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---- — METHUEN — With one year as mayor under his belt, Stephen Zanni sees Thursday's state of the city address as an opportunity to highlight his accomplishments.
"I think like anything else, your first year in there's always a lot on your plate," said Zanni. "I've worked through a lot of those issues. I think overall it's been a good year, with much more to be accomplished."
The Methuen Board of Trade is hosting the state of the city speech, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Senior Center. The trade board hosted a similar event last winter when Zanni was just weeks removed from his inauguration.
Zanni, 68, has already announced he will run for re-election in November. While several familiar names to Methuen politics are testing the waters, the mayor does not yet have a challenger.
As for his first-year accomplishments, Zanni said he was able to get the Methuen High School renovation and expansion back on track last spring. A budget battle forced the city to swap contractors mid-project, but the mayor said construction remains on schedule.
"The high school is a daily thing we have to keep on top of," said Zanni.
In hiring Community Development Director William Buckley in early 2012, Zanni said he followed through on a campaign promise to make business development in the city a priority.
The mayor pointed to Century Box's plans to expand its Chase Street box manufacturing facility. The company is expected to create dozens of new full-time jobs thanks, in part, to $190,000 in property tax incentives over the next decade.
Zanni said he will work with Buckley during his second year in office to bring more businesses like Century Box to Methuen.
The mayor also pointed to new union contracts and the elimination of salary-enhancing side letters as accomplishments.
The year 2012 was not without rough patches, however, as Zanni's push to privatize the four-employee municipal IT department was defeated multiple times by the City Council. Zanni has also failed to settle out of court with police Chief Joseph Solomon. After starting negotiations in April, the two sides are due in federal court next week for a scheduling conference.
State of the City Thursday, 6 p.m. Methuen Senior Center, 77 Lowell St. Hosted by Methuen Board of Trade


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When it comes to the Hollywood world of partying, Natalie Portman told the January issue of Marie Claire that she was a late bloomer.
"I didn't really go to high school parties," she told the mag. "I didn't touch pot till I was in my 20s. I didn't get flat-out drunk until I went to college. But I think that's a good thing in many ways."
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The busy star has stayed grounded enough to become one of the hardest working actresses in showbiz – her latest film, "Brothers," opens on December 4, and in recent months she's wrapped one film (medieval drug comedy "Your Highness"), started another (Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan") and lined up a likely blockbuster with Marvel comic book adaptation "Thor."
She's made it a point to work with a number of directors, rather than be one helmer's muse.
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Fresh off their third grade girls state championship of the Wayman Tisdale League, Team Crush is picking up right where they left off with their winning ways. Crush, now fourth graders, are 8 – 0 in the Boys and Girls competitive basketball league. Considering the competition consists of some of the best coaches and players around, the wins are very hard to come by. However, Team Crush is loaded with some of the best players in the area themselves. Judah Owens of Crowder is the team's leading scorer followed by Rylee Underwood and Emmalie Green of Frink Chambers. Underwood and Green's aggressive attack allows them to lead the team in steals. Coincidentally, defense is the main ingredient in the team's success. Crush has held their opponents to a combined 24 points over eight games compared to the 145 they have scored. Owens has single handily outscored all opponents combined. Team Crush defense is ran like a well oiled machine by Karley Fewel of Oktaha and Sydney Linscott of Kiowa. The two lead the team like orchestrated maestro's. Fewel is the captain of the ship and Linscott makes up the identity/personality of the team.
Controlling the boards for Crush is Jaylee Kindred of Oktaha and Kourtnie Mckormick of Kiowa. The two intimidating figures have dominated the defensive as well as the offensive ends of the court throughout the season. Kindred also leads the team in block shots. Also contributing on both sides of the ball is Jaxie Wilson of Cottonwood. Wilson has been the silent killer opponents have overlooked. Jaxie is a top five scorer as well as being a top rebounder. She has been a major contributor in every game.
Two newcomers to the team are Jennifer Garcia, one of only two third graders on the team with Mckormick being the other, of Tannehill and Gia Elfers also of Tannehill. These two additions have a hard driven work ethic and make the others work to maintain their starting positions. Every member of the team has scored and contributed on the defensive side of the ball. Team Crush is working hard to represent the McAlester area in hopes of another state championship. Thursday, February 7th, the team travels to Stidham to play in a tune-up tournament before entering into the exhibition tournament where they will have an opportunity to compete against some of Missouri's finest in a best-of-the-best shoot-out. The two best will play an exhibition game on the OKC Thunder court where they will get to meet the players at the start of the Thunder vs Bulls game on the 24th. Pictured from left are, Coach Corley Underwood, Jennifer Garcia, Rylee Underwood, Jaxie Wilson, Emmalie Green, Karley Fewel, Judah Owens, Jaylee Kindred, Gia Elfers, Kourtnie McKormick and Sydney Linscott. Reader photo


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NORMAN — Project Smoke Alarm is a joint effort of the Norman Fire Department, Little Axe Fire Department, and Norman Citizens CORPS volunteers.
On Saturday, the fire departments supported by community volunteers will conduct a program that offers free smoke alarms to residents.
The Norman Fire Department will focus on mobile home parks, where they will offer to provide and install free smoke alarms.
In the rural areas, Norman Fire Department Station Five combined with the Little Axe FD will canvass the rural areas and provide the same offer to residents. Community volunteers will also distribute informational materials on severe weather preparedness and family planning for emergencies.
Volunteers from OU's Medical Spanish course in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics will assist in communicating in Hispanic households.
This project allows the Norman Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau to heighten community awareness of the importance of having a working smoke detector in the home.
The program aims to ensure that all residences in Norman and Little Axe have at least one working smoke detector.
Project Team members will consist of firefighters and local community volunteers.
"Everyone is excited to help in this life saving project," Norman Fire Chief James Fullingim said. "Having a combination of firefighters and local volunteers shows how the community can come together for such an important cause."
For added protection, residents can call 405-245-9522 to verify the identity of any team members.
Teams will arrive between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, and residents should consider letting them enter their homes for the purpose of installing new smoke alarms.
Residents in Little Axe can sign up for a smoke alarm at the Little Axe Community Center, 1000 168 N.E., Norman, OK, 73026.
All residents of Norman are eligible to participate. During normal business hours you can contact the Norman Fire Marshal's Office at 405-292-9780 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to apply for a free smoke alarm and schedule a time to have it installed.
Point of contact for further information regarding this program is the Norman Fire Marshal's Office at 405-292-9780.
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LAWRENCE — The city's longest-serving election official signed the names of at least four people on nominating petitions circulated by the campaign of Frank Moran, the City Council president running for the Statehouse, a forensic handwriting expert hired by The Eagle-Tribune concluded.
