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Chapter 47
Three days later Piccolo got the news from Roehrig that Senator Matson had failed to get any concessions from the Swiss to reveal who was behind the numbered account. He and Tillitson were back to either killing the shark or finding who was responsible for it on their own. The first option was gone now. The lake had frozen over.
With ice covering the surface, at least the danger of someone getting bitten had passed. Hopefully the shark had frozen to death. That would mean in the spring people could go back in the water unafraid. The person responsible for the injuries to the four victims would still have to be found, but until then Piccolo would be under less pressure.
However he wasn't going to sit on his hands throughout the winter. Without having to run daily patrols looking for the shark and investigating its victims, he had more time to continue to find who was responsible. That brought him back to motive. And to Dolan. Who was out to get him and Norton Utilities and why? Of course that led you right back to the numbered account. It was a vicious circle.
He hoped that further questioning of Dolan would bring more suspects. Whoever was behind this had to have a connection with him.
In the meantime he and Tillitson were going to place the only bets they made all year in full view of the public. They pulled up in a marked patrol car in front of Wilson's General Store. Wilson's was located right on the lake road to Marbury which had four super markets in town. But if you only needed a few things and didn't want to travel seven miles, Wilson's could tide you over.
It was a true general store. Besides the normal supermarket food items, they sold hardware, electrical supplies, rope, lawn furniture, propane gas, you name it. But most importantly, if you wanted the local gossip, you could get it there. Ed Wilson collected it daily from anyone who wanted to give it, and what he missed his wife Emily never forgot.
Every winter the store ran a lottery. Lotteries were illegal in Connecticut except of course the state lottery. But everyone agreed this one was perfectly safe from organized crime ever taking it over and didn't pose a danger to anybody.
It involved Harold.
Harold was a stuffed figure, ( hat with ear flaps, a winter jacket, patched jeans, and heavy work shoes,) who was placed out on the lake in back of the store as soon as the ice would hold him. There he sat in a lawn chair through the winter until Spring. For two dollars you could wager when the ice would give out under Harold plunging him into the lake. The winner took what was in the pot, usually close to three hundred dollars.
This year's three hundred was what Piccolo and Tillitson were after as they entered the store. What always hit Piccolo first was the sweet aroma inside. It was a mixture of candy flavors, (licorice and mint) along with fragrant candles, (honeysuckle and ginger.)
"Well here's the two guys who are the first to bet every year and were off by a mile last year," Wilson said as they stepped up to the counter. He pointed to a display that showed Harold's feet sticking up through the melted ice, chair askew. The date underneath was March twenty-fifth at 2:17 PM the winning time. "Both you guys bet on the second and third week of April." Wilson threw his hands out from his side and in a loud voice said, "What were you two thinking?"
A few customers in the store laughed and Emily came out from the back room to greet them.
"I hope you can do better this year," she said pleasantly. Emily and Ed were in their forties and had run the store for about ten years. They were probably the most loved couple in the Marbury area.
"They can't do much worse than last year," Ed said.
"Of course we can, just watch," Tillitson said stepping up to the display that was also the official entry blank. Below the picture of Harold were two oversized calendar pages for the months of March and April. You picked your day and wrote in the exact time you were betting. Tillitson picked March 25th at 2:17 PM.
"That's the winning day and time last year. It'll never happen two years in a row," Emily said.
"Who says?" Tillitson replied. Before anyone could answer he added," Just to show how confident I am, I'll take three more dates." He marked them down on the calendar and handed over his money.
"What about you Sheriff?" Ed asked handing him a pen.
Piccolo looked at the calendar. The ice melting under Harold would be much more important to him than a stuffed figure falling through the melted ice. It would begin another season at Arrowhead where the shark would either be dead or threatening the lake for yet another season.
But like many others, he couldn't see the possibility of it surviving under the normal ten to fifteen inches of ice. The damn thing had survived in fresh water where it wasn't supposed to, but thick ice? From what he had read, no way. Other large mammals like whales and larger fish yes, but a shark? Never.
Piccolo picked three dates; April 2, 9, and the fifteenth.
"The fifteenth is income tax day," Wilson said. "You know what they say about the fifteenth. You can be sure of two things; death and taxes."
He looked at Piccolo and quickly realized what he had said.
"No way Sheriff. It's not going to come back and kill again," he said apologetically. "Impossible. The winter's going to kill it for you."
"Next season we're all going in the lake again," Emily said. "And I want to tell you, you both did a wonderful job last summer. You may not have caught the shark, but you did everything you could and people appreciate that. We've heard nothing but good about you guys."
"Thanks," Piccolo said for himself and Tillitson. "Let's hope Ed is right and the thing will freeze to death."
"In the meantime I plan to enjoy the lake the rest of the winter," Ed said. "Couldn't all summer, but now I got my snowmobile ready to go as soon as there's a few more inches of snow over the ice. Going to do some serious ice fishing too. Had good luck last year."
"Well enjoy it," Piccolo said. "We'll come by again in April to collect the prize money."
"Maybe you will," Ed said shaking both their hands.
Piccolo and Tillitson paid their money, talked a little longer with the Wilsons and then left.
Outside they took the time to walk across the ice to where Harold was sitting in his chair. They stood in front of the figure who seemed to be staring up at them with its two sewn button eyes. The pillowcase head was cocked a little to the side and a velcro strip mouth was curved into a crooked smile.
"Friendly looking guy isn't he," Tillitson said.
"Yeah," Piccolo said looking down at Harold's work shoes resting on the ice. The ice was clear with frozen air bubbles trapped below. He wondered where the shark was now. Was it struggling somewhere on the lake trying to stay alive? Or was it already dead decomposing under the surface. Something told him it wasn't dead. It was lying in waiting. In the same place it had hidden from the Orion and Sea Hunt.
"You think it's still out there don't you," Tillitson said.
Piccolo looked out at the frozen lake behind Harold. The mountains in the distance were gray, the trees having shed their leaves. They would remain barren for the rest of the winter months, but Spring would bring new buds that would flower, bringing the trees back to life for another season. Was the same thing true for the shark? Would the Spring bring it new life to again roam the lake threatening and maiming people?
"Yeah I do Roy," he said still staring at the frozen lake. "I think it has the ability to live under the ice and will come back to haunt us in the Spring."
"Well Frank McCloskey doesn't think so," Tillitson said.
Piccolo and Tillitson had again contacted the Florida marine biologist about three months ago in anticipation of the lake freezing. McCloskey had told him that certain sharks such as the Mackeral, Great White and Thresher were "warm bodied" sharks capable of surviving in water far colder than their body temperatures. The Mackeral in particular, had a blood supply system that takes cold water from their outer flanks inward through a dense bundle of small arteries while larger veins carry metabolically warm de-oxygenated blood in the opposite direction. The arteries and veins pass very close to each other. Because of this close counter current blood flow, they were able to survive in very low temperatures.
The Bull Nose (which the Arrowhead shark had been identified as) had not been known to survive outside temperate waters. But again McCloskey cautioned no one knew for sure. Piccolo reminded him he had said the same thing about a Bull Nose surviving in fresh water for an extended period of time. McCloskey had said then no one knew for sure and it had. Was the same thing true as far as it surviving in frigid water?
McCloskey had finally admitted that the Arrowhead shark was unlike any other he had ever heard of.
"But he didn't say the shark definitely wouldn't survive either did he," Piccolo replied.
"No, not really."
"And there's one other possibility I've been thinking of," Piccolo said shaking his head.
