone, 28, managing her type 1 diabetes requires constant monitoring and acute self-awareness. "Diabetes touches everything," she says. Morrone receives daily doses of insulin from a pump that's always with her, and she takes blood-pressure medication because, like other diabetics, she is at increased risk for heart attack and stroke. But managing type 1 diabetes, which results from an autoimmune attack on insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, involves a lot more than taking meds. Scheduling meals carefully, counting carbohydrates, exercising, monitoring blood sugar levels, and adjusting her day-to-day activity accordingly are all pervasive facts of life for Morrone and other type 1 diabetics. "You spend the entire day thinking about it, whether it's on the front burner or the back burner or on fire. There is no time off from this," she says.
Even when diabetes patients follow all the doctor's orders, the unpredictable nature of the disease can undermine medication adherence, says Morrone. "You can follow everything to a T, but your own body can thwart you. Your blood sugar can crest upward without your permission—just because you felt a little stressed out, and even though you did everything right."
A supportive social network is part of what keeps her going. (An upbeat outlook also helps.) Morrone calls on those close to her to help her manage the disease: Whether it's her girlfriends keeping extra juice boxes in their purses or her boss not minding the testing strips littered across her office desk. "The more people who know, the more protected I feel," she says.
Morrone also maintains a blog, called SixUntilMe, that she says functions as an online community and support network for other people living with diabetes. Blogging offers her the opportunity to share practical advice and provides a window onto the "real stuff": the emotional ups and downs that come with managing a chronic disease day after day. Of the couple of thousand people who visit her blog, Morrone says, "I don't know if it's them calling on me or me calling on them. [But] it helps confirm that [we're] not alone."


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Aaron Brouwer
12-31-2011, 08:37
Who do you guys think are the Devils top 5 offensive prospects and why?
12-31-2011, 09:11
Henrique, Josefson, Boucher, Palmieri, Tedenby
Honorable Mention: Adam Larsson
Dr. Doom
12-31-2011, 09:29
Henrique - He has exceeded expectations in every single way this season. His offensive game is way ahead of what everyone thought and he plays a game very similar to Parise. His defensive zone coverage could use a little work, but it is starting to look like he is guaranteed top 6 potential. He can play the PP and PK also.
Josefson - With Henrique's emergence Josefson could end up at a 3rd line center or could end up switching to wing. He is still searching for his scoring touch but he has great playmaking ability. His defensive game is extremely mature and at times he reminds me of Elias.
Tedenby - He has been having trouble this season putting up points, but it isn't from a lack of chances. He creates a lot of scoring chances from his speed, stickhandling, and puck possession. He is very fast and some of the things he can do with the puck is amazing. He really needs to improve his defensive game in order to get more minutes but it looks like he has been making progress this season. His biggest weakness is his size, but in time he should be able to gain a little more strength. He is able to draw a lot of penalties and if the Devils could take advantage of the PP's they would be a better team.
Palmieri - I can't really get a great read on him. There are times he looks good and times he looks like crap. He should play like a powerforward but doesn't really. With his size I would like to see him drive the net more and hit more. I think he tops out on the 3rd line but others have a different view on him than me.
Boucher - From the little amount I've seen of him he has a great shot and an eye for the net. His game needs to improve defensively but he has a lot of time since he was just drafted last summer.
12-31-2011, 09:53
I think Adam Larsson is a better offensive prospect than a couple of the forwards listed but I wasn't sure if the OP was just looking for forwards or not.
Clarkson Falls Down
12-31-2011, 10:34
Yeah, I think that everyone will have the same 5 people in the top 5, perhaps in a different order. We can really use to buff up our RW depth in the near future.
12-31-2011, 19:47
If you saw Zharkovs stats over the past couple games I think it's quite obvious that he's #1 :sarcasm:
Honestly they are kind of lacking in that area. I more or less agree with Jim.
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Police are looking for three suspects after shots were fired at a St. Clair County deputy pursuing a stolen SUV Tuesday night.
Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Dave Bevins said a St. Clair County deputy, whose name was not released, returned fire at the suspects who shot at him as they fled from the stolen 1995 GMC Yukon that crashed into a field off Tuskeegee Drive in Centreville.
"The suspects exited the vehicle and fired shots at the officer. He returned fire, but they were able to get away," Bevins said. "They fled on foot and we are currently trying to identify and locate the subjects."
It is unknown if the suspects were hit by gunfire.
Police later learned that a juvenile went to a local hospital with a wound to his hand. Bevins said police are attempting to determine whether there is any connection between the juvenile's hand wound and the shooting incident that Illinois State Police are investigating involving the deputy, Bevins said.
Deputies and the Illinois State Police searched the surrounding area including an apartment complex but could not track down the suspects.
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department requested Illinois State Police to assist in the investigation to determine whether the officer's shooting was lawful and justified, Bevins said.
The call reporting the carjacking came into the Sheriff's Department at 6:43 p.m. Tuesday and deputies arrived on the scene at 6:51 p.m.
Lt. Scott Weymouth of the sheriff's department said the Yukon was reported stolen in the 100 block of Amelia Drive in Parkfield Terrace.
Responding deputies saw the stolen vehicle and attempted to stop it but the Yukon continued on until it crashed.
The carjacking victim, a 27-year-old man from Cahokia, was not injured when his vehicle was stolen. Investigators interviewed him Wednesday.
The Yukon was not damaged in the carjacking.
Contact reporter Carolyn P. Smith at 618-239-2503.


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Student athletes sporting the red and black colors symbolic of Rusk High School had their share of success at the 19-3A Track Championships, hosted by Mexia High School and held in Medina Valley last week.
A dozen girls and four young men punched tickets into the Area Meet, which will be staged at Palestine High School on Thursday.
The top-four finishers in the Area meet will advance to the regional meet in Humble, scheduled for next week.
Rusk High Area Track and Field Qualifiers
400 meter dash — Ebony Griffin (4th, 1:04.82)
1600 meter run — Zoe Ruben (4th, 6:29.76)
3200 meter run — Ruben (4th, 14:29.85)
100 meter hurdles — Shayla Townsend (1st, 16.85), Emily Price (2nd, 17.09), Lauren Talancon (4th, 18.15)
300 meter hurdles — Townsend (4th, 50.87)
4X100 meter relay — Jessica Enriquez, Alex Pope, Destinee Morris, Juliann Bowling (3rd, 51.75)
4X200 meter relay — Chelsie Daniels, Kadeja Jefferson, Morris, Pope (4th, 1:54.26)
4X400 meter relay — Bowling, Daniels, Talancon, Ebony Griffin (3rd, 4:30.28)
High jump — Townsend (4th, 4' 06")
Pole vault — Townsend (2nd, 8')
Discus — Nicole Miller (2nd, 95' 5.5")
100 meter dash — Chaston Bennett (4th, 11.20)
3200 meter run — Warren Thompson (4th, 11:05.93)
Discus — Octavian Arrington (1st, 141' 02"), Darren Franklin (3rd, 134' 2.5")


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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - JULY 22: Cambodia National Rescue Party parliamentarian-elect Long Ry celebrates with supporters after his release from Prey Sar prison on July 22, 2014 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Seven Parliamentarians-elect and an activist of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party are released from prison after a deal is struck earlier that morning between the President of the CNRP, Sam Rainsy, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to end the year-long political deadlock in the country. The eight were arrested a week ago, after a rally organised by the CNRP turned violent, and charged with crimes of insurrection and incitement to violence. The deal agreed upon today by the two parties includes the CNRP taking up its seats in the National Assembly. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)
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HAMPSTEAD - On Mon., December 17, at 7:00 p.m., the Non-Fiction Book Group at the Hampstead Public Library will be discussing "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" by Erik Larson. This novel gives a real-life, eyewitness perspective inside the Nazi hierarchy as Hitler came to power. It also sheds light on why it took so long for the world to recognize the threat posed by Hitler. Copies of the book are available at the library's front desk. Newcomers are always welcome, and are encouraged to come and help choose further books for the group to read and discuss in 2013.