The official, Rafael Tejeda, also used his position to certify the signatures were valid, said Ronald Rice, a Plymouth resident who has analyzed penmanship used as evidence in some of the nation's most infamous civil and criminal cases over the last 35 years.
"Mr. Tejeda is the author of the other four hand-printed signatures," Rice said about the signatures on Moran's petitions bearing the names of four people who share Rafael Tejeda's Greenwood Street house or live on the same North Lawrence block.
"The style, slant and flow of the five hand-printed signatures and addresses are the same," Rice said, adding that the four signatures match the penmanship of Tejeda's own signature on Moran's petitions and on his voting card on file at the city's Election Division.
Only one of the four people whose names Tejeda allegedly signed could be reached last week. The woman, who is ineligible to vote because she is a citizen of the Dominican Republic, said she did not sign Moran's petition.
Tejeda denied signing the names. He said he signed his own name to Moran's nominating petition when a woman approached him in his driveway sometime in March, and said he then directed her to other voters in the house.
"I said, 'Go inside and get other signatures, but I left,'" Tejeda said. "I'm 100 percent sure I didn't sign any other signatures. I don't know who did it, but I didn't sign it."
If proven, this would add another episode to the troubled and tumultuous history of voting in Lawrence dating back at least to the 1990s, when the city settled charges of racial discrimination in election practices brought by the U.S. Justice Department.
The city settled the charges by agreeing to several reforms, including hiring a bilingual coordinator to assist Spanish-speaking voters, a position Tejeda has held since he joined the Election Division on Jan. 21, 2002.
The state ordered more reforms in 2006, and two years ago City Clerk William Maloney found a string of "irregularities and misconduct" at a polling place that cost an election warden his job.
Maloney, who oversees the city's Election Division, would not comment on the allegations that one of the division's three employees signed names on petitions that put a statehouse candidate on Tuesday's ballot.
"What you're suggesting has possible criminal implications," Maloney said. "Certainly, any complaint or any allegation would have to be investigated."
Brian McNiff, a spokesman for Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, who oversees elections statewide, also would not comment on the alleged bogus signatures. Ronald Martin, the chairman of Lawrence's Board of Registrars, which must sign off on nominating petitions for local and state offices before candidates can reach the city's ballot, also would not comment.
Moran said he collected several of the 180 or so signatures on his nominating petition, but said he did not carry the sheet that bears Tejeda's signature and the four signatures in question. He said about 20 volunteers also carried his petitions, but could not say which of them collected the sheet with the contested signatures.
"I think Rafael (Tejeda) is a great person," Moran said. "Good character. I don't think he'd do something like that."
The similar signatures were brought to attention of The Eagle-Tribune last week by Kevin Cuff, who is running as an independent against Moran, a Democrat and a three-term city councilor. Cuff said he was going to challenge the signatures last spring, but did not have the resources and let the June 1 deadline for challenges pass without acting.
The two men are running in the 17th Essex House District, made up of parts of Lawrence, Andover and Methuen. The district is now represented by Paul Adams, who is giving up the seat to run for the state Senate.
Moran described Cuff's allegations as a "Hail Mary," using a football metaphor that refers to a long pass with little chance of success thrown by a frantic quarterback running out of time.
"It's lies, what he's saying," Moran said. "It's desperation on his part."
Cuff said the five similar signaturesare among several "red flags" he said he noticed on Moran's petitions last spring. He said he suspects all of the 180 or so signatures were signed by just five or six people.
"There's a consistent pattern," Cuff said. "I believe the same few hands signed all the papers ... It looks pretty damn goofy."
The four voters whose names may have been faked include Alejandrina Reyes of 71 Greenwood St., who is a citizen of the Dominican Republic and so is not eligible to vote in the United States. In an interview in her kitchen last week that was translated by her daughter, Reyes said she did not sign Moran's petition.
Although Reyes is not on Lawrence's voter rolls, her signature on Moran's nominating petitions was checked off as valid by one of the three workers in the Election Division who are charged with cross-checking names on nominating petitions with voter roles.
Tejeda is among the three who carry out that task, but he said he did not know which of them certified Reyes' signature when his office approved Moran's petitions in April.
Election clerks do not sign the petition sheets they validate. However, the penmanship verifying the sheet of signatures that includes Tejeda's signature and the four signatures in question is Tejeda's, Rice said.
The other people whose signatures Tejeda allegedly signed on Moran's petitions include Norma Fuerte, who is the sister-in-law of Tejeda's wife and lives in the same building as the Tejeda family. Fuerte has been in the Dominican Republic since Oct. 17, said Adalgisa Tejeda, who is Rafael Tejeda's wife. Fuerte could not be reached.
Election Division records indicate that Fuerte voted by absentee ballot in October. City Clerk Maloney declined to release the signed envelope containing Fuerte's ballot until Mayor William Lantigua approved the request for the document.
Lantigua did not respond to a message left at his City Hall office on Friday.
A third signature Tejeda allegedly signed is Narciso Mejia's, whose signature appears beside an address that Rice said Tejeda also wrote on the petition. The address provided is 79 Greenwood St., a building that does not exist. Mejia lives at 83 Greenwood St., city records show. She could not be reached.
The fourth signature allegedly signed by Tejada is Ignacio Santos of 91 Greenwood St. He could not be reached.
"The individual letter stroke characteristics, printing habits and idiosyncrasies of Mr. Tejeda are the same" in the four signatures Tejada allegedly signed, Rice, the forensic handwriting expert, said in his report to The Eagle-Tribune. "These (are) specifically noted as, but not limited to, the following: The hand-printed capital A's, D's, E's, J's, N's, R's (and) the hand-printed lower-case i's, r's. These factors . . . reflect the unconscious printing habits of Rafael Tejeda."
Besides verifying signatures on nominating petitions, Tejeda's duties as the Election Division's bilingual coordinator include translating voting documents into Spanish and ensuring that each of the city's 24 polling places are staffed by people who speak Spanish. He earns $30,336 annually.
Tejeda's 11 years in the Election Division make him the senior employee in the office, although none of the three is ranked above the other.
Rice has analyzed penmanship for defendants, prosecutors and news organizations in several of the nation's most infamous cases over the last four decades, including the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles in 1995 and the string of murders in San Francisco in 1968 and 1969 carried out by the so-called Zodiac killer.
City of Lawrence Election Division, 978-620-3230
United States Attorney's Office, 617-748-3100
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 617-742-5533
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, 800-253-3931


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2. As a parent, what kinds of things should I pack to make the flight easier?