"What's that?"
"If this shark freezes and dies, what's to keep the person who put it in the lake from putting another one in? We don't know how he did it. He could do the same thing again."
Tillitson let out a deep sigh at the thought of the possibility. The warm air from his mouth turned into a puff of vapor. "Man, then we could be going through this thing all over again," he said.
"Yeah Roy, we certainly could," Piccolo said. "We certainly could."
Chapter 48
New Year's Eve was celebrated in the Piccolo household the same way it had been since he became sheriff. The family stayed home and watched a movie from Blockbuster followed by television coverage of the ball falling in Times Square. Piccolo believed that New Year's Eve was the most dangerous night of the year to be on the road. His cell phone supported his belief. Although on call for the entire evening, he would not be interrupted unless there was an accident involving a fatality or a serious crime committed. Last year he had been called out when three teenagers were killed because the driver had been intoxicated. It was unusually mild this year so he hoped he would be able to stay at home the entire evening.
Piccolo was glad to see the year draw to a close. The shark had made it a nightmare. The winter months had taken pressure off him, but he wasn't any closer now to finding out the identity of the numbered account holder than he had been at the end of the summer. Another interview with James Dolan hadn't yielded any new information as to who could be out to destroy him and Norton Utilities. Dolan had been adamant that he didn't have any enemies, certainly none that would put a shark in the lake to maim people. It was clear that any further attempts to question him would be useless.
Norton Utilities had dropped the lake early in November to expose the shoreline and kill undergrowth. This year was the deepest draw down ever; eleven feet. Norton Utilities would profit from it. With more water passing through its turbines the utility would generate more electricity. Every dollar counted now as Norton was on the verge of bankruptcy. If the shark appeared in the Spring, there would be no choice but for the company to go into chapter eleven, the first step toward financial collapse.
So for the moment, Piccolo and Tillitson, along with everybody else, hoped that the thick ice on the lake would kill the shark. The story had disappeared from the front pages and people were enjoying the lake with their snowmobiles, ice sailboats and cross country skis. Every time Piccolo heard of an ice fisherman bagging a record catch, it reminded him that fish do survive under the ice. Hopefully a Bullnose shark wouldn't.
Ann brought out a big bowl of popcorn and the family sat down to watch Spiderman II which they had somehow long ago missed in the theaters. As Spiderman swooped from building to building in search of his latest arch enemy Mike and Mark got into the movie.
"Man he is cool," Mark said missing his mouth with the popcorn.
"Dad if you could fly like that with sticky fingers you'd catch all the bad guys," Mike said without taking his eyes off the screen.
"Yeah but I'd never fit into that costume," Piccolo said patting his stomach that had gotten larger since the summer. Frustration had led to overeating. Overeating had added ten pounds.
Ann as usual remained supportive.
"Your father does a pretty good job of catching the bad guys," she said. But then she blew the whole thing by adding, "he might not fly around looking like Spiderman, but he does look like Santa Claus."
Piccolo bent over feigning a blow to the stomach.
"Oooh that hurt," he said.
"Only kidding," she said, leaning over to kiss him on the cheek.
"How do you think Spiderman would catch the shark?" Piccolo said as the superhero was zapping his octopus nemesis on screen.
"He'd swing down from the trees over the lake on a web and grab the thing by the neck," Mark said.
"Then he'd drop it out of the sky on some rocks and it would die," Mike added.
"And if it didn't he'd tangle it all up in a web so it couldn't get back into the water," Mark said relishing the thought.
"Boy you guys are cruel," Piccolo said wincing.
"So is the shark," Ann said before the boys could answer. She said it in all seriousness. In that moment Piccolo realized what she had been going through too. All through the summer she had tried to keep his spirits up, but he knew she hated the damn creature as much as he did. Mostly for what it had done to Mark.
The boys looked at her surprised, then turned back to the movie.
When it was over at eleven thirty, they switched to a New York channel which showed the large crowd in Times Square waiting for the ball to drop at midnight. Ann poured four glasses of champagne, two smaller ones for the boys. This was the first time they had ever drank it.
As the ball came down, the Piccolo family echoed the crowd; five, four, three, two, one…Happy New Year. Everyone kissed each other (except the two boys who preferred high fives) and sipped their champagne. Mark nearly spit it out not liking the taste, but held back the urge.
"Let's hope the New Year is a happy and healthy one," Piccolo said raising his glass.
"Yeah," Mike said, "for everyone but the shark."
"I'll drink to that," Piccolo said. Then he hugged and kissed each member of his family. When he got to Mark, he held him the tightest.
Because he was the one he had almost lost.
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Gary Pearce once was a top-notch reporter for The News & Observer who had a keen eye on state politics, a quick wit and a perception about public figures that, after he left the business, he applied to helping a farm kid from Rock Ridge win four terms as governor. And had Jim Hunt won his U.S. Senate bid against incumbent Jesse Helms in 1984, thus raising his national profile, Pearce and the other members of the Hunt crowd could well have wound up in the White House.
So when Pearce, now a private consultant, breaks a little ground on his political analysis blog, those of whom he speaks ought to pay attention.
Recently, he raised an issue thats been discussed quietly among Democrats and Republicans in Raleigh, the issue being whether Gov. Pat McCrory can regroup, after a seemingly endless series of gaffes, and run for a second term. And, Pearce writes, some have even speculated that McCrory wont even want a second term. People are wondering, Pearce saya, whether McCrory is in over his head.
Its too early, of course, to line up the moving vans and prepare the eulogies for McCrorys political career. Hes only eight months in, and that makes it easy for his allies to dismiss his critics.
But the cushion of time alone isnt enough to protect the governors chances of winning a second term. He needs to alter his agenda, reorder his staff, acknowledge his administrations mistakes and change his approach.
The partisan divide in the state is wide and deep, but McCrory would do well to study the administration and the political skill of, yes, Jim Hunt.
Hunt has offered his blueprint for how to be governor many times. A governor, he says, no matter what party, has to have a clear view of what he or she wants to do; there has to be a team in place, a group of true believers who subscribe to that view, that agenda, and burn with a determination to get it done; the governor has to be willing to sell the plan in hamlets and big-cities, and to explain it to people; a governor makes the necessary political deals, within reason; and a governor faces his critics but keeps his animus to himself.
The truth is, that formula has worked in the White House as well. Ronald Reagan had a set of firm beliefs and stuck to them (even when his economic policies wavered) but talked often with Democratic Speaker Tip ONeill. Bill Clinton made a deal on welfare reform at one point he didnt want to make but overall he dominated politics for eight years. Both these presidents had strong agendas and stood for them.
The best example, perhaps not to the GOPs liking but nevertheless a monument to clear-eyed, forceful leadership, was Franklin Roosevelt, who steamrolled past those who opposed the New Deal and its life-saving programs to pull Americans from the Depression.
McCrory needs to clarify his vision and think about what he really believes. He needs to form a close team around him, people he knows and not just the professional handlers. He needs to acknowledge the stumbles and mistakes, from the inflated salaries for two 24-year-olds in the Health and Human Services bureaucracy to the mysterious resignation of a Cabinet secretary to the little things like the ill-timed cookie delivery to the implication the he mingled with Moral Monday protesters when he didnt.
The governor can move past all that, but hes got to learn to admit when he goofs and move on, not try to move on and pretend those things never happened.