FREE MOVIE SHOWING - Come to the Hampstead Public Library on Tues., December 18, for a bit of warmth and a free movie showing. Vincent Minnelli directs a heartwarming tale which evokes family life in St. Louis at the time of the 1904 World's Fair. This lively film, starring Judy Garland, has musical numbers that are splendidly part of the storytelling, including: "Meet Me in St. Louis," "The Boy Next Door," "Trolley Song," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." You have two chances to see the movie – a matinee at 1:30PM and an evening showing at 6:30PM. This movie screening is free and open to the public. See www.HampsteadLibrary.org for details.
THIRD THURSDAY BOOK DISCUSSION - On December 20th, at 1:00 p.m., the Third Thursday Book Group of the Hampstead Public Library will be discussing "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating" by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. The author shares an inspiring story of her uncommon encounter with a woodland snail, while an illness keeps her bedridden. Told with wit and grace, this novel is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world can provide an appreciation of what it means to be fully alive. Copies of the book are available at the library's front desk, and newcomers are always welcome.
STORYTIME - Storytime at the Hampstead Library for 3 to 5 year old children will not take place between December 17th and January 4th. New sessions begin on January 7, 2013. The last 2012 Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime (for infants and children to age 2 with a caregiver) will take place on Tues., December 18th. New sessions begin on Tues., January 8. No sign-up is required for Storytime.


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PORTLAND -- Local emergency rooms are quickly filling up with flu victims and doctors said they are seeing a rise in H1N1, also known as swine flu, which caused a pandemic back in 2009.
A 5-year-old boy from Eugene died from the flu at Oregon Health & Science University after falling ill on Christmas day, according to officials from the hospital. The boy died after contracting H1N1, KTVZ reports.
A neighbor saw emergency crews at the boy's home on Christmas day and news of the child's death came as a shock.
"It's just sad, very devastating. I couldn't imagine what they might be going through," said Tim Yali.
So far, at least seven people have died of the flu in Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah counties and nearly 180 people have been hospitalized, as first reported by the Oregonian.
State officials now consider flu activity widespread in Oregon. This year, H1N1 is the most common strain of the flu.
Dr. Mo Daya works at OHSU. He said he expected to see more cases of the flu.
More: Flu season here, strain especially severe
"It can become bad, very quickly," Daya said. "In the time I've worked in the last two weeks, every shift has had at least one or two positive cases. At least one or two each shift have been admitted to the ICU."
Daya said there is a vaccine for the swine flu that's not perfect but can help.
More: Ore. Flu Prevention
"The vaccine is the best preventative thing we have today. I encourage everyone who hasn't had the vaccine to get out and get the vaccine to try to protect this from occurring," he said.
Across the country, the flu has been confirmed in every state and 25 states are reporting widespread flu activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
KGW reporter Art Edwards contributed to this report.


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Has ORNL outsmarted other national labs?
In a recent interview with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, I asked him about the Spallation Neutron Source and suggestions that the big-ticket project wasn't living up to expectations. I also asked him about other questions/allegations that are floating around about ORNL and the lab's more successful programs.
Mason made some intriguing comments about ORNL's success, basically embracing suggestions that the Oak Ridge lab may have had an "unfair advantage" in dramatically growing its research programs over the past decade.
''If you look at the budget growth over the last several years, since 2000 . . . we've gone from being about $650 million a year in 2000 to this year (FY 2010) we'll be close to $1.6 billion. That's money we spent. So, almost a billion dollars in growth over 10 years. That is not typical within the DOE complex. That's unusual. I mean, some labs have been going up and some have been going down and so forth, but I don't think there have been too many that have gone up from $650 million to $1.6 billion.