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On to other topics, there are many ways to make your flight more enjoyable. First of all, snacks and meals are a must! For babies, make sure that you have packed more than enough formula and (or) breast milk with you for your flight. Security needs to check all liquids with a test or by patting one of the parents down. As far as entertainment for yourself, don't worry, your kids will keep you so busy you won't have time to worry about that. Bring a pair of earphones in case your kids decide to take a nap long enough for you to catch the in –flight movie. Chewing gum always helps me with ear pain when taking off or landing, and if all else fails and your kids get very cranky, you can entertain them by blowing bubbles with your gum!
3. What kind of food is good for toddlers?
I think flights are a time to splurge on the treats, because it is hard for little ones to sit in a confined space for several hours, and sometimes bribery with a few sugary treats can go a long way. Of course, you run into a bit of trouble if you give them too much sugar and they go crazy with a sugar high, so striking a balance is key. Things like granola bars, string cheese, apple, orange, carrot, or cucumber slices, cereal in Ziploc bags to munch on (I save the Lucky Charms for when I really need cooperation…for example, "Okay, if you stop kicking the seat in front of you I will let you have some Lucky Charms!"...that kind of thing). Goldfish crackers have saved the day on many a trip I have had, since often times they are the only thing my little guy wants to eat. Another great tip is to bring lollipops, since sucking on something often helps kids ears during takeoff and landing.
If you are flying during a mealtime, I highly suggest packing something your child will eat. People seem to be hungrier than normal while flying, at least in my family, so I make sure to pack a sandwich for myself and my little ones. Turkey, almond butter and jelly, whatever floats your boat. Chances are that your packed lunch will make your kids happier than a soggy sandwich bought in the airport. Other protein packed ideas are cottage cheese in a plastic container, greek yogurt, and cheddar cheese triangles and crackers.
4. What kinds of activities can my kids do while on the plane? They are under 5 years old.
Babies seem to love the magazines in the seat back in front of them. This can provide about 20 minutes of entertainment for both of you, since the pictures are interesting and sometimes you can catch a few headings of some articles. (You won't be able to read the whole thing, trust me.)
For babies, eating really breaks up the flight. So if they are eating solids, make sure to bring plenty of options, like rice cereal that you can just add water to, oatmeal, and jarred or homemade baby food. I like the pouches as well since they don't require a spoon. I my experience, babies usually take at least a half hr nap on the plane since the sound of the engines can lull them to sleep.
Young toddlers can play with all kinds of things in their seat, provided you bring some toys with you! My suggestion is to go to the dollar store or party store and stock up on inexpensive items such as toy cars that they can play with on their tray table. Throughout the flight, as your child gets antsy, you can pull these surprise toys out of your bag so that your little one has something new to discover. If you are really crafty and well prepared, you can wrap each item!
Coloring books, play dough, silly putty, these are all great ways to make the time fly by. Favourite books, favourite videos on the DVR player, iPad or phone are all entertaining as well. There are many educational games that can be downloaded and played on the plane, which are a great way to pass the time.
One thing that has worked really well for me are the photo settings on the iPad. My son loves to take picture after picture with different color settings to see how funny the pictures come out. Sure, I end up with 200 pictures of him in his seat when we get to our destination, but he spent his time happy and playing on the flight, and that is all that matters!!
If your child has a special lovely or stuffed animal, definitely bring him or her on the plane with you, do not pack it underneath. There have been times on the plane where my child wanted his lovely, even though it is big and bulky I was SO glad to have it with me. You just don't want to take chances with something that will make your child calm and happy while travelling to an unfamiliar destination.
5. How can I make a layover easier with kids?
If you have a baby, this is a great chance to change their diaper at a real changing station with a full size changing table. Take advantage of this! The airplane changing tables are so small, this is your chance to change the baby one more time at a full size station!
If you have time to eat, this is suggested as well. First of all, it is fun to see what kind of food choices are at new airports, and if you don't have anything packed you can search out for the best, healthiest, and most fun option and pick it up to go! Kids love to have control, so if you give them 2 choices of what they can have, they usually are happy being the decision maker and picking their next meal!
6. Okay, now that I have been matched with my nanny, now what. What exactly will she do?
7. What happens when the unexpected happens and delays occur?
8. What happens if my child does not like the nanny?
You know your child best. If your child is the type that may take a little while to warm up to a new person, then be aware of that and give the nanny a chance to get to know your child. However, if your child is going through a stage where they are completely attached to you and won't warm up to anyone else, (this can be a common problem for some babies and toddlers) then nanny in the Clouds may not be the best solution for you. Some children do take several meetings before warming up to a new person. If this is the case, then the best way for nanny in the Clouds to work for you is to set up one or two in person meetings with your nanny.
9. How can I be sure that our nanny will be able to sit with me and my children?
Once you have found a nanny match for your flight, you need to call your airline to arrange for them to seat you together. If they are unable to accommodate your request, you can wait until the day of your flight and ask them again at the ticket counter or on the plane.
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Nalley Valley (and it was) made potato chips and pickles. You could see the huge pickle barrels from the freeway, and on certain days, you could smell the chips! I can remember taking a tour of the plant, and getting chips still hot from the fryer. YUM!!
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Bank of Hays, Hays, Kansas (a branch of The Hanston State Bank, Hanston, Kansas), has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation. The items are reportedly associated with a "mystery shopper" scam.
The counterfeit items display the routing number 101108571, which is assigned to The Hanston State Bank, but are dissimilar to authentic cashier's checks. The counterfeit items have a marbled background. The security feature statement "SECURITY WARNING: THE FACE OF THIS DOCUMENT FEATURES A COLORED BACKGROUND AND MICROPRINT BORDERS – THE REVERSE SIDE FEATURES ARTIFICIAL WATERMARKS" is embedded in a darkened top border. The word "Hanston" is misspelled in "A branch of Hanson State Bank" below the bank's name in the top-center area.
Authentic checks have beaded borders with ornate corners. The security feature statement "THIS DOCUMENT HAS A MICRO-PRINT SIGNATURE LINE, WATERMARK AND OTHER FEATURES; ABSENCE OF THESE FEATURES WILL INDICATE A COPY" is centered below the written dollar amount line.
Copies of a counterfeit item and an authentic check (VOID) are attached for your review. Be aware that the appearance of counterfeit items can be modified and that additional variations may be presented.
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Our 38th annual survey of Northern California naked fun in the sun
Editors Note: Below you'll find our annual update on the state of nude beaches in the Bay Area, along with detailed guides and directions to several of our favorites. For details on dozens more, please see our complete Nude Beaches Guide, which we are in the process of updating.
NUDE BEACHES Arrests for being naked on the sand, anti-nudity warning signs going up at previously unthreatened spots, outright threats of beach closures, social activists making their mark on San Francisco's most well-known clothing-optional beach: this is shaping up to be one of Northern California's busiest nude beach seasons in recent memory.