He also needs to assert his independence from Republican legislative leaders who just rebuked him by overriding two relatively minor vetoes. GOP leaders couldnt even give their governor a little victory
For McCrory, this ought to be a lesson. He might as well strike out on his own because the Republicans on Jones Street arent going to watch his back. If he disagrees with them, why hold back? Unfortunately, hes appeared to bend to the will of legislative leaders when it comes to abortion and voting rights, surrendering even a measure of independent leadership, and yet when the leaders had a chance to give him a little ground on vetoes, they pushed him around on the schoolyard again.
McCrory has plenty of time to turn things around. He has an affable personality and when hes made speeches to nonpolitical groups around the state, hes left a good impression. But now he must bear down and define himself and the things he really believes in and wants to accomplish. Then he should push that agenda even when his own allies turn about to be...not exactly that.
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RALEIGH — The citys 100-event cap on road races and parades isnt cutting back on the number of street closures along Hillsborough Street and other popular routes, but it is limiting new races elsewhere in Raleigh.
A City Council committee again addressed the topic Tuesday as the road closure controversies mount. It agreed to consider more tweaks to the citys race policy, which already has been updated once this year.
Drivers and residents are complaining of frequent weekend roadblocks, while race organizers are concerned that some events like next years Rock n Roll Marathon get special treatment.
I really think we need to look at the numbers and where these events are being held, Councilwoman Mary-Ann Baldwin said. Thats a question I get all the time: Why are these races all in my neighborhood?
Assistant City Manager Dan Howe explained that races remain concentrated around downtown, Hillsborough Street and Cameron Village because the policy grandfathers all existing events. It also isnt applied to national events like Rock n Roll.
The city quickly reached the 100-race limit. That meant officials recently rejected a small 5k race in Brier Creek, an area far from the city center where street closures are a rarity.
If theres a weekend in December that a race wants to be in Brier Creek, I dont see that theres a negative impact, said Paula ONeal, who organizes several annual races. There are a lot of viable locations in Raleigh that are not used.
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But Howe said that inconveniencing drivers isnt the only factor to consider. Adding more events would create more work for the police department, which handles paperwork and staffing for street closures.
Right now were pretty maxed out at 100, he said.
Council members did agree to make one exception to the cap Tuesday. They approved a USO benefit race organized by Sola Coffee through several neighborhoods off Lead Mine Road. Councilman Randy Stagner backed the event; he lives nearby and frequents the coffee shop.
Other potential new races, however, will have to wait until the city tweaks its policy. That troubles Jim Micheels, co-founder of the City of Oaks Marathon.
It doesnt sound like theres equity, he said. What would be the process for other races to come?
Starting next year, race applications will go through a special events office that the council voted last week to create. The office will include three new staff members to coordinate approvals and logistics at a cost of $225,000.
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The office already has its own website to inform residents about street closures something the Downtown Raleigh Alliance has been doing by email. The site ( bit.ly/1fzOvWW) went live Tuesday and explains the approval process for various events.
But not everyone will check the website, so Baldwin asked city staffers to improve mail notifications for street closures immediately. Race organizers currently send out letters to affected residents, but the envelopes likely dont garner enough attention. The council committee voted to mandate postcards instead.
People arent opening up the letters, Baldwin said. Im guilty of that myself.
Also Tuesday, the committee voted to require route changes for the controversial Color Run, which dyed historic homes in the Oakwood neighborhood with colorful starches in September.
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Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has pushed back the date of a special election that will fill Georgia's vacant 9th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and two other vacancies under the Gold Dome.
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North Reading Police officers along with officers from over 80 other departments traveled to Virginia to make six-year-old Nathan Norman's Christmas magical.
Nathan was diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago, and his only wish this holiday season was to receive cards, letters and patches from as many police officers, firefighters and EMTs as possible, because they are Nathan's heroes.
When local departments found out about Nathan's wish, they decided to deliver those items in person. The officers left on Wednesday and traveled by cruiser to Virginia to make a little boys Christmas wish come true. Officer Scott Tilton, Detective Paul Dorsey, Officer Jay Connolly and Lieutenant Mark Zimmerman from the NRPD made the trip.
The North Reading Police Survivors Fund made a donation to the family and the four NRPD officers who made the trip to Virginia presented Nathan with a plaque. Frame One donated a complimentary framing service and framed the plaque for Nathan to display.
According to NRPD Lieutenant Mark Zimmerman, "The North Reading Police Survivors fund made a donation to the family and presented Nathan a plaque. It was a very humbling experience. The family stated they were surprised and overwhelmed by the support they received from all of the officers who made the 12 hour trip."
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STILLWATER, Okla. —
The Frontier Lady Mustangs continued one of their softball traditions this fall as they advanced to the state tournament for the third straight season. In 2013, Frontier hopes to return with a younger squad.
"We had high expectations going in with four returning senior starters to lead us," coach Erron Kauk said. "Even though we lost our star pitcher (Jalissa Gum) when we did, we still got there. I'm very proud of their effort."
Gum fractured her ulna in her pitching arm in a Aug. 27 game against Perry and didn't return until regionals at the end of September. Frontier didn't take a step back during that time as freshman Michael Ann Nelson took over pitching duties and posted a 14-4 record. In districts and regionals she was unhitable as she pitched six shutouts.
Gum, will continue her career in college as she got a full scholarship to pitch and play shortstop at Arkansas Tech. Kauk said you can't replace that kind of athlete but is confident in the girls he has coming up.
"She broke all of our school records in offense and pitching," Kauk said. "She worked hard and helped build to the future."
Frontier is unsure if it will compete in slowpitch this spring.
The Perry Lady Maroons hope this season started a new tradition for their softball program as they advanced to state for the first time since 1988.
"It was a huge deal for our program," coach Bryan Hayes said. "We loved the opportunity. One of my sophomores told me 'We are going back next year and not coming home without a trophy.' I told her let's go for it."
The Lady Maroons will have the difficult task of replacing starting pitcher Jayde Hansen, who was key to their run to state. Hayes is confident is younger girls will step.
"My sophomore (Mariah Ewy) who was our No. 2 went 15-0 last season," Hayes said. "We got girls who are ready to step in."
The Perkins-Tryon Lady Demons will look to build on their success from 2012 as it advanced to regionals.
Coach Carla Hart said she was happy with how her team finished especially since they were a young team.
"We struggled here and there," Hart said. "We won districts with two victories over Chandler. I'm really looking forward to next year. I should have four seniors and the future looks bright."
The Glencoe Lady Panthers recorded accomplishments that they haven't made in almost 15 years. They won their first regular season tournament in 14 years. Hosting districts on its own field, Glencoe won the two-day tournament and advanced to regionals.
"Overall it was a successful season," coach Tabathia Wright said. "We finished with seven more wins and built some momentum to the spring and hopefully we will carry over to next year."
Next year, the Lady Panthers will have a new hurler as Summer Jefferies graduates. Wright said it's tough to replace players but their impact carries on.
"Summer has passed a lot stuff to the younger girls," Wright said. "They see how important leadership is. "We will miss Jefferies next year but she has passed her traits on to the younger girls to carry her torch."
The Glencoe Panthers will look to build on a season that finished a couple runs short of the state tournament.
"We are looking at that like it's our unfinished business," coach Tony Cazzelle said. "We should be one of the top ranked teams in Class A in the spring. If we take care of business and get our pitching we should make it to state in the spring."
Most of Glencoe's players are now playing basketball but Cazzelle doesn't think it will take long to get back to baseball.
"We'll have a late start," Cazzelle said. "We have a good schedule. We are playing every day during spring break."