"That's great for the lab. I mean, it's new facilities, it's new programs, it's hiring people and all that sort of stuff. So a big piece of it was computing and neutrons and more recently a growth in the base programs. And that's happened at a time when, as I said, other institutions have not done as well because of the mix of programs that they have. They may be in areas that are not such high priorities or competing demands in the budget or whatever. And so that does create within certain systems of labs the possibility that's there is some amount of tension in the system. And people are looking and saying, 'Well, what's Oak Ridge doing, why are you getting all the new programs and stuff?' "
According to Mason, ORNL won by creating advantages in DOE competitions. ". . . LIke the Leadership Computing Facilty that was competitively awarded that we won on the merit of the proposal, and with the SNS there was intense competition amongst the labs for the site of the SNS. Los Alamos had a proposal. Argonne had a proposal. Brookhaven had a proposal.
"Some of that competition was influenced by laboratory strategy, where we said we're going to make a big investment. So, if you look at Leadership Computing Facility, we built this privately financed facility with a big empty computer room. That means, when a competition came, we had a big advantage and some would even say an unfair advantage because someone else at another site, in addition to getting funding for a computer, had to get funding for a facility to house the computer. Well, we built the facility on spec. If we had not won that competition, it would have been a big white elephant.''
Mason said he can talk openly about ORNL's high-performance computing victory because he can claim no credit for it personally.
"Those were decisions that were made by Madia and Wadsworth (former lab directors Bill Madia and Jeff Wadsworth) and others. So the laboratory had a strategy, and it was we think that computing is going to be important and we think it's going to be important for science and if we can get a facility built, then we'll have a leg up on the competition. And, if you look back at 2000, when we had a $650 million budget, there was almost no computing. It wasn't part of what Oak Ridge did."
The same was basically true for the Spallation Neutron Source, Mason said.
"Big accelerators were not part of what Oak Ridge did," he said. "So, as an institution, we were able to create new activities, new programs, and part of it was just -- when it came to the SNS -- it was this big investment of LDRD (Laboratory-Directed R&D funding) -- to build up some of the capabilities so that we could credibly host SNS."
Mason said a similar strategy helped land the Bioenergy Science Center.
"The lab made a strategic bet that said there's certain areas of microbiology and genomics and this tool kit we're going to need and hire people like Martin Keller," he said. "There was no Bioenergy Science Center when we hired Martin and brought in a bunch of other people using discretionary resources. That meant when the competition came we had an advantage."
Mason said hiring top people and partnering with the state of Tennessee to build the Joint Institute for Biological Sciences gave ORNL an advantage -- again one that some perceived to be an unfair advantage.
"If you do your job right as a laboratory, you don't start out with a level playing field," Mason said.
"Now, I should be careful about using these words, but one of the things I like to ask people is, 'What's our unfair advantage? What is going to be our unfair advantage when we go into this competition?' ''
One of ORNL's biggest victories in 2010 was winning the nuclear simulation hub, a Dept. of Energy competition, which created the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors.
"In the case of CASL, our unfair advantage was we've got the computing capability (Jaguar, etc.), we've recruited a bunch of really good staff who have the right sort of expertise from places like Los Alamos and Livermore and various other labs and so forth and universities, and we've got a great nuclear heritage, which means we've got people who really understand these reactor systems. It's hard to recreate that in two months of proposal writing. You've got to be lining up, in some sense, years in advance to create that unfair advantage. Now, you win on your merits. You had the best proposal. Why did you have the best proposal? Because you have the right facility to house the CASL in, you've got the right leadership that you hired, you've got the computer, you've got the nuclear expertise, and because you had all that you were able to out and hire the right partners. Because they look and say, Oak Ridge is clearly going to win this competition. So, whether you're Westinghouse or MIT or Idaho (National Lab), the logical thing is to partner with Oak Ridge, not to compete with them."


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