Faced with a July 1 deadline, on June 28 Governor Jerry Brown's administration announced it saved or would stall shutting down all but one of 70 state parks and beaches targeted for closure due to budgetary shortfalls. These include three sites in our annual guide: Montara's Gray Whale Cove, Carmel's Garrapata State Park, and Zmudowski State Beach in northern Monterey County.
Officials said they would use $13 million in bond money in the budget to keep the properties running at least through summer. Some 40 parks will remain open for an estimated one to five years, due to temporary funding and support agreements being negotiated with nonprofit foundations and other organizations. More than 25 other properties, including Gray Whale Cove, also known as Devil's Slide, will keep going while deals are completed.
When asked exactly how long Gray Whale Cove, Garrapata, and Zmudowski would stay open, California State Parks spokesman Dennis Weber told me they could keep going for a month, the entire summer, a year, or even longer. "We don't know how much time we have," he said.
Paul Keel, the state parks sector superintendent for the area that includes Gray Whale Cove, was more optimistic. He told me he's keeping the popular beach open through at least the end of July because while "nothing's been signed or inked, it's fair to say we are optimistic" an agreement with a private operator or nonprofit will be finalized before then. Until the state took control, the site was run by a private licensee, San Francisco developer Carl Ernst and his company, Gray Whale Cove Enterprises, Inc.
Ruth Coleman, head of the State Parks and Recreation Department, said the bonds would fund solar power systems, as well as automatic pay machines that take credit and debit cards. And visitors arriving at Devil's Slide or Garrapata are likely to notice signs that urge them to pay for parking instead of parking outside.
The card machines are likely to be particularly handy at Devil's Slide after a long-awaited tunnel bypassing rockslide-prone Highway 1, which remains the access point to the beach, is expected to open this fall. Keel suspects the Devil's Slide Tunnel will bring larger crowds to the beach.
But the news wasn't all good. Maintenance and garbage pick up operations are likely to remain reduced or eliminated. In late June, Brown partly vetoed a larger, $41 million funding bill that had been OKed by the state legislature. State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), who coauthored the bigger funding plan, criticized the veto, calling it "a lost opportunity to take action." Another lost opportunity: in November 2010, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have raised about $500 million for state parks.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out.
Considering the cascading criticism she'd encountered after her previous win, Azarenka didn't need the focus of the Australian Open final to be on another medical timeout.
So after defending her title with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the sixth-seeded Li in one of the most unusual finals ever at Melbourne Park, Azarenka understandably dropped her racket and cried tears of relief late Saturday night.
She heaved as she sobbed into a towel beside the court, before regaining her composure to collect the trophy.
"It isn't easy, that's for sure, but I knew what I had to do," the 23-year-old Belarusian said. "I had to stay calm. I had to stay positive. I just had to deal with the things that came onto me."
There were a lot of those things squeezed into the 2-hour, 40-minute match. Li, who was playing her second Australian Open final in three years, twisted her ankle and tumbled to the court in the second and third sets.
The second time was on the point immediately after a 10-minute delay for the Australia Day fireworks — a familiar fixture in downtown Melbourne on Jan. 26, but not usually coinciding with a final.
Li had been sitting in her chair during the break, while Azarenka jogged and swung her racket around before leaving the court to rub some liniment into her legs to keep warm.
The 30-year-old Chinese player had tumbled to the court after twisting her left ankle and had it taped after falling in the fifth game of the second set. Immediately after the fireworks ceased, and with smoke still in the air, she twisted the ankle again, fell and hit the back of her head on the hard court.
The 2011 French Open champion was treated immediately by a tournament doctor and assessed for a concussion in another medical timeout before resuming the match.
"I think I was a little bit worried when I was falling," Li said, in her humorous, self-deprecating fashion. "Because two seconds I couldn't really see anything. It was totally black.
"So when the physio come, she was like, 'Focus on my finger.' I was laughing. I was thinking, 'This is tennis court, not like hospital."'
Li's injury was obvious and attracted even more support for her from the 15,000-strong crowd.
Azarenka had generated some bad PR by taking a medical timeout after wasting five match points on her own serve in her semifinal win over American teenager Sloane Stephens on Thursday. She came back after the break and finished off Stephens in the next game, later telling an on-court interviewer that she "almost did the choke of the year."
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By LINDON DODD
Local columnist
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily." — Zig Ziglar
Even with no local schools in session, it's always sports season in Southern Indiana.
This past week, much discussion around town and on local blogs has been the naming of the new athletic directors at Jeffersonville and Charlestown high schools.
Todd Satterly was named for the JHS post while Chad Gilbert was slated for Charlestown job. I am certainly not real familiar with Mr. Satterly, who came from New Albany. Obviously, I am much more knowledgeable about Chad Gilbert's career.
Gilbert's resume' would be very hard to scrutinize. He had spectacular playing careers in high school and college. Chad coached a state championship team for the JHS girls' varsity program and had a more than respectable coaching record for the Red Devils.
He is a local boy made good and should be warmly received as the head of the Pirates' athletic department. I had been hearing the buzz about his being named for the AD job for many weeks, and therefore there is no surprise in that announcement.
I haven't heard from many longtime JHS athletic faithful regarding Satterly, but think that might have been a more surprising choice. I do think it will be a more interesting move to observe and see how he will be greeted by Jeff fans.
Some discussion has centered on the restructuring of the positions and the higher salaries that have been approved. Sources have told me that assistant athletic director positions will be filled.
Since Stemler and Kim Carroll were both female athletic directors, the move to hire two men to replace them at higher salaries is certainly going to be a point of discussion. Superintendent Andrew Melin even addressed that issue when announcing the new hires in the News and Tribune on Wednesday.
As for Stemler and Carroll, I wish them happiness for their future endeavors. I had offered my support in person to both of them in the past. Obviously, with Stemler having been in the higher-profile position at JHS, she had been involved in some more notable stories from the last couple of years — some of which were not always positive.
Her replacement was not quite as surprising as Kim Carroll at CHS. I have talked with Stemler and Carroll in the past about being a rarity in Indiana sports as female athletic directors. I feel that they both penetrated a sort of glass ceiling in that respect. I would love to talk anytime with either or both of you. My e-mail is always open.
It's kind of business as usual that even when classrooms are out for the summer, the hot topic for area schools will be sports-oriented. As a supporter of both athletic programs since I graduated from Jeffersonville High School and my son graduated from Charlestown High School, I hope for nothing but success for both of the gentlemen.
I am not actively involved in either sports program, so most of what I know and have been told is secondhand. While I still love to watch a game every now and then, my focus long ago moved toward academics as a primary concern for the students.
The politics of sports is certainly a part of it all. When you throw in Greater Clark school board politics, well, who really knows the inside scoop. Past experiences and knowledge always leave me a bit cynical about the process.