The Ripley Warriors were a victory short of advancing to regionals and hope for a stronger spring season.
"I felt that we got better each week," coach Donnie Hoffman said. "I'm pleased with our kids, I think we played our best baseball in the last two weeks of the season. In district we went against (Nathan) Melton. He's a good pitcher but we were able to get a couple runs off of him."
Like Glencoe, most of Hoffman's players are playing basketball during the winter but has a couple players going through off season.
"We are trying to get stronger," Hoffman said. "We are doing some running and conditioning. We will start throwing and hitting programs after January."


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The Charlestown girls' basketball team won for the fifth time in six games, 58-39 over Salem on Thursday at Charlestown Sports Arena.
After a 2-7 start, the Pirates are now within one game of .500 at 8-9.
"We've been on a little bit of a roll," Charlestown coach Sam Terrell said. "Take away three possessions when we let Tanner Marcum get away from us [in Tuesday's 55-49 loss to New Albany] and we may be talking about [six wins in a row]."
On Thursday, Charlestown jumped out to a 17-10 lead after the first quarter. Starting in the second period, the Pirate defense took over. Over the next two quarters, Salem managed just 15 points as Charlestown jumped out to a 53-25 lead after three.
"We were a little sluggish in the first. In the second quarter, we started putting the clamps down," Terrell said.
Charlestown's Kaitlynn Henning led all scorers with 25 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Jasmine Harvey scored 11 for the Pirates.
Terrell said Harvey has the potential to score in double figures every night.
"She gets a lot of steals," he said. "If she can make layups and make free throws, she can score like that on a nightly basis."
Justice Burdin had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds for Charlestown.
Alex Davidson led Salem (6-11, 1-7 Mid-Southern Conference) with 16 points, including all 10 of the Lions' first quarter points.
The Pirates (3-4 MSC), who have won three straight MSC games after starting league play 0-4, finish out the conference schedule at Clarksville next Thursday and North Harrison on Jan. 29 before close the regular season at home against Madison on Feb. 1.
• Clarksville takes down Lanesville: Clarksville jumped out to an 18-6 halftime lead and held on for a 43-38 win over Lanesville on Thursday.
The win snapped a nine-game losing streak for the Generals. Clarksville coach B.D. Ledbetter warned his team at halftime that the Lions would make a run and they did. Salem outscored the Generals 21-10 in the third quarter to pull within one point at 28-27.
"We told the girls that in the third quarter, they would be aggressive and they were. But the key for us was our girls didn't lose our composure," Clarksville coach B.D. Ledbetter said.
Junior Haley Jenkins led Clarksville with 16 points, while teammate Bailey Sharp scored 12. Courtney Holmes, Gabby Evans and Abby Hurtgen added five apiece for the Generals. The Eagles fell to 10-7.
"It definitely helps with our confidence," Ledbetter said. "This is definitely putting us in the right direction."
NEXT: Clarksville (4-14) at Henryville (10-7), Tuesday.
• Red Devils roll past New Albany: On Wednesday, visiting Jeffersonville claimed 11 of the 14 individual matches to defeat New Albany in a dual meet, 52-14.
Prevailing by pin for the Red Devils were Jasi Coureur (113 pounds), Brandon Spangler (182) and Geary Gaines (220). Jeff's JoJo DeLeon (120), Oscar DeLeon (132), Nick Stewart (138), David Fridley (160), Daniel Thompson (170) and Gavan Jolley-Little (285). The Red Devils' Stevie Jones (106) and Tyler Fridley (152) each won by forfeit.
"The kids wrestled really well tonight. They were doing well on the things we emphasized at practice this week, and that is what we are happy about," Jeff coach Danny Struck said. "Daniel Thompson wrestled really well tonight and won 6-2 over an opponent [New Albany's Ethan Lee] he had never previously beaten. The kids are improving each time, and we aren't just saying that. We are really happy about how the kids are listening, learning, and taking advantages of opportunities life gives them."
The Bulldogs won three matches. In the 126-pound match, senior Austin Jamison pinned the Red Devils' Xavier Weekley at the 2:24 mark. New Albany's Hunter Castleberry prevailed in the 145-pound match with a 17-1 major decision over Freddie Hudson. At 195 pounds, Bulldog senior Nick Lynch beat Aamil Haleem by a 6-4 decision.
NEXT: Jeff at Capitol City Classic in Frankfort (Ky.), Saturday; New Albany hosts New Albany Duals, Saturday.


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Hillsborough Township is mourning the loss of Pete Biondi, a man who spent his time giving back to the town he loved.
Biondi disclosed a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last month, stating that the disease was in remission prior to the election. He won his . Two days later, he succumbed to cancer at the age of 69.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, his son and daughter, Peter and Jennifer and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been released.
"It's shocking because you think that someone is going to recover. You always have that hope," Hillsborough Mayor Gloria McCauley said. "He was such a great assemblyman and a leader for both parties throughout the county. He always though everyone ought to do good."
"When you say, 'Peter Biondi' and community service, they are synonymous," Deputy Mayor Carl Suraci said. "He worked tirelessly for his community."
"It's going to be very different going forward," Suraci added. "He was a big part of Hillsborough."
That attitude led Biondi to support many initiatives in Hillsborough, including the arts programs, veterans efforts and efforts for the town's senior citizens. His most recent efforts include funding the township's fireworks ceremony—an annual event he initiated in 1986— which had been canceled due to budget cuts and aid cuts.
"It's whatever it costs, but, to me, it's worth it," he said in an interview with Hillsborough Patch. "I'm just happy that I'm able to do so."
Despite the political battles of the late 1990s and early 2000s, when Republicans lost political control of the township, Biondi still persevered.
When then-Township Committeewoman Christine Jensen inquired if Biondi could help the ARC of Somerset County find funding to purchase a handicapped-accessible bus to transport the residents of the old Stirling Group Home, in Warren, he was quick to arrange the needed money.
"We wondered if he'd be able to get the help, but he put the needs of New Jersey's developmentally disabled residents, who can't help themselves, above other priorities," Jensen's husband, Christian, said. "In a time of need, it was nice to reach across the board, so to speak, and get the help an organization in need of assistance needed."
"His presence in the Assembly will be missed," Christian Jensen added.
His abilities to transcend party lines, particularly with late Democratic Mayor John Guerrera, led to the pair's legendary bets on election outcomes.
"What I remember of Pete was him coming into my father's office and having a cup of espresso and a bit of sambuca and talking about the day," Midge Guerrera, Guerrera's daughter, said.
"It wasn't about politics," she added. "It was about the greater good. Even though my father was a Democrat and Pete was a Republican, their friendship transcended party lines. My father's commitments to Hillsborough and Pete's commitment to Hillsborough were very similar."
His concern and connection to people differentiated him from many politicians, and extended his efforts to many groups and many citizens in Hillsborough and in Somerset County.
"I think that what makes Pete Biondi special was his ability to feel what you were feeling from his heart," Guerrera said. "He had a sense of commitment to people. It was his ability to open his heart to people around him. He was absolutely accessible. He didn't hide in his office."
"What makes a great politician is putting people first," said Anthony Ferrera, Hillsborough committeeman and former mayor. "It was the things he did behind the scenes that nobody knew about. Whether it was going over to a senior's house or going over to that person's house who had a traumatic loss of a family member, he never said no."
Biondi served on the Township Committee from 1983 to 1993, having been selected to fill an open seat in August 1983. He ran for election that year, winning his first term in 1984. By 1986, he was appointed mayor and began many of the township traditions seen today, according to Merdinger.
The most visible of those efforts is the Hillsborough Municipal Complex, which Biondi was instrumental in pushing forward. The building incorporates the township library, Board of Education Offices and township offices—which the former location did not.
"It may seem like an innocuous effort," Merdinger said. "In reality, he created the mechanism for everyone to work together."
"He and I broke a bottle of champagne to dedicate it after a Planning Board meeting one night," Merdinger recalled. "It's not easy to break a bottle of champagne."
Biondi's death comes just days after he won his re-election bid for the District 16 Assembly seat. The Republicans will now select a replacement to fill Biondi's seat until a special election is held next November.
"As a person, and as a legislator, he will be tremendously missed," said Denise Coyle, his longtime colleague on the assembly. "I think Pete's greatest legacy is that he cared deeply about our country and about serving the residents of the 16th district."
As a result, Coyle said, Biondi was a great advocate in Trenton. "If Pete was on your side, you were going to be successful," she said.
Coyle said she and Biondi started working together when both were on the Somerset County Freeholders Board, starting in 1996. She said she is "very sad" about his death.
As state representatives, the two also worked together in Trenton for the past four years.
"We were definitely a team in Trenton," she said. The two worked together on legislation and other projects, she said.
Biondi served in the U.S. Army, and had been employed as the president of the Union-based Brewster Trucking Corp. from 1975 to 1991. He then served as president of Pars Inc., until his retirement in 1993.
In addition to his political career, Biondi was appointed an honorary member of the New Jersey State Policeman's Benevolent Association, served as an associate member of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors, served on the Hillsborough/Millstone Municipal Alliance, volunteered with the Jewish Federation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and March of Dimes and served as a board member at the Resource Center of Somerset.
His achievements in Hillsborough included building Ann Van Middlesworth Park, spearheading efforts to build the Hillsborough YMCA and introducing farmland and open space preservation to the town.
"He was a person who could get things done," Merdinger said. "He made Hillsborough the best place to live in America and made Hillsborough 'The Good Life.'
"You need always need a mechanism to do things," Merdinger added. "He didn't stand up and say, 'I'm in charge of this.' He got the mechanism started. He was not one to pound his fist. He led by initiating, facilitating, coordinating, all the way through."
Many of his efforts and policies are still used in the town today, and several committee members cited him as a mentor for entry into local politics. And, despite leaving local politics for county and state posts, his influence on the town remained constant, many said.
"I tried to think of a better word than 'patriarch,'" Merdinger said, "but if you look up 'patriarch,' it's the leader of the family, and that was what he was. He led by example."


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Thomas H. Jackson, who served as President of the University of Rochester from 1994 until 2005, is currently Distinguished University Professor at the University. Previous academic appointments were Vice President and Provost at the University of Virginia (1991-1994), Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law (1988-1991), Professor at Harvard Law School (1986-88), and Professor at Stanford Law School (1977-1986), where he started his academic career following clerkships with Justice William H. Rehnquist at the Supreme Court of the United States (1976-77) and with Marvin E. Frankel of the US district court for the Southern District of New York (1975-76). He has served as special counsel to law firms in San Francisco and Boston, and was appointed a Special Master by the Supreme Court of the United States to deal with a 50-state dispute involving ownership of unclaimed dividends and other corporate distributions. Professor Jackson is a graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School. He is the author of numerous articles in bankruptcy, secured transactions, and contracts, as well as The Logic and Limits of Bankruptcy Law (Harvard U. Press 1986), and several casebooks on bankruptcy and secured transactions. Recently, his scholarship has focused on ways of improving bankruptcy law as a mechanism to deal with the failure of systemically important financial institutions.
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An Omaha realtor didn't find bricks or boards stacked neatly on on one his lots for sale. Instead some 150 phone books left on a lot in the upscale White Hawk neighborhood.
Ralph Marasco said, "Somebody has to pay to have it hauled away and that's frustrating. Plus people live in the neighborhood who don't want to see debris."
If the illegal dumpers had taken the load to Firststarfiber recycling they could have received up to $5.00. Not a lot of money but better for the environment. Dale Gubbels of Firstarfiber said, "With the improvements made in paper mills we say if it tears we take it. Paper can be recycled in a lot of different forms including phone books."
DexOne sent a crew to pick up the new phone books still wrapped in plastic. The phone book company is investigating with its third party sub contractors who deliver the books under strict guidelines.


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3.96/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A - Poured a hazy, yellow gold into a Pilsner flute. Lots of very white foam that continues to coat the surface of the beer all the way down the glass. Lots of thick lacing along the glass.
S - Interesting aroma, lots of spice suggesting Noble hops, with some cereal grain at the end.
T - Lots of initial spicy hop bitterness on the tongue at first, then following with some toasted bread notes.
M - Very soft and light on the palate.
O - An excellent, drinkable beer. I'd prefer it in the summer, but didn't want to wait.
Serving type: bottle
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3.94/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
No bottling date as far as I can see.
A: Pours a hazy pale gold with the biggest, frothiest white head I've seen. There is 1/2" of liquid and the entire rest of the Duvel tulip is foam. Head takes forever to settle down, top-tier retention. Huge doily-like lacework everywhere. Big island of foam.
S: Lightly citrusy and grassy. Light dried-out hay really, not so much a fresh-cut grass. Mild crackery malt. Hint of some spiciness like black pepper.
T: Again, lightest hint of citrus and hay up front but a surprisingly spicy black pepper and herbal quality. Some sweet grains in the middle but the herbal hops blasts in again before long. Long lingering grainy black pepper aftertaste.
M: Light/medium body, very smooth and spicy.
O: A spicy, peppery Kellerweiss is there ever was one. Great smooth mouthfeel, a proper lager for sure. Super drinkability but borderline due to all the herbal and peppery flavors. Gives it a real kick. Very flavorful for 5.5% as a result. Sorta reminds me of a really peppery saison at points.
Serving type: bottle
06-12-2014 02:17:19 | More by Dope
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
06-10-2014 16:41:52 | More by Janeinma
3.98/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a clouded, darkish golden-orange body with a tall, sustained, meringue-like, white head. Thick lacing.
Smell: Toasted grains with an ultra thin edge of sugar, fresh, yeasty dough, a clean, spicy, bitter herb hop aroma, with an underlying growing fruitiness.
Taste: Subtly toasty, lightly doughy maltiness with a light touch of honey sweetness. Spicy, lightly herbal (a tad grassy) hops with a thin bit of lemony citrus. Medium-light bitterness. A bit of sour yeast character. Drying, herbal-laden finish with touches of yeast and minerality.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. High, tingly carbonation.
Overall: A very pronounced level of carbonation, but, still, it's a rather refreshing brew.
Serving type: bottle
06-01-2014 00:59:59 | More by ChainGangGuy
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
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3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
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3.91/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is hazy yellow in color. It poured with a finger high off white head that has excellent retention properties and consistently left a short head covering the surface and some lacing down the sides of the glass. The beer poured out very cloudy as the all of the yeast was poured out from the bottom of the bottle.
S: Moderate aromas of yeast are present in the nose along with hints of bready malts.
T: The taste has complex flavors of yeast along with notes of grassy and herbal hops.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate to high amount of carbonation.
O: This Kellerbeer seems to be happier compared to other beers I've had but still has nice complex flavors of yeast.