Jeffersonville's own version of "The Voice," also known as Teddy Throckmorton, recently participated in his 60th Crusade for Children. For those keeping score, that's actually every one of them ever held. He is one of only a couple of volunteers left that has been involved in all of the Crusades.
Congratulations on No. 60, Ted. I promise you that when you make your 75th Crusade for Children, I will give you another whole column. It might appear in the Senior Citizen's Newsletter, but I will write it.
Today [Saturday] marks the third day of the Charlestown Founder's Day celebration activities. The Charlestown Beautification Committee always works hard and does a bang-up job for the annual June celebration.
There are day-long events scheduled for Greenway Park throughout Saturday afternoon that include live music beginning at noon and concluding with a fireworks show scheduled to begin at 10 p.m.
Activities include a classic car show, arts and crafts booths and various contests during the day to include a hula hoops and bubble gum competition. This is a very family-oriented event and people from all over the region are invited to celebrate Charlestown as the city's birthday is commemorated.
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Five Questions for Barbara Scheiber '42
At the age of 92, Barbara Scheiber '42 published her first novel, We'll Go to Coney Island. It's a tale of the courtship between Scheiber's parents, followed by the dissolution of their marriage. The book is inspired by the author's childhood, growing up in a Jewish emigrant enclave in New York City.
The Physics Classroom of the Future
Under the auspices of the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI), Adam Warner '17 and physics lecturer David Rishell are using animation and other multimedia tools to convert traditional physics experiments into interactive, digital versions.
Building Robots To Study Evolution
Four Vassar students in the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute are participating in a two-year project in evolutionary robotics funded by a major grant from the National Science Foundation. Phase one: building a fleet of robots using a 3D printer.
The Art and the Science of Acoustics
How exactly do sound waves travel, and what happens when they hit an array of 200 diffusers along the way? Physics prof David Bradley and his students are investigating those questions in the college's Undergraduate Research Summer Institute.
Pitching in at Local Non-Profits
Susie Martinez, Ishan Desai-Geller, and Ariadne Skoufos are part of a team of 11 Vassar students working this summer at Poughkeepsie non-profit social service agencies under the auspices of the college's Community Fellows program.
One Year Out: Dante Varotsis '13 Offers a Helping Hand
Dante Varotsis '13, an aspiring physician and a member of an online community that brings together designers, fabricators, and distributors of 3-D printed prosthetics, is literally offering a hand to those in need.
Amitava Kumar writes about Harry Roseman's photography for the Paris Review
Empowering Artists with WildSpice
Sienna Brown '13, Alyssa Aparicio '11, and Indiana Garcia '11 are giving photographers, writers, and visual artists a platform for artistic expression with their arts magazine, WildSpice. The founders say their focus is on quality over quantity.
The Shojo Manga Craze
Ford scholar Anne Fritzon '16 studies the social impact of Shojo manga, a wildly popular comic book craze among women in Japan featuring teen girls who use courage and intelligence rather than physical beauty to find love and happiness.
Investigating p53, the Tumor Suppressor
Hundreds of thousands of researchers worldwide are actively engaged in the effort to understand and combat cancer—including three Vassar students who are using some novel approaches to investigate the disease under the supervision of chem prof Kelly Thayer.
Looking Back on the 1960s: Leonard Steinhorn '77
The CNN series The Sixties will feature Leonard Steinhorn '77, who will discuss social movements of the era. Topics will include the rise of hippie culture, Vietnam protests, the Kennedy and King assassinations, the Eugene McCarthy presidential campaign, the student movement, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, black power, and the rise of feminism and gay rights.
Homage at Notre-Dame
At age nine, Andrew Tallon fell in love with the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Its structure inspired a career-long fascination with Gothic architecture. But the newly tenured Vassar associate professor of art never thought he'd find himself mounting an exhibition there.
Full House for Reunion 2014!
Nearly 2,000 alumnae/i, family, and friends participated in Reunion 2014. This year, Vassar hosted members of classes ending in 4s and 9s (as well as 1948). The guests even included two actresses (no, not Meryl Streep). Find out who they are and see loads of photos from Reunion.
Spirit of Vassar Award: Leah Johnson Wilcox '69
Spirit of Vassar Award recipient Leah Johnson Wilcox '69 began volunteering as a student and hasn't looked back. A former member of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC) Board of Directors, reunion chair, and admission interviewer, Wilcox continues to look for ways to serve her community.
One Year Out: Angela Dumlao '13, Assistant Director of SeaWife
One year out of Vassar, Angela Dumlao '13 was back on campus this summer as a member of the professional staff at the Powerhouse.
President Catharine Hill writes in the Washington Post about increasing socioeconomic diversity at selective colleges
Five Questions with Recipe Developer and Tester Linda Hall '83
You might not know it, but chances are you've seen a recipe by Linda Hall '83. A Culinary Institute of America graduate, Hall spent a few years working in the kitchens of New York City before starting a 15-year career in the test kitchen of Kraft, where she developed recipes used in millions of American homes.
Reclaiming the legacy of an ecology pioneer
This summer, with the help of two Undergraduate Research Summer Institute fellows, biology professor Margaret Ronsheim is continuing her quest to restore a unique 3.5-acre outdoor laboratory created in the 1920s by biology professor Edith Roberts.
What do we do now?
Their four years in the Vassar Bubble suddenly behind them, members of the class of 2014 are facing The Big Question: "What do we do now?" Some are off to graduate school, but most are testing the job market. Find out what nine newly minted grads have planned.
The New York Times Magazine looks at the work of fashion designer and writer Elizabeth Hawes '25
Olivia Iloetonma '14 talks with the Washington Post about the difficulty of educating Nigeria's girls
Reunion 2014
Nearly 2,000 alumnae/i, friends, and family came to campus June 14 and 15 for Reunion 2014. In addition to seeing old friends and making new ones, alumnae/i had plenty of time to enjoy concerts, dancing, lectures, tours, and the annual parade. It was an all-around fantastic weekend!
"Topping Out" the Bridge Building
Steelworkers recently hoisted the final beam atop Vassar's "bridge" building in a ceremony known as "topping out"—which takes place when a building has reached its maximum height. It's considered an important milestone in construction, one commemorated with quirky traditions. Read more about the origins of the ceremony and find out what Vassar did to honor the occasion.
Documentarians Win at Cannes
Paper State: Undocumented, Unafraid, Undeterred, which began as a senior project, won Best Student Documentary at the Cannes Emerging Filmmaker Showcase. Kudos to director Elena Gaby and crew Martin Couch, Ashlei Hardenburg, and Kelly Nguyen!
Commencement 2014
Thousands of of family and friends visited campus for the 150th Commencement Ceremony, held on May 25.
Vassar Adopts Robust New Career Networking Platform
Vassar's partnership with Alumnifire, a powerful new career-networking platform, promises to help alumnae/i and students connect more easily.