Serving type: bottle
04-27-2014 22:37:43 | More by metter98
New York
3.78/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a pilsner glass, it was hazy yellow gold color with champagne-like bubbles racing up the brew and as expected had a massive 4-5 finger snow white foamy head that looked like soap overflowing from a washing machine; the head was full of bubbles of all shapes and sizes and dissipated very slowly leaving great foamy lacing and rings as it went down. The head never went away and was very impressive, it looked like a well-hopped DIPA and each pour from the bomber kicked up more cloudy sediment.
Smells of sweet malt, wheat bread, wet cardboard, yeast, light caramel and floral hops or herbs. Slightly skunky yeast odor then trails off fruity and hoppy with a touch of spices; not quite a lager and not quite a Belgian nose, a mix of the two that was alright.
Tastes like a rich malty lager, with wheat bread, funky yeast or a penny/metallic flavor, tea leaf, biscuit, lightly roasted grains, caramel, floral hops, fruit like apple skin, lemon, dry grass or hay, and light hoppy spices; the flavor is on the sweet side, but it has that German beerhall flavor that dares you to pound it as it is easy to drink with a fine balance of malt and hops.
Mouthfeel is creamy and almost smooth, with very mild carbonation, a medium to almost chewy body, and a slightly bitter sweet malty finish that has some lemon zest and hop bite to it.
The Kellerbier/Zwickelbier style is not one I get my hands on often, but this was quite good and sessionable, one I recommend trying as it was tasty with a low ABV. Would love to pound about 10 of these on a sunny Saturday afternoon and see what kind of chaos would follow, in the spirit of German brewing, of course...
Serving type: bottle
04-24-2014 03:16:39 | More by CHickman
Newfoundland (Canada)
4/5 rDev +1.8%
04-21-2014 02:10:12 | More by TT--Cashout
3.93/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
375ml bottle. Weizen glass. - sweet malt & honey aromas fly at the moment cap is removed. Golden color, crystal clear appearance. White froth, foamy & lasting thin layer on top, spots are left on sides. Slightly woody, grainy & malty aromas. Crispy upfront, light citric flavor & arising bitterness rounded by green wood & light piney hues. Light body. Soft carbonation. Dense palate & spicy touch, gentle effervescence but no watery sensation. Low herbal, honey notes & clean bitterness –allowing caramel be shown- resolve in a dry bitter/sweet finish. Refreshing & nice drinkability !!
Serving type: bottle
04-18-2014 09:28:13 | More by GONZALOYANNA
West Virginia
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
04-12-2014 23:08:54 | More by themanilow
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
03-14-2014 20:51:26 | More by Mattias
New York
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
03-10-2014 00:12:26 | More by smithj4
4/5 rDev +1.8%
02-28-2014 07:05:53 | More by JavierGC
Newfoundland (Canada)
4/5 rDev +1.8%
01-07-2014 20:59:34 | More by Westvleteren12
Nova Scotia (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
12-19-2013 15:16:42 | More by lgmol
Alberta (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
10-06-2013 05:23:01 | More by Exeter
Ontario (Canada)
4.05/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: It has a nice semi-hazy golden/yellow color to it. It has a nice thick white head that dies down slowly and leaves some nice lacing.
Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of oranges, mango, grassy hops, some sweet caramel and bready malts.
Taste: Like the aromas, it has an orangy/mango fruitiness, a grassy hop bitterness, a slight earthiness, faint honey/caramel and some bready malts.
Mouthfeel: It has a high carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.
Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.
Serving type: bottle
09-29-2013 20:38:36 | More by SebD
Ontario (Canada)
3.7/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Small bottle from Peluso in Montreal. Bottled about 3 months ago. From notes.
A - Poured a nice hazy golden orange colour. Strong carbonation and a two finger fluffy white head. Great wall of lace and a half finger of retention.
S - Orange, yeast, grass.
T - Orangey yeast, crackers, maybe wheat? Sweet fruits.
M - Strong carbonation, medium body and a sweet grassy finish.
O/D - A little underwhelming, but decent for the style I suppose. Enjoyed the 375mL format b/c I probably wouldn't finish a 750 of this.
Serving type: bottle
09-21-2013 17:46:16 | More by tbeckett
Newfoundland (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -17.3%
08-25-2013 19:01:50 | More by cam477
Quebec (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
06-28-2013 01:31:01 | More by jpworld
Quebec (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
06-25-2013 16:08:48 | More by Krakpoff
Quebec (Canada)
4/5 rDev +1.8%
06-11-2013 02:04:50 | More by rale
Nova Scotia (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
05-20-2013 13:19:08 | More by sdm9465
Quebec (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
04-17-2013 14:38:42 | More by Whatup14
Série Signature Kellerbier from Les Trois Mousquetaires
88 out of 100 based on 102 ratings.


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News Release
The public unveiling of the mural "Flightful Fantasy: We Can Fly, We Can Fly!" is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today, Oct. 5, on the third floor of the Terre Haute Children's Museum at Eighth Street and Wabash Avenue.
Created by David Erickson, professor emeritus in the Indiana State University department of art, the work demonstrates our known history of flight in reality and fantasy. It is a creation of the artist with help of local children and ISU art students.
The art department invites the ISU community to join in the celebration for the unveiling of the mural, produced through the Gilbert Wilson Memorial Mural Project and supported by ISU's Energize Downtown initiative.


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Soups, Stews & Stocks
Beer Braised Pork with Anchovies and Sweet Potatoes Recipe -- Pork with Anchovy
Anchovy fillets provide a delicious element of mystery in this richly flavored dish of tender, slow-cooked pork ribs and earthy sweet potatoes. Pork and anchovies have long been paired in lush stews, and this one will both surprise and deeply satisfy.
Happy Memories: Warming Seafood Soup and Sandwich Recipes
Few meals are as richly soul-satisfying and restorative as the soup and sandwich combination. Here's a collection of seafood soups, stews, sandwiches, and sandwich fillings that you can mix and match to your liking.
Spicy Sweet Pepper Slaw Recipe -- How to Make Spicy Cabbage & Pepper Cole Slaw
This crunchy cole slaw, made with paper-thin slices of cabbage, bell pepper, sweet pickle, and jalapeno, is delicious on its own as a refreshing salad, as a side dish for barbeque, or as a sandwich, burger, or hot dog topping.
Tex Mex Mahi Mahi Fish Stew Recipe -- How to Make Southern Style Fish Stew
A zesty fish stew featuring flavorful mahi mahi, tomatoes, sweet corn, and zucchini in a garlicky broth.
Italian Pasta Soup with White Beans & Scallops -- Pasta e Fagioli with Scallops
Pasta e Fagioli with Scallops is a simple white bean, pasta, and seafood dish that's easy, quick, and richly satisfying.
Creamy Sweet Potato, Leek, & Seafood Soup Recipe
This warming homemade soup is surprisingly easy and gives you restaurant quality results. The sweetness of the potatoes and leeks is balanced by the smoky savor of the fish in a creamy, rich broth with just a hint of spice.
10 Deeply Warming Fish & Seafood Soups, Chowders, Bisques, and Stews
Wrap your hands around a steaming mug of one of these delicious, chill-chasing soups and stews and send Old Man Winter packing!
Oyster Veloute, A Smooth Oyster Chowder
A French recipe for a smooth, pureed oyster veloute -- really a chowder -- that is a refined way to serve oyster soup.