Aubree Piepmeier '14 caps her Vassar career with All-America honors
Aubree Piepmeier '14 earned All-America honors, posting her fastest time ever in the 5,000 and finishing fifth at the NCAA Division III track championships at Ohio Wesleyan University on May 24 – less than 24 hours before she received her Vassar diploma.
The Providence Journal features the art installation of Matthew Kramer '13
Commencement 2014
Words of wisdom, humor, and reflection took center stage, along with the 625 graduating students, at Vassar's 150th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday. The impressive Class of 2014 includes 50 students who were elected to Phi Beta Kappa; 22 selected for Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; and several honored with other prizes including Fulbright assistantships.
Nancy Crampton's Photo Op
Nancy Crampton '56 started photographing writers in 1971—her first subject was Allen Ginsberg, who was doing a reading in New York. Since that auspicious beginning, Crampton has photographed hundreds of novelists, poets, and other writers as the in-house photographer for 92nd Street Y's Unterberg Poetry Center.
"…at the edge of the world, doing really cool and interesting things…"
Research that has taken botanist Laura Vary '04 around the world began at Vassar with her mentor, biology professor Mark Schlessman. Their collaboration on dioecious plants in New Caledonia has just been published in the International Journal of Plant Science.
Q&A with Death Row Defender Madeline Cohen '92
Federal public defender Madeline Cohen '92 is the last line of defense for prisoners condemned to death. In recent weeks, she has been a guest on The Rachel Maddow Show and Democracy Now! for her role as attorney for Oklahoma death row inmate Charles Warner, who received a temporary stay of execution following the controversial botched execution of another prisoner, Clayton Lockett, on April 29.
Spring at Notre-Dame
In a program sponsored by Vassar College, Assistant Professor of Art Andrew Tallon will present the exhibition and opening lecture Notre-Dame: Nine Centuries in the Life of a Cathedral on Saturday, May 31 at 6:30 pm at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Paris.
Author Receives Time-Out
Martha Elliott '73 began working on her first novel 15 years ago, but life got in the way. She now has a chance to finish it, thanks to the 2014 Time-Out Grant. The teacher, journalist, and non-fiction author will leave the West Coast and move to her cottage in Maine for the next year to complete her book.
Spring Convocation
Actress Sakina Jaffrey '84, VSA President Deborah Steinberg '14, and Professor of English Patricia Wallace brought inspiration and a good dose of humor to Spring Convocation 2014. As seniors begin their final trek toward graduation, Jaffrey reminded them to "address the world directly, address it honestly."
The New York Times remembers "Cultural Matchmaker" Priscilla Morgan '41
Matthew Vassar's Crash Course on Western Philosophers
Take Matthew Vassar's 1.4-minute crash course on Western Philosophers and heart your alma mater TODAY!
URSI robotics project uses autonomous robots to study the process of evolution
Two Vassar students are studying the behavior of some robots this summer in what biology professor John Long calls the "Evolutionary Olympics." And while the project, conducted as part of Vassar's Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI), is still in its early stages, Long and his students are demonstrating that robots do have the capacity to evolve.
- Welcome Reunioneers! (Posted 6/11/2014)
- Elena Gaby '13 writes about making the documentary Paper State, which won the best student documentary award at Cannes, in the Poughkeepsie Journal (Posted 5/29/2014)
- The New York Times remembers literary agent Lois Wallace '61 (Posted 5/2/2014)
- Religious Experience (Posted 4/30/2014)
- President's Welcome, Spring Convocation, April 30, 2014 (Posted 4/30/2014)


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NORMAN — Brent Swift glances up at the three-story brickwork on the Boyd Street side of the Logan Apartments and notices yet another detail put in there by master masons 84 years ago.
It's a simple 45 degree angle cut in a row of blonde bricks, below a third-floor keystone. Behind the thick walls, a platoon of construction workers is busy hanging sheetrock, refinishing windows and caulking ceilings.
They are ever mindful of the building's history. Hundreds of OU students have passed through there since David Logan built it in 1929. The university sold it to Swift in 2012 with a pledge from him to restore the building and reopen it.
"I'm much more comfortable in an old building than a new place. You can build those in your sleep. These things take a whole different process," says Swift, a one-time television journalist who began rehabbing buildings here nearly two decades ago. "Every night I lay awake and think of things I can do here."
The University acquired the stately building on the corner of Lahoma and Boyd Streets in 1945. Returning soldiers needed housing. Some were married and dorms didn't much cater to married students. Annie Logan, David Logan's mother, managed the building until 1951. The maintnenace and upkeep became too much and OU opted to sell the building.
Swift paid $301,000 for the building. He will spend many multiples of the purchase price turning what once was about 30 units to four, two-bedroom apartments and four, one-bedroom apartments.
He is working with Butzer Gardner Architects in Oklahoma City and the state historic preservation office to get the project listed on a national registry of historic sites. That designation will be a first for Swift who has done dozens of projects in the Norman area.
His target tenant audience when it opens in the summer of 2014 are faculty and staff who want to be within a five-minute walk or a two-minute bike ride to campus. It will be upscale in a way few students can afford.
"The idea that we can do something for the university and restore something at the same time is pretty cool," Swift said.
David Logan was a 1916 OU graduate who teamed up with an architect friend Thomas L. Sorey, who was also an OU faculty member, to construct the building. Swift has researched the building and is most fascinated that it was built after the stock market crash and was completed in five months. Logan was a geologist and worked for the Marland Oil Company.
"I read somewhere that they employed 73 men a day," he said. "I think Logan was extremely wealthy at the time."
The building had hardwood floors, racks for bicycles, individual milk delivery boxes built into the walls. Light fixtures and the wooden windows will all be saved. Parking was limited since few students had cars.
The building always had some needy students who lived there rent free. Logan transferred ownership to the University Scholarship Corporation, formed in 1932 to manage the building.
Across the street is the original St. Thomas More University Chapel and Newman Hall where hundreds of students lived. Historic buildings are all around Swift's latest project.
"I'm influenced much more now by preservation than I was even 10 years ago," said Swift. "Condition wise, this was in pretty good shape."
He tells friends of his project and has to nearly draw them a map.
"This place doesn't present itself as a 16,000 square foot building. It's pretty amazing."
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Middle Georgias senior population is increasing and so are choices in senior and elderly living.
The U.S. Bureau of the Census calculates Georgias 65 and older population will increase by 143 percent from 2000 to 2030, according to a study by Georgia State Universitys Andrew Young School of Policy Studies called Georgias Aging Population: What to Expect and How to Cope.
Senior living options range from aging in place and independent living situations to assisted living, nursing homes and other specific care facilities based on need. Middle Georgia has hundreds of facilities large and small to meet one or more of these options and levels of need.
Many older adults are able to remain in their homes as they age while relying on family, friends and community health care services to meet their needs.
This is considered aging in place.
Others may enjoy independent living, which refers primarily to living arrangements in rooms, apartments, condominiums or even neighborhoods geared exclusively to seniors, and that feature easily navigated, compact living quarters and help with what little outside maintenance there may be. There may also be common recreation centers or clubhouses, and minor assistance may be provided for routine activities. This setting allows for a more routine life and ongoing socialization.
Assisted living settings are for those needing a greater level of help and personal care in daily life.
This may include help with medications as well as routine tasks. The assisted living setting may be apartment-like or a single room, but there is typically a common dining area. Costs may depend on the level of care required, even though staff is generally available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
When more around-the-clock care or specific healthcare is called for, the nursing home option is available. This is a higher level of care and includes much greater medical attention, typically with the oversight of licensed medical practitioners, on-site staff and trained medical personnel. Physical therapists, occupational therapists and other special service professionals often are available.
Nursing homes may be thought of as a short-term as well as a long-term care option.
High blood pressure and Alzheimers disease were the two most common chronic conditions diagnosed among residential care patients in a study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called, Residents Living in Residential Care Facilities: United States 2010.
High blood pressure was diagnosed in 57 percent of patients, while Alzheimers patients were close behind at 42 percent.
The need for care for those with specific, chronic conditions -- notably Alzheimers -- is clear. Care may be found at facilities that serve those with a specific condition only, or facilities that serve a general senior population as well as have separate care units catering to those with chronic conditions requiring acute care.


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Broadband deployment in the U.S. is at best disappointing and at worst a crisis. The United States lags behind other countries in broadband uptake per capita, ranked 15th in the latest Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) data. While consumers in Sweden and Japan are starting to zoom ahead with 20 and even 90 megabit/second connections delivered over fiber connections, U.S. consumers pay more for less, with only DSL and cable available in most markets. Some rural areas lack broadband altogether.
At a pre-conference yesterday before the "State of the Net" in Washington, D.C., the nonprofit association EDUCAUSE released a thoughtful proposal for how to achieve a better broadband future:
Though some dispute how bad U.S. consumers have it, everyone can agree that the U.S. can – and should – do much better. Deploying faster, universal, and ubiquitous broadband is essential to sustaining the Internet as an engine for economic growth, innovation, and social discourse. Whether or not one agrees with EDUCAUSE's particular strategy, the paper demonstrates that a clear, concerted national broadband strategy of some kind is required to reach that bigger, better broadband future.
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The 2009 Kymco Super 9 is not a scooter for the faint-hearted. This air-cooled, 50 cc scooter features sporty styling and flashy colors, so owners won't have to worry that other drivers on the road will not be able to see them. Not only does the Super 9 have great looks, it also has fabulous acceleration and speed for a motor scooter. Right from the factory, this scooter will quickly zoom up to 35 or 40 miles per hour. Additionally, modifying the Super 9 is quite easy for many scooter enthusiasts. After modifications, many users find that their Super 9s can zip up to 50 or 60 miles per hour.
Although driving the Super 9 on highways is off-limits, owners enjoy the great maneuverability of this small scooter on local roads. This vehicle is ideal for city driving since no gear shifting is required. The Kymco Super 9 weighs less than 250 pounds, so even smaller drivers will have no problem controlling it. The light weight also means that the brakes work admirably in bringing the scooter to a complete stop.
The designers of the Kymco Super 9 thoroughly considered practicality when they created this scooter. This Taiwanese bike can comfortably accommodate two riders, and it has plenty of under -seat storage space. Many drivers also like the fact that the Super 9 has no center backrest, allowing them to easily adjust their positions for the greatest comfort during the ride. The instrument panel is very basic but supplies all of the necessary information, and it is also well located for the driver's convenience.


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There is no doubt Suzuki has made a name for itself in the automotive world, but true motorcycle enthusiasts know the Japanese company had its start making vehicles of the two-wheeled varieties. Following the end of World War II, this company made motorcycles for lower income citizens in need of affordable transportation around urban areas. It didn't take long for Suzuki to realize they could take advantage of the popularity of its bikes and design models for off road use as well. Those bikes, along with some of the original designs soon found their way onto dirt and paved race tracks with a great deal of success. Interestingly enough over the passing decades the Japanese bike maker didn't necessarily adapt their bikes to the changing trends and fashions like many of the other manufacturers. Instead it focused on the tried and true designs and adapted those to in many cases, more than compete with the changing times. For this reason, the DR-Z 400S, much like many of Suzuki's other high quality products has continued to enjoy the same success as the models that came before it.
In the 2008 edition of the DR-Z 400S Suzuki sought to create a bike that worked well off road, but had the added advantage of being street legal as well. This design ensured the DR-Z 400S could find a home with buyers looking for one or the other, as well as appeals to the buyer without an income to support buying more than one motorcycle. The end result is this model does both well, but there are decided elements that aren't as ideal for either situation. For example, the seat on this model works very well for off road riding, but on the street or open highway leaves a bit to be desired. The seat is firm enough to support the rider on most off road terrains, but is too firm for long jaunts on the road. However, the rest of the bike's design fits in well in either set of circumstances. The low handlebars provide a comfortable hold with the rider lying across the gas tank and body. This placement ensures the rider remains in control of the dirt bike with little unnecessary movement. Suzuki also managed to make this motorcycle look cool. You won't find any extraneous parts or large components, but the streamlined appearance of the DR-Z 400S keeps in character as a sporty, fun bike.
This model is equipped with a single cylinder engine with lots of pep and spirit. Paired with a five-speed transmission, it is well equipped for taking on uphill roads and trails as well as taking things a bit slower for a pleasure ride. Additionally, handling and maneuverability is everything you would expect from an off road two-wheeler and is sure to please just any rider, experienced or not. With its kicky engine and supportive tires and wheels, the 2008 Suzuki DR-Z 400S has plenty of possibilities for the rider looking for an adaptable bike they can take just about anywhere.


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" First off the disclaimer, the Realvoice IEM'S were given to me a month or two back for reviewing. I would like to thank Spider Cable for the review sample and my apologies for taking so long in writing this review. Since I have had these I have used them about 75% of the time when I am using earphones, which probably averages about two hours per day. So I have put quite a few hours..." --Carlsan
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 21, 2013
Trash pickup suspended Friday, will resume Saturday
Due to the winter storm, the City of Kansas City, Mo., has suspended curbside trash and recycling collection for tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 22. Crews will resume collection on Saturday, Feb. 23. The City's trash and recycling collection was already delayed one day this week due to the Presidents Day holiday, and today's winter storm has further delayed it.