Creole Shrimp Gumbo with Duck
This is my take on a gumbo recipe, with shrimp and pulled duck breast to celebrate two of the finest ingredients in the Bayou, Gulf Shrimp and wild duck. The keys to this gumbo recipe are quality American shrimp, a strong roux, fresh okra and just a touch of file powder.
Basque Seafood Stew
A recipe for a Basque-style seafood stew where fish and shellfish meet chiles, paprika and white wine. This recipe calls for baby octopus, seabass and scallops, but you could use almost any combination of seafood for this stew.
An Old Timey She-Crab Soup
She-crab soup is an old-time specialty of the Atlantic South. This soup recipe relies on crab or lobster roe (also known as "coral"), a little sherry and some sweet cream. It can also be done with lobster.
A recipe for cioppino, a traditional San Francisco-style seafood stew.
My Mum's Clam Chowder
This is my mother's recipe for a New England-style clam chowder. It comes from her mother, and it is more of a Maine version than a Massachusetts version, which is very thick.
How to Make Lobster Stock
A recipe for lobster stock or lobster broth. This is a great way to use the leftover shells and bodies of either Maine or spiny lobsters. Either kind of lobster works well for this rich stock.
Basic Fish Stock
A simple recipe for fish stock.
Creole Seafood Jambalaya
The Creole and Cajun cooking of Louisiana is some of America's best. And jambalaya, one of the nation's boldest seafood stews, is one of that cusine's signature dishes.
Manhattan Clam Chowder
Not really a chowder, it's more of a soup. But Manhattan clam chowder is undoubtedly good.
Brazilian Fish Stew
A very tropical fish stew that relies on coconut milk, palm oil and chiles for its punch. I'd suggest doing this with cod, haddock, halibut, grouper, snapper, shark or seabass. Choose a firm white fish.
An Indian Fish Curry
This is a Goan recipe for a spicy fish curry. Goan food has a lot of Portuguese influence to it, but the flavors are mostly East Indian.
How To Make A Quick Shrimp Stock -- Easy Seafood Stock Recipe
A quick and easy method for making a seafood stock using shrimp shells
Manhattan Crab Chowder Recipe -- How to Make Manhattan Style Chowder with Crab
This tomato-rich Manhattan-style crab chowder has bold flavor, is virtually fat-free, and is ridiculously easy to make!


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By David Espo
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans until later in the year.
The measure cleared the Senate on a vote of 64-34 after winning House approval late last week. It permits the Treasury to borrow above the current $16.4 trillion debt limit through May 18. The White House has said Obama will sign it.
"Failure to pass this bill will set off an unpredictable financial panic that would plunge not only the United States but much of the world back into recession," Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said before the vote.
But Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor that "government spending is completely out of control — and it's projected to get much worse in years to come."
The legislation reflects a switch in strategy by Republicans, whose insistence on deep spending cuts as a trade-off for a higher debt limit more than a year ago pushed the government to the brink of an unprecedented default. With polls showing their public support lagging, they now look ahead to a new season of potential showdowns, with a reshuffled batting order that moves the threat of a default to the back of a line that includes March 1 across-the-board spending cuts and the March 27 expiration of funding for most federal agencies.
The debt limit measure came with only one string attached by House Republicans, a provision that would temporarily withhold the pay of lawmakers in either house that failed to produce a budget this year.
That was designed as a prod to the Senate, where majority Democrats have failed to bring a budget to a vote in any of the past three years. This year, they say they will.
Already, the next conflict over budget priorities is taking shape in an environment including a fresh report that the economy unexpectedly declined in the last quarter and the emergence of a warning from the Pentagon's top uniformed officers that pending defense cuts could lead to a "hollow force."
Obama and Democrats say they are prepared for further deficit reduction compromise, although they stress they want increased tax revenue as part of any deal.
Republicans want spending cuts only, after reluctantly swallowing $600 billion in higher taxes as part of a "fiscal cliff" compromise late last year.
To further their goals, House Republicans intend to produce a budget that balances in a decade and are expected to vote as early as next week to demand Obama do the same.
Obama's budget is due to be made public later this month, although there is no expectation it will eliminate red ink in the next 10 years. Nor are majority Democrats in the Senate expected to do so either.
In the meantime, they are likely to propose legislation to replace the looming across-the-board cuts with a series of targeted reductions and higher taxes.
In all, 50 Democrats, 12 Republicans and two independents voted in favor of the debt limit bill, while 33 Republicans and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, opposed it.
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Big Soccer Twinbill Set For Sunday
Courtesy: UNCW Athletic Communications
Release: 10/26/2012
WILMINGTON, North Carolina - With severe weather expected to impact the Wilmington area this weekend, there will be a soccer doubleheader Sunday at the UNCW Soccer Stadium.
The day will begin with a quarterfinal match in the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Women's Soccer Championship between No. 3 seeded UNCW and No. 6 Delaware at 2 p.m.
The second game, scheduled for 5 p.m., will feature the UNCW men battling CAA rival Towson in a regular season game moved back from Saturday night.
Visit UNCWsports.com for updates on games and times as the weekend progresses.


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Patch recently reported that California Tortilla was moving its first-ever location at 4862 Cordell Ave. (opened in 1995) to the space formerly occupied by Cesco Trattoria at 4871 Cordell Ave.
In that article, founder Pam Felix described the new space as "a better location, a much bigger location. We're going to have wifi, beer, booths, a huge patio—we're so excited."
This afternoon, Felix told Patch that "a lot of last-minute things came up, and we have a few more things to finish." She said that the opening was now looking like Oct. 2.
California Tortilla, known for its fun and unique promotions, explored a number of options for the new location.
"I looked into doing a conga line from one location to another, but the logistics were just too much," said Felix.
She described the Oct. 2 date as more of a soft opening, and the Grand Opening would happen about a week later, and feature free burritos and soda, giveaways, contests (some involving the game Rock, Paper, Scissors) and possible partnerships with other merchants.
When asked to look back on the past 17 years, Felix said, "I never thought it would go more than one location when we opened the original Bethesda one."
California Tortilla now boasts 34 locations in four states and the District of Columbia.
"We're hoping to make this corner of Bethesda a beacon around the holidays—serving hot chcocolate on the patio, partnering with our business neighbors who are very promotionally oriented, and maybe even doing some streetscaping," Felix said.


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Well after playing the creature creator for a month or two, Spore hit the shelves on Sunday and made its way home with me from target.
Camp BizSmart
November 18, 2008 at 09:31 am - by NewWorld
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Gamerbrain sent me a short note asking me to "update your profile under the advisor section" and I did, eventually, but wow it took me a while! I could not f
All about our first gig!
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Taking off your shoes..
March 9, 2009 at 11:48 am - by Terras1fan
"Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes - The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries."
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August 1, 2014
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 --- 4:21p.m.
POUND, Wis. (AP) -- The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products for 16 alleged health and safety violations.
The agency is proposing penalties totaling more than $184,000.
OSHA conducted a follow-up inspection at the company's Pound facility in April. Many of the citations are for exposing workers to amputation hazards.
The plant makes parts used for wood pallets and containers. OSHA cited Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products for 18 violations after a January 2011 inspection and placed the company in the agency's Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
The company contested those citations, but they became final orders in March 2012.
Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products has 15 business days to contest the latest citations. The phone at the company's Pound facility rang unanswered Wednesday.
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Even with additional military and federal employee absentee ballots tallied Tuesday, the winning margin of incumbent state Rep. Bryan Barbin remains at 187 votes, the Cambria County election office reported.