Please observe the following delayed trash pickup schedule:
Residents who were scheduled for Thursday trash and recycling collection on the modified Presidents Day schedule (regular Wednesday pickup) and did not receive pick up today are advised to save their trash and recycling for next week. They will be allowed to place four bags of trash curbside on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Residents who regularly have Thursday collection will receive this service on Saturday, Feb. 23.Residents who regularly have Friday collection will receive this service Sunday, Feb. 24.
Please note that the City's bulky item, illegal dumping and dead animal collections have also been suspended for the remainder of the week. This will allow crews normally assigned to these services to assist with snow removal.
The City appreciates residents' patience with these delays in solid waste services.
For more information about solid waste collection services, visit http://www.kcmo.org/trash or call the 311 Call Center at 311 or 816-513-1313. For more information on snow, please visit www.kcmo.org/snow.
Media inquiries about trash and recycling should be directed to Sean Demory, public information officer for the Public Works Department, at816-935-7487.


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Spenser's Use of Symbolism in The Visions of Petrarch
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The Visions of Petrarch, published in 1569 by J. Van der Noordt with woodcuts and titled The Theatre of the Worldlings, is one of the lesser known early works of Elizabethan epic poet, Edmund Spenser (1552-99). Prior to the publication of his masterpiece, The Faerie Queen, Spenser wrote this smaller work titled the Visions of Petrarch wherein he combines elements of Calvinistic and Protestant theology and morality, with classical mythological imagery. The purpose of this paper will be to analyze the seven poems of the Visions, analyzing the allegorical and tropological lessons intended to be gained thereby, as meditations in preparation for death.
The first of the visions concerns a doe attacked by two wild dogs. The poem is as follows:
The first vision shows the poet alone, solitary in contemplation looking out upon the world as if disconnected. The young poetic Spenser appears to view himself as separated from nature, viewing through a window as an allegorical scene drawn from the natural world unfolds before him. While the natural world goes about its usual concourse, fulfilling its laws, the writer or poet is in his own world, acting as a narrator. The event that unfolds is unpleasant; grievous for him to behold: a beautiful young doe is torn to pieces as it seeks shelter from two ravenous dogs.
One of the dogs is black, the other white, which suggests that appearances can be deceptive, inasmuch as white is often associated with purity and black with insidiousness. In the case of the natural world's rapacity and carnality, such symbolic meanings do not always obtain. Indeed, just as in the natural realm a white dog may be as ravenous as a black, so in the world of men, of which this is a tropological and allegorical image, men may appear to be good, yet have the potentiality to be as ravenous as an openly evil man. If the seven (technically six) visions are loosely affiliated with the tradition of the "seven deadly sins," we have here a representation of either lust or greed. The power of lust or greed is such that it rules those subject to baser passions. Spenser catalogs those so ruled as a "cruell race." The delicate hind "dies," but the death could signal the loss of virginity before due time, as a result of violent sexual encounters, or it might also suggest actual murder on a literal level. Continue reading


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Poll: More Americans Ditching Beer for Wine
More Americans are dropping beer in favor of wine.
Thirty-five percent of Americans say they prefer wine when they drink, up from 27 percent in 1992.
Over the last two decades, Americans have increasingly put down their churchkeys in favor of corkscrews, with a new Gallup poll showing that about as many Americans prefer sipping wine as they do drinking beer.
[READ: Company Debuts iPhone App That Could Spike Underage Drinking ]
Thirty-six percent of Americans who drink alcohol say beer is most often their drink of choice, according to the poll, while 35 percent say the same of wine. That has held steady for a few years, but it is a major change from two decades ago; in 1992, 47 percent of drinkers said they most often drank beer, compared to only 27 percent of wine-drinkers.
The number of Americans who prefer beer has declined in recent years, according to Gallup.
Liquor, meanwhile, has shown little change. After being the drink of choice for 18 to 21 percent of drinkers through the '90s, it gained a little ground and has stayed popular with about 20 percent of drinkers since 2000.
Americans' tastes have shifted toward wine for a number of reasons. As industry publication Wine Business reported in January, drinkers report consuming more wine on special occasions and casually – having a glass after work, for example. The growth in wine's popularity has come from both whites and nonwhites, according to Gallup's data, and from both men and women, though only 20 percent of men say they prefer wine, compared to 52 percent of women.
[ALSO: Rats Drinking Habits May Lead to Treatment for Alcoholics ]
In addition, both millennials and Americans over 50 have increasingly reported that wine is their preferred drink. However, 30- to 49-year-olds have bucked this trend. Only 29 percent of that group says they prefer wine, compared to 31 percent 20 years ago.
Meanwhile, even within the category of beer, Americans' tastes are shifting. As MarketWatch reported in February, drinkers are cutting back on mass-market beers like Budweiser and moving toward craft beers.
While Americans' preferences for beer and wine may be going in opposite directions, drinkers of both beverages share one common trend: an increasing number of choices. The number of U.S. wineries has skyrocketed, from around 2,000 in the early 1990s to nearly 8,000 as of 2010, according to figures from WineAmerica, a wine lobbying group based in Washington, D.C. Likewise, the number of U.S. breweries has grown from 89 in the late 1970s to 2,403 as of 2012, according to the Brewers' Association, an industry membership organization.
[STUDY: Taste of Beer, Not Alcoholic Content, Triggers Brain's Rewards Centers ]
Though beer has lost ground to wine over time, Gallup predicts that the trend won't continue.
"[B]eer still ranks as the preferred beverage among young adults and is tied with wine among minorities, so unless wine or liquor eclipses beer as the favorite alcoholic drink among these groups, it doesn't appear that beer's position will grow much weaker in the coming years," Gallup says.
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments on March 26 on whether it was constitutional for California voters to ban same-sex marriage through a 2008 ballot measure.
Sponsors of Proposition 8 and their committee, Protect Marriage, are appealing a ruling in which the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year struck down the initiative.
The high court's decision is expected by the end of June.
In the meantime, a stay of the lower court decision will remain in place and Proposition 8 will continue to be in effect.
The court announced one month ago, on Dec. 7, that it would consider the appeal, but did not specify the argument date until now.
The court will also hear arguments on a related New York case concerning the federal Defense of Marriage Act on March 27.
The federal law, known as DOMA, bars the U.S. government from providing federal benefits and tax advantages to same-sex couples who were legally married in their state.
In the Proposition 8 case, the initiative's sponsors contend that California voters were entitled to decide to preserve the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman. They say that each state, working through its legislature or voters, has the right to define marriage within its territory.
Two same-sex couples who challenged Proposition 8 in a civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco in 2009 say the ban violates their constitutional right to equal treatment.
The court's nine justices will hear at least one hour of arguments in their Washington, D.C., courthouse beginning at 7 a.m. PST.
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