The new total tally for Barbin, a Democrat, stands at 9,423, while Republican challenger Jim Rigby received 9,236 votes in the 71st Legislative District, election supervisor Fred R. Smith said.
Slide show to present scenes of Wilmore
EBENSBURG – Cambria County Historical Society will present "A Walk Through Wilmore" at 7 this evening at Central Cambria Middle School.
The slide presentation is by Mark Blaisdell, a Wilmore historian and manager of Wilmore Borough.
The program is free and open to the public.
Pa. author to read from works at UPJ
Author Kirk Nesset will read from his collection at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Pitt-Johnstown Living/Learning Center University Room.
Nesset has written two books of stories, "Mr. Agreeable" and "Paradise Road; a nonfiction study, "The Stories of Raymond Carver"; a book of poems, "Saint X"; and a book of translations, "Alphabet of the World: Selected Works of Eugenio Montej."
The event is being held as part of the Fall Reading Series and is sponsored by the Program in Creative and Professional Writing. The reading is free and open to the public.
Nesset is a professor of English and creative writing at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. He was awarded the Drue Heinz Literature Prize in 2007.
Youth center plans overnight 'lock-in'
NORTHERN CAMBRIA – Coal Country Hangout Youth Center will hold a "lock-in" for area youth ages 11-16 beginning at 7 p.m. Friday.
The overnight event at the center, 1102 Maple Ave., will be chaperoned by licensed adults, assisted by university students.
Activities will include basketball, volleyball, billiards, interactive and board games. Two skits put on by the university students are planned.
A showing of the Disney movie "The Fox and the Hound" will be followed by a discussion of the relationships played out in the film.
Release forms must be signed by a parent or guardian on arrival.
To register or for more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 472-2869.
Reservations due for Chamber dinner
SOMERSET – The 70th annual Somerset County Chamber of Commerce dinner will be held Nov. 17 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
Social hour will be held from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7. There will be a cash bar throughout the evening.
The cost is $50 per person for members and $70 for nonmembers.
Reservations required by Friday. Call 445-6431.


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Debrief and Defend: Why our organization should not deploy wireless
Many organizations are considering the pros and cons of a wireless network. While there are a number of upsides to a wireless implementation, there are also significant risks and costs associated with a wireless network that must be weighed. You can use this presentation to present reasons why a wireless network may not be in your organization's best interests.
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RALEIGH — On a steep and snow-covered side of Dix Hill, Barrett Williams climbed into his makeshift sled and perfected a trick known as the accidental triple front-flip a move that can only be executed while flying off a plywood ramp in a dish-washing tub.
His friends offered commentary from the top Wednesday, where 200-odd sledders waited to whoosh down on kiddie pools and inflatable beds.
Ooh, said Michael Stanley, 23. Youre going to break my $5 tub.
But Williams, 27, staggered back to the summit, where a rare 3-inch snowfall had turned the Dorothea Dix campus into a western version of the Sochi Olympic Games. Sledding bodies flew into the air, legs akimbo. Saucers collided. One boy hit a tree face-first and stumbled home, assisted by a trio of friends, wondering what happened.
Freed from work and school, Raleigh shifted into its long-dormant winter mood, pulling skis out of the attic, rubbing candle wax on toboggan runners, building sleds out of anything flat and slippery.
I told my roommates, Were not using my laundry basket, said David Harris, a junior at N.C. State University. Famous last words.
With that, he started a wobbly journey to the bottom while standing up in his clothes hamper.
Every street, driveway or yard with the slightest grade in the Triangle got transformed into a sled run Wednesday. Raleighs Oakwood Cemetery, which hosts an Easter egg hunt, saw visitors clad in parkas. Seven boys from Sanderson High School built a luge in a cul-de-sac in North Raleigh.
But nothing matched the intensity of Dix Hill, where some enterprising daredevil built a ramp out of pallets and plywood, a feature that promised to vault sledders into the sky. Rumors of this attraction spread across Raleigh from the moment the first flakes fell Tuesday night. On Wednesday, the flocks came to challenge what may be the Oak Citys steepest sledding hill, or at least enjoy a casual interpretation of Raleighs open container rules.
The most popular choice among sledders: the Winter Lightning, a deceptively ordinary-looking plastic rectangle that sold into the hundreds at Smith Hardware on Tuesday. It outpaced the more expensive wooden sleds and offered the added benefit of not spinning around backward like the discs.
But often Wednesday, a sledder would catch the nose of his Winter Lightning on the lip of the ramp and complete the jump without the aid of a vehicle. Variations on the accidental triple front-flip tended to follow.
It doesnt hurt as much as I thought it would, said Justin Allen, 26, dusting the snow off his face.
Sledders made do with recycling buckets, slabs of cardboard and a 6-foot inflatable killer whale.
By the end of the day, bits of grass and mud started to show through on the sled path, chewed up by repeated laundry basket runs. But their exploits are carved into the Earth, and their bravery is marked by their blood.
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Matthew Broadbent
Matthew was born in Zevenaar in the Netherlands. He trained at the Royal Ballet School (Lower and Upper). Matthew joined Northern Ballet in 2010.
Learn more about Matthew
What are your favourite roles?
Popular Song from Ashton's Façade; Nureyev's Prince from The Nutcracker.
What are your career highlights?
Dancing the main boy in excerpts from Sleeping Beauty in Hiroshima's theatre; dancing in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace for HRH Prince Charles.
What made you want to be a dancer?
I don't think there was one specific thing. I've always loved to dance and to find myself doing it as a job is a dream come true.
What would be your dream role to dance and why?
The 4th Cavalier in the Rose Adorge in Sleeping Beauty. It's my favourite ballet in the world.
If you could adapt one work into a ballet what would it be?
The life of Lady Jane Grey. She had love, drama and pushy parents, perfect for a story ballet. Plus it's got a dramatic ending.
Who are your artistic influences or heroes?
Beethoven. He wrote music whilst being deaf. Now that's overcoming adversity. Agatha Christie – she could really think through a story. Lesley Collier's Sugar Plum Fairy – it's just beautiful.
Describe your perfect Sunday morning
Have a lie in then a big Sunday lunch with my family.
What was the first album you bought and what was the last album you bought?
First will have been S Club 7 and Lohengrin by Wouter Hamel (Dutch singer) was the last.
What would be your luxury item on a desert island?
My iPhone, I can't live without it.
What are you favourite places in Yorkshire?
Temple Newsam is my favourite place, I walk there most Sundays.


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"We heard the President say last week that he was going to be forced, because of sequestration, to let criminals loose on the street if he didn't get another tax hike. Today, we're hearing discussions from the Secretary of Homeland Security that somehow we're going to have to sacrifice homeland security efforts and keeping our country safe if we don't get another tax hike. This is a false choice, and the President has been engaging in this rhetoric of a false choice for weeks now.
"We in the House have acted. There's a smarter and better way to go about trying to achieve the reductions in spending so we can get it under control. In the House, we even included measures that the President proposed in his own budget. Yet the President won't support even his own measures unless there's a tax increase. So the President really ought to stop campaigning and come back to the table and work with us.
"We care about what happens to the economy and the people who sent us here. We have proffered alternatives and solutions. We don't adhere or agree with this false choice the President has put forward. The President is off campaigning in my state in Newport News, Virginia. Yes, we're very concerned about the impact on the Commonwealth as we are on all states. There's a way to effect the right changes and reforms so we can avoid that and we must set aside this false choice the President is proffering."